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Team 14

Team Members

Faculty Advisor

Isabella Rojas
Evelyn Allen
Kelaan Mantoura
Sanaa' Peavy

Dr. Kazunori Hoshino

Sponsor

University of Connecticut

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Advanced Ventriculoperitoneal shunt monitoring system for infection detection, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and pressure sensing

Designing a smart ventriculoperitoneal shunt for the safe drainage of CSF fluid from the left ventricle of the brain in patients with hydrocephalus. This shunt will include sensors that relay information about fluid pressure, flow rate, and color wirelessly to an external device like a phone for safe and non-invasive monitoring of shunt status, in order to catch mechanical or biological malfunctions early before beginning to negatively affect the patient.