2009 Pain Minimization of Child Vaccination Procedure

Team Members:  Cynthia Chuang, David Fanjung, Victor Olivas, Nina Revko

Capstone Client:  Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, UCSF

Purpose/Goal:
Currently there are over 100 million immunizations administered annually. The vaccination process may leave the child in a lot of pain resulting in a tremendous amount of anxiety for the parent. The team designed a system which allows for simultaneous injection, in hopes to minimize the pain experienced during intramuscular vaccinations by patients.

2009 immuniology prototype