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We are designing a positioning device for patients that undergo a lumbar puncture. Currently, there is no satisfactory equipment to support patients during the procedure. We must design a device that has a head rest, arm rest, and foot rest, all of which are adjustable to various patients’ needs.
Team members (from left): Chelsea Wanta, Lee Linstroth, Malini Soundarrajan, Amanda Feest
We have completed the development of our prototype, which can be seen below.
Our completed prototype.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | September 8 | Team roles assigned |
| 2 | September 15 | Researched existing devices, gathered background on positioning for lumbar puncture, met with client |
| 3 | September 22 | Discussed preliminary design ideas |
| 4 | September 29 | Wrote a preliminary PDS, discussed design ideas |
| 5 | October 6 | Met with client to discuss designs and gather data, discuss three design alternatives, started drawing designs |
| 6 | October 13 | Created mid-semester presentation, finished drawing designs |
| 7 | October 20 | Searched for components |
| 8 | October 27 | Ordered desk-top massage chair, searched for foot rest |
| 9 | November 3 | Continued searching for foot rest |
| 10 | November 10 | Received desk-top massage chair, went shopping for base components |
| 11 | November 17 | Bought PVC for the base, started making poster |
| 12 | December 1 | Completed prototype and poster |
| 13 | December 8 | Presented poster and prototype, wrote paper |
| 14 | December 15 | |
| 15 | December 22 |
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Product Design Specification (PDS) (Sep 27 2006, 10 kb) |
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Mid-semester presentation (Oct 19 2006, 5484 kb) |
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Mid-semester report (Oct 27 2006, 211 kb) |
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Final Poster (Dec 11 2006, 10975 kb) |
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Final Paper (Dec 14 2006, 314 kb) |
