Designers Aid for Infusion Pumps to Minimize User Error

Award Information

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 24933	Program Year/Program: 1997 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 24933	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Anacapa Sciences, Inc.
301 East Carrillo Street 2FL P. O. Box 519 Santa Barbara, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1997

Title: Designers Aid for Infusion Pumps to Minimize User Error

Agency: HHS

Contract: 1 R43 CA65419-1,

Award Amount: $437,810.00

Abstract:
This research evaluates the feasibility of a computer-based design tool for I.V. infusion pumpmanufacturers that mitigates user error associated with cancer, infection, or AIDS related treatment.Phase I has three aims. The first is to establish a typology of user errors associated with major pumpfunctions understood by the user. The second aim is to determine the functional requirements of anerror-mitigating tool through focus group meetings with infusion pump design teams. The third aim isto determine whether the information collected in the first two aims indicate that a computer-aidederror-mitigating design tool is feasible. The research is innovative in its attempt to develop acomputer-aided system that promotes user-centered design and error prevention.

Principal Investigator:
Susan Fischer
8059666157

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Anacapa Sciences, Inc.
901 Olive Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No