Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Design of a microcomputer-based open heart surgery patient monitor
Abstract
dc:description.abstractA patient monitor device for use during open heart surgery has been designed and constructed. The device uses a VIC 20 microcomputer along with some additional circuitry to monitor 3 separate functions. The first patient variable monitored is the blood flow rate through the extracorporeal blood circuit during surgery. The device also continuously monitors and displays 6 separate temperatures. Finally, 3 individual timers are monitored and displayed with the device. Both the hardware and the software used in the design are fully described.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Mechanical Engineering
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Mechanical Engineering
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1985
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Brinkman, Karen L.
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
-
- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en_US
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76031
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/76031