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SM Journal of Biomedical Engineering

Hyperbaric Pressure Chamber Structural Integrity Testing for Vascular Access Ports

[ ISSN : 2573-3702 ]

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Received: 11-Aug-2017

Accepted: 22-Aug-2017

Published: 28-Aug-2017

Research Article | Volume 3 - Issue 3 | Article DOI :

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Michael S Gossman¹* and Mark Brown²

¹Regulation Directive Medical Physics, USA
²King’s Daughters Medical Center, Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, USA

Corresponding Author:

Michael S Gossman, Regulation Directive Medical Physics, 104 Hildeen Court, Russell, KY 41169, USA, Tel: (606) 232-9283; Email: msgossman@hotmail.com

Keywords

Chamber; Hyperbaric; Port; Pressure; Vascular

Abstract

A total of 25 commercially available vascular access ports were evaluated in this study. Included were 5 different port models and n=5 ports per model. Port types were placed into separate water baths with respect to each model. Each was pressurized to 3 ATA (atmosphere absolute) in a hyperbaric pressure chamber simultaneously. Ports were investigated for escape gases in the water bath as well as for surface tension changes at the distal catheter end while under hyperbaric pressure. No escape gases or catheter surface tension changes were observable. The study concludes successful results for all ports in a hyperbaric chamber, when no f luid injection flow rate is necessary during pressurization.

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Gossman MS and Brown M. Hyperbaric Pressure Chamber Structural Integrity Testing for Vascular Access Ports. SM J Biomed Eng. 2017; 3(3): 1020.