Founded in 1976 by Dwayne Westenskow, the Anesthesiology Bioengineering Laboratory at the University of Utah is a research facility dedicated to the development and testing of medical devices used in healthcare. The lab has contributed significantly to the advancement of medical technology in this field. Its primary goal is to create innovative devices and digital health technologies that improve patient safety during acute and critical care

The lab fosters collaboration between bioengineers, designers, medical providers, and academic healthcare researchers to ensure that healthcare technologies meet the needs of providers and patients. It conducts research, designs prototypes, and rigorously tests the usability of devices and technologies to ensure safety and efficacy

Equipped with facilities for simulation, animal testing, and clinical studies, the lab enables comprehensive evaluation of new technologies. It has also served as a training ground for numerous graduate students in biomedical engineering and medical informatics. Research conducted in the lab has led to the development of several commercialized technologies that are currently used in healthcare