Archive from the Fall 2001 semester.
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Project Title: Variable Stiffness Guide Wire for Catheters
Client: Dr. Victor Haughton
Problem Statement: To design a guide wire of variable stiffness to be used in a catheterization procedure and in situations where the conventional guide wires fail. The wire must be of correct stiffness in order to reach the correct point in the vessel, but also provide enough force for the catheter to follow into the vessel. The client is specifically interested in the precise deposit of contrast into a cerebral blood vessel for CT procedures.
Our team has finished our semester long project. Our final design incorporates a central core of wedge shaped beads surrounded by a Nitinol layer, which is then coated by a hydrophilic coating. Please read more about it in our final design paper.
Below are some CAD drawings of our design. Click on the thumbnail to see the full size drawing.
| Week 1 | 9-7-2001 to 9-11-2001 | Choose projects and form design teams; choose partners and team roles; contact client and set up client meeting. |
| Week 2 | 9-12-2001 to 9-18-2001 | Meet with client; discuss PDS with group; begin first design steps with in pairs. |
| Week 3 | 9-19-2001 to 9-25-2001 | Background information on project; brainstorming; work on PDS. |
| Week 4 | 9-26-2001 to 10-2-2001 | Brainstorming; design ideas; begin working on presentation; PDS. |
| Week 5 | 10-3-2001 to 10-9-2001 | Brainstorming; design ideas; begin working on presentation; PDS. |
| Week 6 | 10-10-2001 to 10-16-2001 | Work on presentations; PDS. |
| Week 7 | 10-17-2001 to 10-23-2001 | OCTOBER 19 - MID-SEMESTER PRESENTATIONS |
| Week 8 | 10-24-2001 to 10-30-2001 | Evaluate final designs; Further research; Contact client. |
| Week 9 | 10-31-2001 to 11-6-2001 | Pick final design. Contact client. |
| Week 10 | 11-7-2001 to 11-13-2001 | Meet with client. Research and development. |
| Week 11 | 11-14-2001 to 11-20-2001 | Research and development. |
| Week 12 | 11-21-2001 to 11-27-2001 | Research and development. Begin working on presentation; PDS. |
| Week 13 | 11-28-2001 to 12-4-2001 | Research and development; Work on presentation and PDS. |
| Week 14 | 12-5-2001 to 12-11-2001 | FINAL PRESENTATION |
Note: Each reports will open in a new window.
Progress Report for week starting on:
Web Format:
9-12-2001,
9-19-2001,
9-26-2001,
10-3-2001,
10-10-2001
Mid-Semester Presentation: Zipped PowerPoint Format
Mid-Semester Report: PDF Format
Progress Report for week starting on:
Web Format:
9-12-2001,
9-19-2001,
9-27-2001,
10-3-2001
Mid-Semester Report: PDF Format
Progress Report for week starting on:
Web Format:
9-12-2001,
9-19-2001,
9-27-2001,
10-3-2001
Mid-Semester Presentation: Zipped PowerPoint Format
Mid-Semester Report: PDF Format
Progress Report for week starting on:
Web Format:
9-12-2001,
9-20-2001,
9-27-2001,
10-4-2001,
10-10-2001
Mid-Semester Presentation: Zipped PowerPoint Format
Mid-Semester Report: PDF Format
Progress Report for week starting on:
Web Format:
9-7-2001,
10-10-2001, 10-24-2001,
10-31-2001, 11-7-2001,
11-14-2001, 11-21-2001,
12-5-01
Preliminary Product Design Specifications: PDF Format
Final Report (Includes Final PDS): PDF Format
Final Poster Slides: Zipped PowerPoint Format
Click on any of the thumbnails below to see a larger image.
Name |
E-Mail Address |
Positions |
| Nick Vandehey | ntvandehey@students.wisc.edu | BWIG |
| Jeremy O'Brien | jrobrien@students.wisc.edu | Communications |
| Brian Asti | bpasti@students.wisc.edu | |
| John Puccinelli | jppuccinelli@students.wisc.edu | |
| Kristi Hinner | khinnz@hotmail.com | Group Leader |
| Tom Pearce | tmpearce@students.wisc.edu | |
| Erik Birkeneder | ejbirkeneder@students.wisc.edu | BSAC |
| Hart Moss | hartmoss@hotmail.com |
Please send e-mail to Nick Vandehey with any comments, questions, or concerns concerning the web page.
Our group would like to give special thanks to the following people and organizations that have helped us throughout the semester.
