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To design an attachment to an existing syringe to allow for a doctor to control the plunger from the tip of the syringe, allowing one person to administer injections into the vitreous body of the eye.
Images of the syringe typically used for the intraocular injections.
http://www.2eyeballs.com/diagram.html
Glossary of Terms:
Cornea (KOR-nee-uh):
The transparent front "window" of the eye that covers the iris and
pupil, and provides most of the eye's optical power.
Lens
The transparent, biconvex lens of the eye helps bring rays of light to focus
on the retina.
Macula (MAK-yoo-luh):
The small, specialized central area of the retina, the macula is responsible
for acute central vision.
Optic Nerve
Carries impulses for sight from the retina to the brain.
Pupil
The variable-sized black circular opening in the center of the iris, the pupil
regulates the amount of light that enters the eye.
Retina (RET-ih-huh):
The lining of the rear two-thirds of the eye, the retina converts images from
the eye's optical system into electrical impulses sent along the Optic Nerve
to the brain.
Vitreous (VIT-ree-us):
The transparent, colorless, gelatinous mass that fills the rear two-thirds
of the interior of the eyeball, between the lens and the retina.
Currently, we are improving upon our current prototype and developing plans for a machined and more workable model.
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Date
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Activities
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1
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06 September
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Form teams, select project, contact client |
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2
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13 September
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Literature search; meet with client |
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3
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20 September
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Develop understanding of project; develop PDS |
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4
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27 September
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Brainstorm; work on presentations; advisor review of design notebooks |
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5
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04 October
| Brainstorm; evaluate designs; work on mid-semester presentation and report |
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6
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11 October
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Work on mid-semester report and presentation |
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7
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18 October
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Mid-semester presentation; hand in written repor |
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8
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25 October
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Work on design |
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9
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01 November
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Work on design |
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10
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08 November
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Work on design |
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11
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15 November
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Work on design |
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12
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22 November
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Work on design |
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13
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29 November
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Work on design |
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14
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06 December
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Work on design and final poster and paper |
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15
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13 December
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Final Poster Presentation; Hand in final report and notebook to advisor |
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16
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15-20 December
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Meet with advisor to discuss project |
After the presentations are concluded, links should be placed here for downloading the presentations. A link to your Product Design Specifications and other reports should also be placed here.
Midsemester Resources
Project Design Specifications.doc
Picture of Preliminary Prototype.jpg
Team Eye-Poke
Anthony Nelson (TEAM LEADER)
antoniouw517@hotmail.com
Ah...the team leader. A beacon of light guiding the project out of the fog and safely to a successful outcome. Where would we be without this brilliant man.
Mike Hallam (COMMUNICATIONS)
mjhallam@students.wisc.edu
Another brilliant man always contributing to the success of the project. Being the communications representative, I hear he's quite good at talkin' to the ladies.
Ragit Chakravarty (BSAC)
rchakravarty@students.wisc.edu
Being really, really, really ridiculously intelligent makes this man a significant group resource. And being the BSAC representative, he will stand up for what you believe in. VOTE Ragit!!!
Mike Swift (BWIG)
mjswift@students.wisc.edu
The man in command of this informational website. His creativity is unprecedented. And yes, that considerably large forehead is housing an outstanding brain. (No it is NOT a receeding hairline...end of story).
Client
Barbara Blodi, M.D.
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
bablodi@facstaff.wisc.edu
2870 University Ave., Room 206
608-263-6646
Advisor
Paul "The Man" Thompson
Lecturer/Senior Scientist
Biomedical Engineering
pdthompson@facstaff.wisc.edu
460 Henry Mall, Room 115
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-3313
