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Left to Right: Lynn Murray, Ann Sagstetter, Richard Bamberg, Rebecca Jones
Project Statement -- During laparoscopic surgery, small clips are used to hold tissue away from the site of surgical procedure. Current clips concentrate greater pressure on the area of tissue closest to the joint of the grasping device. This sometimes causes the tissue to be expelled from the grasping instrument with possibility of traumatizing the tissue. The goal of this project is to equalize the pressure across the length of the clip. Due to the small entrance incision, the prospective device must have a diameter less than 5 mm. Because the grasping instrument must be designed for internal use, precautions must be taken to minimize moving parts and safety hazards.
Brainstorming and Research (Snake Jaw design for grasper head) - Completed
Client Meeting #1 - Completed
Client Meeting #2 - Completed
PDS (Rough Draft) - Updated (October 24, 2006)
Design selection - Completed
Mid Semester Presentation - Completed
Mid Semester Report - Completed
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | September 8 | Form team, select project, contact client |
| 2 | September 15 | Meet with client, Develop understanding of project. |
| 3 | September 22 | Brainstorm; Produce Project Design Statement (PDS-RD). |
| 4 | September 29 | Work on mid-semester presentation. |
| 5 | October 6 | Mid-semester Oral Presentation. |
| 6 | October 13 | Meet with Client; Agree on final design. |
| 7 | October 20 | Work on design. |
| 8 | October 27 | Work on design; order materials and parts. |
| 9 | November 3 | Work on prototype. |
| 10 | November 10 | Work on prototype. |
| 11 | November 17 | Work on prototype. |
| 12 | December 1 | Test prototype. |
| 13 | December 8 | Work on presentation. |
| 14 | December 15 | Final Project Presentation. |
| 15 | December 22 | Extras & Miscellaneous. |
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Design Process Schedule (Oct 13 2006, 14 kb) |
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Midterm Project Presentation (Oct 20 2006, 571 kb) |
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Current PDS - 10/24/2006 (Oct 25 2006, 20 kb) |
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Mid-Semester Report (Oct 25 2006, 188 kb) |
