Team 4
Pelvic Binder: Advancing State of the Art Pelvic Binders to Allow Surgical Access and Combat Pressure Ulcers
Pelvic Binder: Advancing State of the Art Pelvic Binders to Allow Surgical Access and Combat Pressure Ulcers
Team Members: Daryl Byrum, Juan Gonzalez, Tarun Suresh - SBHSE
Team Mentors: Dr. James Bogert, MD - St. Joseph’s Hospital
Dr. Sydney Schaefer - SBHSE
YouTube Link: View the video link below before joining the zoom meeting
Zoom Link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/91120538475
Abstract
Open book fractures are a type of pelvic bone injury that can cause severe blood loss due to veins and arteries being ruptured in the process. As a result, patients are at high risk for death because of the blood loss that is difficult to locate. As of today, pelvic binders are used by doctors to help stop the internal bleeding caused by such fractures. Pelvic binders are wrapped around the patient and tightened until a specific amount of resistance is felt in an effort to help stop the internal bleeding through compression. Current state of the art pelvic binders are MRI compatible, reusable, have a locking mechanism to prevent over-tightening and come in one size to fit everyone. Our clinical mentor, Dr. James Bogert, is a surgeon working at St. Joseph's hospital located in Phoenix, AZ. He listed critical unmet needs that could improve the way current state of the art pelvic binders work. Current pelvic binders do not have accessibility to the lower abdominal area and groin area for surgery. Accessibility to these areas is crucial for the customer to perform surgery while maintaining compression. Current binders also do not aim to prevent pressure ulcers, which our design has been made to do so. Our solution is building a pelvic binder that would meet every need listed and improve upon the features from state-of-the-art designs. So far, our capstone team has met with the customer, researched state of the art competitors, listed the needs and metrics for our prototypes, converted the metrics to product specifications, and have built virtual prototypes using SolidWorks and Autodesk Fusion 360. We have simulated these with ideal conditions. Physical tests with sensors have given us an ideal range for our device, which can give access to the abdomen and groin while maintaining a pressure that controls hemorrhaging and battles ulcers.
