Manufacturing Process for Infection-preventing Foley Catheter

Manufacturing Process for Infection-preventing Foley Catheter

Every year hundreds of thousands of urinary catheters are utilized, and over time, bacteria builds up in the urethra potentially causing a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). CAUTIs cause over thirteen thousand deaths a year. A revolutionary redesigned catheter has been created in a previous capstone, and we aim to validate this design. Our goal is to create a manufacturing process and design a fluid-catching device for the catheter remodel.

Team Members

Tyler Haglund, Biological Engineering
Matt Hodgson, Mechanical Engineering
Niklas Gillihan, Mechanical Engineering

Client/Sponsor

George Tanner, U of I College of Business and Economics
John Crepeau, U of I College of Engineering

Faculty Advisor

Michael Maughan, U of I Department of Mechanical Engineering