Simplified IV Drip Design Takes NIH Top Prize

A simple design for a new type of intravenous drip for use with children that took a team of student from Rice University, Houston, TX, two years to evolve took the top prize in the National Institutes of Health’s Biomedical Undergraduate Teams competition. The award-winning IV DRIP (Dehydration Relief in Pediatrics) won in the category of technology to aid underserved populations. The student team received the $10,000 prize at the annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society at the end of September.