Past Capstone Projects

2019 Treating Hydrocephalus: The Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt paired with​ Ultrasonic Cavitation

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2019 The Use of a “Double Rib Splint” to Fixate Rib Fractures Close to the Spine

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2019 Redesigning the ChemoFilter to Fit a Variety of Hepatic Vein Size

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2019 Pathlight: Navigation for Dementia Patients in Indoor Public Spaces

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2019 Electronic EEG Syringe for Real Time Observable Contact Impedance

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2019 Design for Patient Mobility During Treatment for Neurological Dysfunction

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2019 Cardiac Imaging with a Gel Phantom Using MRI Tagging and DENSE

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2019 Automatic Suture Device to Reduce Bleeding in Gastric Bypass Surgery

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2018 Universal design: Geriatric patients with essential tremors and interfacing with touchscreen technology

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2018 Redesigning MRI scanning facilities to enhance efficiency and reduce waste

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2018 Neurodegenerative preclinical models: Infrared pulse oximetry waveform wireless transmission in emotional contagion experiments

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2018 Measuring limb mobility in critical care stroke patients to evaluate patient recovery

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2018 Enhancing MRI/X-Ray Guided Catheterization Procedures

2018 Creating an external device as a method to reduce repuncture rate in paracentesis

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2018 A method to control bleeding in physical trauma patients in low resource settings in order to minimize blood loss

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2017 Surgical Instrument Reprocessing in Low Resource Settings

cleanliness outcome comparison

2017 Reducing Errant Needle Punctures During PICC Placement for Pediatric Patients

Imaging of PICC placement

2017 Improving​ ​Long-Term​ ​Compliance for​ ​Obstructive​ ​Sleep​ ​Apnea​ ​Therapy

diagram of sleep apnea

2017 Improving ICU Communications

diagram of ICU communications

2017 Ergonomic Trash Removal for Patients with Arthritis

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2017 Early Detection of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease

monitoring prototype

2017 A Phantom to Validate MRI Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Diagnosing and Monitoring of Patients Multiple Sclerosis

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2017 A Novel Filter Design to Reduce Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Patients with Hepatic Cellular Carcinoma

Drawing of chemofilter devices

2016 Vital Sign Monitoring in Low Resource Settings

Vitals monitoring team

2016 Tremor Detection for Parkinson’s Patients

2016 parkinsons team

2016 Screening for Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction

ANS team 2016

2016 Quantitative Assessment of Degree and Spatial Extent of Pain Nerve Block

2016 capstone team nerve block

2016 Pain Monitoring in Extra-Clinical Settings

Extra clinical team

2016 Monitoring Impending Respiratory Failure in an Outpatient Setting

respiratory team

2016 Increasing Freedom-of-Movement of ICU Patients

ICU movement team

2016 Automobility Transfer Device

automobility team

2014 Safe Solution to Ascend/ Descend Stairs for Elders with Limited Mobility

stair device

2014 Respiratory Assist Device for ALS

ALS device

2014 Proper Endotracheal Tube (PET) Detector

ETT detector

2014 Low-Cost 3D Retinal Imaging Device for Clinical Use

retina

2014 In vitro System to Test Aerosolized Drug Effects on Pathological Mucus

mucus device

2014 Improving Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Hematuria

2014 blood

2014 Hair Sample Preparation for Antiretroviral Testing in Low Resource Settings

Hair analysis

2014 Detecting Operational Status of LPG Stoves in Developing Countries

stove detector

2013 Prevention of Narcotics-Induced Respiratory Depression

2013 respiratory