SBIR/STTR Research Award
DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPURPOSE CENTRIFUGE
Award amount
$353,900Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Technical research Associates, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
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.
Technology keywords
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