Building the future
Shown are medical technology solutions created by biomedical engineering undergraduate students in Spring 2021. Despite limited resources and COVID-19 related challenges to the design process students created biomedical devices to address medical problems ranging from traumatic brain injury to adequate medical surgical training.
Please click any prototype to learn more.
Industry Sponsored
DUO
A non-invasive way to collect urine output for mobile women
The Salivation Army
SkeleFlex: Intraoral Mouthpiece for Saliva Management in Restorative Dental Procedures
No Brainer
Developing a Noninvasive Intracranial Pressure Monitor for Front-line Diagnostics
EthiAssay
Early Detection of Preeclamptic Risk
VerteBros
Novel surgical training simulator for lateral access spine surgery.
Kidney Kids
Innovating At-Home Hemodialysis
ScolAlign
Non-Radiographic Imaging System for Intraoperative Scoliosis Measurement
Bees Knees
The Knee Mentor: A Robotically Assisted Knee Rehabilitation Device for Stroke Survivors
Rock PAPR Scissors
No-Touch PAPR MagStand: Reducing risk of contamination for healthcare workers worldwide
Healthcare Sponsored
Visalarm
Infusion Pump Alarm Relay System by Visalarm
Run CVC
A Device for Differentiating Between Vasculature in Central Line Insertions
Is it Really Melena?
Is It Really Melena: Distinguishing between Upper and Lower GI Tract Bleeds
TROCARE
A non-invasive silicone and adhesive accessory that grips the trocar to provide greater securement and adheres to the skin to prevent dislodgement.
Fluid Fighters
Optimizing Ascitic Fluid Drainage by Minimizing Catheter Occlusion
The Ruminator
A Biofeedback Device for Thoracoabdominal Dyssynchrony
Urine Good Hands
Improving Quality of Life in Patients with Urinary Obstruction Due to Tumor
Milk Maids
Screening Tool to Quantify Infant Intraoral Suction Strength to Aid in Breastfeeding
O2U
EZ Breathy, A Heating and Humidifying Solution for Oxygen Delivery Systems
HeartThrobs
The AusculBand: A Telemedical Stethoscope
GI (mostly) Joes
Esophageal Contractile Ring (EsCR): Restoring Swallowing in Achalasia Patients Through Magnetic Contraction
The Rolling (gall) Stones
The McJagger: An Innovative Balloon Catheter for Lap CBDE
Sticks & Stones
Device for complicated Renal Stones
Hakuna MaTATA
RETRA: The Customizable Muscle Retractor Experience for Breast Augmentation Surgeries
Ahead of the Curve
Improving the process of quantifying oxy-hemoglobin in blood
Whizzards
Developing an Accessible & Inclusive At-Home Chlamydia Screening Device
InnoVamp
Semipermeable Suction Device – Addressing Inefficient Hemostasis in Small-Scale Surgeries
Self-Directed
Sangreal
Developing an ultra-manufacturable diabetic lancet
TJ Maxx
Developing an Accessible & Inclusive At-Home Chlamydia Screening Device
hyPOTential
Innovating solutions to POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
We thank Our Empowering Capstone Leaders
Through advocacy, endorsement, and capital, these leaders have extended the capabilities of capstone and enabled students to develop unique clinical insight.
Susan Margulies
Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Vikas Sukhatme
Dean of Emory School of Medicine
thank you to all of this Semester’s Sponsors
