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The aim of this project is to design a right angle screwdriver for use in surgery for facial fractures. The current procedure attaches titanium plates to the mandible by making a small incision on the exterior of the face, which makes it difficult to position the screwdriver effectively and leaves a scar. The right angle screwdriver must be able to fit through a standard incision inside the mouth and provide enough torque to tighten the screws down on to the plate.
From left to right: Charles Donaldson, Scott Capenter, John McGuire, Nathan Retzlaff
The group has determined final specs of the project. The team has ordered all parts for the prototype and is in the process of fabricating. Once the prototype has been built, significant testing will be conducted.
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | September 4 | Established roles, contacted client, and met with client. |
| 2 | September 11 | Researched existing related devices. Came up with 5 ideas for design. |
| 3 | September 18 | Further research on materials and torque testing; wrote PDS. |
| 4 | September 25 | Website established; further research on casing materials and pricing. |
| 5 | October 2 | Met with client, which simplified our problem wrote design matrix; produced rough model and SolidWorks drawings. |
| 6 | October 9 | Wrote mid-semester presentation, and mid-semester report rough draft.; practiced presentation. |
| 7 | October 16 | Mid-semester presentation given; mid-semester report edited and submitted. |
| 8 | October 23 | Reviewed final-specs and identified requirements that must be met before fabrication. |
| 9 | October 30 | Team created alternate design since aquiring a surgical bit wasn’t feasible. |
| 10 | November 6 | Ordered majority of the parts for final prototype |
| 11 | November 13 | Found required torque (26 in∗oz); Ordered all remaining parts for final prototype |
| 12 | November 20 | |
| 13 | November 27 | |
| 14 | December 4 | |
| 15 | December 11 |
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PDS (Oct 10 2009, 73 kb) |
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Mid-Semester Presentation (Oct 15 2009, 2376 kb) |
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Mid-Semester Presentation (Oct 15 2009, 815 kb) |
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Mid-Semester Report (Oct 21 2009, 436 kb) |
