Arterial access is used to accurately measure and monitor blood pressure in real time. An arterial line insertion simulator was designed to be an educational tool used to help train medical professionals to insert radial arterial lines. This simulator was designed to be compatible with the Seldinger or guidewire technique. An arm was constructed to have a radial artery with realistic pulsatile flow. The simulator had a palpable pulse and flashback was present upon cannulation. This simulator was compatible the placement of a radial arterial line using a 21 gauge needle, 0.018" guidewire and a 5 French catheter.

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Creator

• Cunningham, Rebecca Naomi

Contributors

• Akhter, Mohammed
• Taylor, Melinda

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042612-121514

Advisor

• Gaudette, Glenn R.

Year

• 2012

Sponsor

• University of Massachusetts Medical School

Date created

• 2012-04-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright