Evolved medical microgravity suction devicethe purpose of this cooperative agreement is toconduct a shared resource project that will leadto the testing of a thoracic drainage device witha 2-phase…

Evolved medical microgravity suction devicethe purpose of this cooperative agreement is toconduct a shared resource project that will leadto the testing of a thoracic drainage device witha 2-phase separator that could be used fortreating medical or traumatic injuries that occurin the microgravity environment. Thiscooperative agreement will advance the technologydevelopments and research which will be performedon future microgravity and space environmentmissions. The three specific objectives are to:1) validate the design of the 2-phasemicrogravity SEPARATOR2) validate the function of the device in themicrogravity ENVIRONMENT3) advance the current TRL level of the devicefrom TRL level 5 to TRL level 6THIS work will culminate in the demonstration ofthe ability of the thoracic drainage device tooperate as a medical suction unit inmicrogravity. Flight data and video shouldcapture the function of the 2-phase separator and measurement of the quantity of blood simulanttrapped by the device.