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For many diabetes patients, administering daily insulin injections is a daunting task. The process of filling a syringe with the proper amount of insulin and injecting the medication at a steady rate requires the user to possess fairly fine motor control and visual acuity. These skills are frequently lacking in the elderly and people afflicted with Parkinson’s or other neuromuscular disorders.
The aim of this project is to create a device that automates the measuring, filling, and injecting of medication using a standard 1 cc syringe. The device will be low-cost, easy to use, and accurately measure medication to 0.01 cc.
This project is part of the RERC on AMI National Student Design Competition. In accordance with the requirements of this competition we have created a web site describing our project in greater detail. You may visit this website here.
We’ve presented our final poster and have completed much of the programming of the microprocessor. Future work includes filing a patent disclosure, which will be completed in the summer of 2005.
This is a 3D model of our prototype:
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
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| 1 | January 21 | Ordered new motor; filed patent disclosure for BME 301 project (eye dropper device). |
| 2 | January 28 | Received new motor; made PowerPoint slides for Schoofs competition; met with WARF. |
| 3 | February 4 | Met with John Puccinelli and Ben Moga for advice on the Schoofs competition; designed Schoofs poster in Photoshop; printed poster at CIMC. |
| 4 | February 11 | Presented at Schoofs competition. |
| 5 | February 18 | Soldered motor circuit with BME graduate student (Shilpa Panth); worked on programming microprocessor. |
| 6 | February 25 | Finished soldering circuit; continued to work on microprocessor with pushbuttons and LEDs. |
| 7 | March 4 | Made PowerPoint slides for mid-semester presentation; wrote program for microprocessor that counts from 0 - 9 with the push of a button; outlined error-handling for the programming side of the project. |
| 8 | March 11 | Gave mid-semester presentation. |
| 9 | March 18 | Obtained displays and keypads. |
| 10 | March 25 | Ordered LED and keypad; soon begin programming and integrating them with the microprocessor. |
| 11 | April 1 | Presented at Engineering EXPO; received new keypad. |
| 12 | April 8 | Received keypad and LED driver; worked on circuitry. |
| 13 | April 22 | Prepared for poster presentation. |
| 14 | April 29 | Gave final poster presentation. |
| 15 | May 6 | Turned in final paper. |
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Schoofs Poster (Mar 15 2005, 1033 kb) |
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Schoofs Paper (Mar 15 2005, 3257 kb) |
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Schoofs Presentation (Mar 15 2005, 1407 kb) |
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Mid-semester Presentation (Mar 15 2005, 1610 kb) |
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Final Poster (May 5 2005, 6351 kb) |
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Final Paper with Product Design Specifications (PDS) (May 5 2005, 677 kb) |
