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Spring 2008 BME Design Projects

BME 201

• Assistive device to augment strength in the weak hand of a stroke patient
• Development of a device for neurochemical sample collection from freely moving monkeys
• Physical 3D model of the larynx with moving parts
• Neck extender/flexor to facilitate fluoroscopic examination of obtunded patient
• Blinking orbital prosthesis
• Hand hygiene and computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
• Design of a computer input device for an individual with muscular dystrophy
• Measuring ventilation from a chest strap
• Endotracheal tube securing device
• Stereotactic device compatible with a 4.7 tesla magnetic resonance imaging system
• Instrumented hand exerciser to promote AV fistula maturation in dialysis patients

BME 301

• Device for dilating esophageal strictures
• Engineering World Health (EWH) Project*
• Umbilical cord model for umbilical vein catheterization training
• Measuring hot flash occurrence using skin color
• Digital Braille watch
• Development of optimal design for cooling patients in flight
• Device to assist in removal of pills from bubble wrapped packaging
• Leg positioner to facilitate placement of central venous catheters in the ICU
• Motorized wheelchair mounting system
• External scaffolding for rapid use of AV fistulas in dialysis patients
• Permanently implantable inductive ICP monitor
• Method to determine failure in embedded biomaterials
• DSP application in medical instrumentation

BME 402

• National Design Competition: Accessible pill cap dispensing/cutting device*
• National Design Competition: Accessible incontinence control device*
• Networked GPS-enabled metered-dose inhaler for realtime mapping of asthma exacerbations
• Device for acute rehabilitation of the paretic hand after stroke
• Sensory substitution device for hearing impairment
• Engineering World Health (EWH) Project - Pressure meter
• Laparoscopic banding device
• Human respiratory mechanics demonstration model
• Device to monitor/control differentiation of stem cells to pancreas
• Delivery of inhaled drugs through continuous positive airway pressure*

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