1. Jon Klein Project Manager Kyle Menges Technical Lead Priya Narasimhan Electrical Engineer Julie Coggshal Industrial and Systems Engineer Christine Lowry Design Engineer (ME) Chris Stein Senior Mechanical Engineer Nguyen Vu Technical Lead

2. Project Description RIT has been developing a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), which helps maintain the pumping ability of a heart that can’t effectively work on its own We are developing a Test Loop to help in its development by characterizing the pressures and flows associated with the device as well as its impact on blood.

3. Needs Assessment Created Preliminary Needs Assessment identifying 8 needs. Project Plan Elements Created Preliminary 1-Page Summary based off of Customer interviews and group discussion Assigned preliminary Team Roles 2-quarter schedule/milestones created in MSProject Team Values and Norms Committed Too. Deliverable Status

4. Difficulty identifying weekly meeting time. Available Resources Functional Pulsatile Ventricular Simulator Obtaining Resources- Medical research Blood Issues Certification Purchasing and storage Locations and use Project Understanding by team Bio compatibility Key Challenges