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To design a small ventilation system with filter which could be attached to the instrument tray during a vertebroplasty surgery procedure and remove noxious odors caused by the exposed surgical polymer.
We are currently working on our mid-semester report and presentation.
| Week: | Activities: |
| 1 | Form group, decide on roles, contact client |
| 2 | Meet with client, brainstorming design ideas |
| 3 | Develop initial Product Design Specifications |
| 4 | Research filters and other possible design problems |
| 5 | Work on prototype to quantify size of hood needed |
| 6 | Observe a vertebroplasty surgery procedure |
| 7 | Work on our mid-semester presentation and report |
| 8 | Mid-semester Presentations |
| 9 | Spring Break |
| 10 | Generate specific measurements for our device |
| 11 | Begin development of a functional prototype |
| 12 | Continue work on prototype |
| 13 | Begin testing of the prototype |
| 14 | Complete testing of the prototype |
| 15 | Work on poster and final report |
| 16 | Final Poster Presentations |
Reports:
Presentations:
Mid-Semester Presentation (3/13/02)
Andrea Schnelle (Group Leader)