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DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPURPOSE CENTRIFUGE
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (801) 582-8080
TRA PROPOSES TO DEVELOP, CONSTRUCT, AND PRODUCE A SMALL (130 IN [3]) LIGHTWEIGHT (2-3 LBS) MULTIPURPOSE MEDICAL CENTRIFUGE FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE UNITS. THE CENTRIFUGE WILL BE POWERED BY EITHER 110-220 VAC, 50-60 HZ OR BATTERIES AND WILL BE DESIGNED AND TESTED TO OPERATE IN EXTREME TEMPERATURE, MECHANICAL SHOCK AND VIBRATION CONDITIONS. OPERATION WILL BE MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED TO MINIMIZE USER INTERFACE AND WILL USE STANDARD MEDICAL DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES. AS A MINIMUM THE CENTRIFUGE WILL BE EQUIPPED TO PERFORM MICROHEMATOCRIT, URINE SEDIMENT, FECAL CONCENTRATION, PLASMA PREPARATION AND QBC II TUBE CENTRIFUGATION. ONE PROTOTYPE MULTIPURPOSE CENTRIFUGE WILL BE DELIVERED FOR ARMY EVALUATION AT THE END OF PHASE I. IN PHASE II TRA WILL QUALIFY THE CENTRIFUGE TO ARMY AND FDA REQUIREMENTS AND PRODUCE 25 PRODUCTION UNITS FOR ARMY FIELD TESTING.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *