Drug Verification for an IV System Using Spectroscopic Methods

Cardinal Health Engineering, 2007-08

Liaison(s): Bob Siefert, Dean Allgeyer
Advisor(s): Nancy Lape
Students(s): Ben Coleman (TL), Cynthia Kung, Abbygail Palmer, Kathleen Wang, Lauryn Baranowski (F)

Errors during the administration of intravenous medications, such as the delivery of incorrect drugs or dosages, can have potentially fatal effects on the patient. The Cardinal Health Drug Verification Clinic Team has developed a device that will help to eliminate these errors. The device utilizes UV spectroscopy to provide an inexpensive and noninvasive means to verify the identity and concentration of drugs flowing in an IV Tube, allowing errors in drug delivery to be caught before harming the patient.