AutoSyP: A Low-Cost, Low-Power Syringe Pump for Use in Low-Resource Settings

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dc.citation.firstpage964en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
dc.citation.lastpage969en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber95en_US
dc.contributor.authorJuarez, Alexaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaynard, Kelleyen_US
dc.contributor.authorSkerrett, Ericaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMolyneux, Elizabethen_US
dc.contributor.authorRichards-Kortum, Rebeccaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDube, Queenen_US
dc.contributor.authorOden, Z. Mariaen_US
dc.contributor.orgRice 360: Institute for Global Health Technologiesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-19T19:09:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-05-19T19:09:40Zen_US
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractThis article describes the design and evaluation of AutoSyP, a low-cost, low-power syringe pump intended to deliver intravenous (IV) infusions in low-resource hospitals. A constant-force spring within the device provides mechanical energy to depress the syringe plunger. As a result, the device can run on rechargeable battery power for 66 hours, a critical feature for low-resource settings where the power grid may be unreliable. The device is designed to be used with 5- to 60-mL syringes and can deliver fluids at flow rates ranging from 3 to 60 mL/hour. The cost of goods to build one AutoSyP device is approximately $500. AutoSyP was tested in a laboratory setting and in a pilot clinical study. Laboratory accuracy was within 4% of the programmed flow rate. The device was used to deliver fluid to 10 healthy adult volunteers and 30 infants requiring IV fluid therapy at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi. The device delivered fluid with an average mean flow rate error of −2.3% ± 1.9% for flow rates ranging from 3 to 60 mL/hour. AutoSyP has the potential to improve the accuracy and safety of IV fluid delivery in low-resource settings.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJuarez, Alexa, Maynard, Kelley, Skerrett, Erica, et al.. "AutoSyP: A Low-Cost, Low-Power Syringe Pump for Use in Low-Resource Settings." <i>The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,</i> 95, no. 4 (2016) The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: 964-969. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0285.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0285en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/94302en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.titleAutoSyP: A Low-Cost, Low-Power Syringe Pump for Use in Low-Resource Settingsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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