Team Members:
Teleah Hancer, Mario Mosqueda Crespo, Alexandra Richey, Georgia Sullivan
Development of Polyp-Size Characterization System
Every year, over 19 million colonoscopies are performed, usually to detect potentially cancerous polyps. The current best metric to predict if a polyp is cancerous is the diameter of the polyp; however, physicians are very bad at visually estimating the size of the polyp during a colonoscopy. Therefore, our team is creating a system involving a software tool and a calibrating caliper that will integrate with current endoscopes that will be able to accurately characterize the size of polyps from endoscope video feed.
Endovascular Electroencephalographic Electrode Device
The endo-lectrode is a non disruptive endovascular electroencephalographic electrode device for neurocritical care and epilepsy. Its stent design with attached recording electrodes allows it to be implanted into the vessels of the dura mater without the invasive surgery required with all other intracranial electrodes. The endo-lectrode provides meaningful data capture while avoiding the need for disruptive surgery, allowing the patient to be more comfortable while receiving the care they need.
Team Members:
Alexis Ratliff, Anthony Silva, Dorothy Palomares, Emily Hanzlick, Jacob Schuler
Team Members:
Analisa Benites, Sarah Davis, Nicole Haikalis, Lydan McLaws, Aditya Mishra
Laparoscopic Detachable Camera Device
Our device Omniscope is an add-on sheath for various sized laparoscopes. This decive aims to remove fog and debris from the camera lens intraoperatively.
Suture Tensiometer
A novel device measuring suture tension in real-time for laparotomy procedures in the prevention of hernias.
Team Members:
Maria Soldevila, Dante DeSimone, Sumayah Wehelie, Zachery Camacho
Team Members:
Madison Gordon, Porter Derrick, Andrew Samanta
OH-Stim: Vagus Nerve Stimulator to Enhance Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
Alcohol Use Disorder patients experience withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, tremors, headaches, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, Grand mal seizures, increased blood pressure, and tachycardia. GSD Technologies aims to implement vagus nerve stimulation technology to increase quality of life for patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
DataPACE: Bacterial Surface Display for Dengue Virus
The goal of this project is to create a process that will allow researchers to generate nanobody libraries at a scale 1000 times greater than current generation methods such as yeast displays. The team will be using a bacterial surface display combined with phage assisted continuous evolution (PACE) to generate the library. This process is the first step in a hit to lead therapeutic discovery market as it will allow researchers to identify and select a neutralizing agent for Dengue virus.
Team Members:
Jennifer Brodsky, Nicholas Lee, Michelle Mungaray
Team Members:
Ian Conley, Alison Dewald, Kameron Moore, Madison Ryder
The MAIKO ring - an innovative Pelvic Circumferential Compression Device
The MAIKO ring is a novel Pelvic Circumferential Compression Device aimed at improving upon existing technologies to improve the care of pelvic trauma.
Autonomous Oral Drug Deliver for the Prevention and Treatment of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in Diabetics
We are developing a retainer like device that is worn while the patient is sleeping to prevent and treat nocturnal hypoglycemic episodes. The device will communicate with a third party continuous glucose monitor to evaluate blood glucose levels and trends to evaluate if treatment is needed. If deemed needed the device will administer a solution to correct the hypoglycemic episode and restore blood glucose values to proper levels.
Team Members:
Zachary Smith, Ty Promreuk, Cade Montplaisir, Michael Grapp, Mauro Robles
Team Members:
Devika Dileep, Irene Zhang, Renee Chao, Sarah Brady
A Novel Carbon Dioxide Sensor and Video Guidance System for Safer Tracheal Intubation
Intu-Care aims to develop an endotracheal intubation system that improves clinician performance for the most difficult airways and patients who cannot be anesthetized. The device is a video bronchoscope with carbon dioxide sensor and digital guidance system.
Implantable Hemo-Hydraulic Electrical Transducer for an Autonomous Pacemaker Solution
More than 3 million people worldwide have pacemakers, and roughly 600,000 pacemakers are implanted each year. There is room for innovation through a fully autonomous device, specifically for cardiac pacemakers, but this concept has potential to enhance all active implantable medical devices and serve as a lifelong power source. Through the proposed concept of an implantable hemo-hydraulic electrical transducer, this technology would operate inside the vessel by harnessing the changes in arterial pulse pressure and converting this energy into electricity to fully power a cardiac pacemaker.
Team Members:
Alicia Salas, Stone Xia, Aarya Mecwan, Lucianne Morin
Team Members:
Erik Halsband, Mikaela Hatfield, Amelia Ikuta, Carlie Rein
Notorious RGB: Color Corrective Contact Lenses
Domino Health Solutions creates a color corrective contact lens for everyday use to allow an individual with Color Blindness see the full color spectrum. This is done through a light filtration system which shifts the wavelengths for the target color, so the eye is able to detect that color. The device a rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens with a rhodamine-based dye treatment that will enhance the color perception of patients with Color Blindness.
Vision Assisted 3D Printed Pediatric Transradial Prosthetic
The Cerebelarm prosthetic limb is a 3d printed prosthetic arm designed for children from ages 5-18. Our design incorporates machine learning aspects to create an algorithm to recognize everyday objects and dynamically switch grip shapes according to that object; rather than manually cycling through grip types. We also seek to make the design customizable for the user to change the appearance of the prosthetic to their preferences.
Team Members:
Daniel Brennen Martin, Juan Pablo Robayo, Danielle Carpenter, Dylan Mitchell, Justin Pettit
Team Members:
Jacqueline Klier, Charmayne Seaton, Summer Suttell , James Chichton
Autonomous Guidewire and Catheter Insertion Device
Our device will autonomously insert a guidewire and catheter into a patient’s femoral vein with the press of only a button. The device will free the hands of physicians and allow for more patients to be seen.
Development of a Microneedle Drug Delivery System for Treatment of Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma
We propose a design for a novel transdermal treatment method of superficial basal cell carcinoma. Carcinomatch uses a microneedle patch to painlessly inject a polymer solution under the skin to form an in vito hydrogel that allows the drug to locally diffuse out of the polymer to the therapeutic dose level continuously over a period of around 3 months. The main advantage this product offers is local delivery of the drug, which removes most side effects while preventing cosmetic damage to the skin.
Team Members:
Maren Eltze, Rachel Fisher, Anshul Krishnan, and Jinpyo Seo
Team Members:
Cassie Riggs, Alexis Kiraly, Lauren Lossner, Grace Lowor
Neurostimulation Device for the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme
NeuroMinded is a team of design engineers who are partnering with Barrow Neurological Institute in order to design and develop a neurostimulation device for the treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). The device utilizes intracranial electrodes for the purposes of refined tumor-targeting stimulation to decrease cell proliferation and extend patient life.
Automated ACLS Drug Administration
After two failed attempts of resuscitation by defibrillation, patients experiencing cardiac arrest are administered drug therapy by a physician according to the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support algorithm. This process is subject to human error, so our project explores a way to automate this process thereby increasing the survival rate for patients in cardiac arrest. Our preliminary design concept includes an Arduino that will process the ECG signal from the patient and power a linear actuator to push each drug from the syringes according to the ACLS algorithm into the peripheral IV line of the patient.
Team Members:
Sarah Nystrom, Kaitlyn Nielsen, Mikayla Gerdes, Emily Glagolev
Team Members:
Alec McCall, Camryn Garza, Maria Perez, Michael Finocchiaro
Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes via Transplantation of Macroencapsulated Islets within Complex Hydrogel Geometries
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the destruction of pancreatic islet cells which eliminates the capacity to produce insulin. Common treatments for this disorder don’t cure the disease, and existing treatments often result in secondary complications such as blindness and amputation. Islet cell transplantation via macroencapsulation is a potential therapy to treat type I diabetes in the absence of immunosuppression, and therefore by designing a macroencapsulation device that has an optimal geometry with more surface area, such as a spiral, we can produce a better flow of oxygen and nutrients across the hydrogel barrier to the islets encapsulated.
Unique Hand Digit Joint Spacer to Treat Osteomyelitis
Phalangeal osteomyelitis affects approximately 50,000 people every year and the current treatment involves temporary joint spacers and multiple surgeries, and 50% of the time, amputations are needed to effectively remove the infection. Joined Efforts is creating a permanent antibiotic joint spacer that can be implanted into the hand digit in a single surgery. This unique spacer will withstand the biomechanical forces subjected to the hand and provide clinical value by efficiently removing infections, while avoiding amputations and allowing surgeons to expend less resources by shifting from two-phase surgeries to single-phase surgeries.
Team Members:
Jeremy Atkinson, Cesar Carreto, Priscilla Han, Vishnu Karthigeyan
Team Members:
Amy Nystrom, Atlee Lieberg, Ally Coen
Continuous Wearable Fetal Heart Rate Monitor
POM is a continuous wearable fetal heart rate monitor, designed to prevent unnecessary still birth. Through consistent monitoring, expecting parents and clinicians can respond to crisis of fetal health promptly, and with emergency intervention if needed. The device operates wirelessly, using multiple ECG electrodes and a robust signal processing algorithm to determine the fetal heart rate, which is then relayed to our corresponding app on the patients mobile device.
A Hydrogel Drug and Cell Delivery System for Burn Treatment
We are aiming to develop a hydrogel bandage that promotes burn wound closure by means of skin regeneration while maintaining a sterile and moist environment. The concept is to develop a hydrogel loaded with collagen, epithelial cells, and antimicrobial agents with an adhesive edge so the bandage can adhere to curved surfaces and reduce the number of times the bandages need to be changed.
Team Members:
Tatyana Gonzalez, Taylor Miller, Selena Rodriguez, Liana Soto
Team Members:
Fernando Aguilera de Alba, Raneem Asiri, David Leonard Asuncion, Beerjas Bath, Kasandra Sanchez
Antibiotic Hydrogel Dressing to Aid in Wound Healing and Treatment of Skin Infections
To avoid the side effects associated with the use of systematic antibiotics in the treatment of cellulitis/STTIs, we are developing HydroBiotix, a localized drug delivery system. Our hydrogel-based dressing is designed to provide controlled delivery of an antibacterial formulation with broad-coverage (trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole) and serve as affordable alternative to oral and intravenous antibiotics.
BME Capstone Project: Dynamic Operating Room Lighting
In order to improve the current operating room lighting system, our team has decided to redesign the lighting system overall. The new operating room light system will be suspended by a gooseneck system from a ceiling-attached railing, allowing for more versatility and degrees of freedom. In addition, we aim to improve the sterility of the product by hoping to create a fitted lining over the light and gooseneck.
Team Members:
Devin Marinaccio, Tanja Djurdjevic, Alexis Middleton, Danielle Bischoff
Team Members:
Kendall Saville, Savina Plougmann, Ibrahim Quagraine, Umu Salamata Jalloh, Pamela Appiah
Medium Size Vessel Embolization System
The video introduces the team RadioFake, dives into current solutions and their shortcomings, and describes RadioFake’s innovative solution for medium size vessel embolization.
Solo-RSI: The Ultimate Tool for Rapid Sequence Intubation
The Solo-RSI is a medical device that will provide clinicians with an organizational tool that can deliver faster and more successful rapid sequence intubations, both in the emergency room and out in the medical field.
Team Members:
Nicholas Kindseth, Chase Wallace, Leslie Olivares, Joshua Gunn
Team Members:
Daniel Bhella, Alexia Kamau , Jonathan Planten, Kayla Zeien
Uterine Balloon Tamponade
Our team, uWEzo, is developing a product to treat postpartum hemorrhaging. Our project has a specific focus on creating a low-cost and unique uterine balloon tamponade catered for women in the developing world.
SmartRescue: A Lightweight WeightBear Device to Aid Patients with Ankle Sprains
A Lightweight Device That Aids Patients with Ankle Sprains to Walk Without Assistance.
Team Members:
Emmanuella Tagoe, Nazira Kwanda, Maryah Alalwan, Loren Yazzie
Team Members:
John Le, Anugraha Pal, Jason Zhang
Wearable motion capture for CABG rehabilitation
After receiving a coronary bypass surgery, patients are required to limit their range of motion to prevent re-injury, of which non-adherence can result in emergency surgery, prolonged rehabilitation, and other complications. Our product aims to measure and provide real-time feedback on patients' range of motion to improve rehabilitation outcomes.
OnePunch: Pediatric, Size-Adjustable Aortic Punch for Arterial Switch Operation (ASO)
OnePunch, is a Class II surgical device that is currently under development and will be utilized in Arterial Switch Operation (ASO). The goal of the aortic punch is to offer pediatric surgeons the ability to measure the diameter of the coronary artery and make the appropriate sized cut. The device is also reusable and adjustable, and overcomes limitations posed by current aortic punch devices.
Team Members:
Daniella Asare, Priya Borah, Elena Gomez & Bhavya Sharma