Course Name: BME Design Team
Preventing Pedicle Probe Injuries during Spinal Fusion Surgeries
To enable spine surgeons to more accurately place pedicle screws and reduce associated breaches in spinal fusion procedures, we have...
Improving the Mechanical Efficiency of Single Lung Ventilation
To reduce the occurrence of dislodgment of endotracheal tubes during single lung ventilation procedures in pediatric surgery, we have designed,...
Improving Access in Vaginal Surgeries
To improve workflow in OB/GYN surgeries we have designed a mechanical locking arm that allows doctors to achieve secure retraction...
Facilitating Controlled Temperature Chain Strategies for Last Mile Vaccine Transport
To streamline the workflow and increase adoption of controlled temperature chain (CTC) processes by NGO’s and country MOH’s, we have...
Effective Removal of Transbronchial Parenchymal (TTBx) Biopsies for Clinical Diagnosis
To help pulmonologists achieve better diagnostic results from transbronchial lung biopsies, we have designed OPZItrieve – a device that is...
Effective Collection of Biliary Tract Cells for Cancer Screening
Existing brush biopsy technology for the collection of biliary tract cells collects a large enough sample (5000 cells) only 40...
Controlling Pre-hospital Junctional Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients
Prehospital blood loss to injured soldiers with junctional hemorrhage (JH) en route to hospital care is a major cause of...
Continuous Negative Extrathoracic Pressure for Neonate
In an effort to reduce the incidence of treatment related complications in newborns with Respiratory Distress Syndrome and increase ease...
A Novel Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Our device is a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is designed to address the shortcomings of the standard of care, the...
The CITT Kit: Deskilling Contraceptive Implantation and Removal Procedures
To decrease the number of incorrectly inserted and removed subdermal in-arm contraceptive implants in developing countries, we have generated a...
TenoSlice: A Novel Tool to Harvest Tendons
Common surgical interventions for tendon dysfunction in the foot and ankle involve reconstructions in which a healthy tendon is harvested...
SpiroSense: A Deskilled Spirometer for Low-Resource Settings
To better assess pulmonary function and inform patients with respiratory diseases and their providers of the necessity of treatment, we...
Self-Contained Uterine Contraction Monitor for Low-Resource Clinical Settings
Midwives in developing nations monitor 71 million births annually. However, despite the presence of a midwife, roughly 800 women die...
Regulaire: A Closed-Loop Oxygen Controller for Premature Infants
To help reduce the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and other complications related to hyperoxia/hypoxia in premature infants,...
Pranapulse: Deskilled EKG for Low Resource Clinical Settings
Cardiovascular disease annually accounts for 30 percent of all global mortality, and this rate is expected to increase over the...
Laparoscopic Fascia Closure Device
Herniation is the main complication of laparoscopic surgery procedures. It occurs when the fascia layer that protects the muscles and...
Early Screening Tool for Preterm Labor
To facilitate effective screening for preterm birth, we have designed an instrument to measure the diameter of the cervix. The...
A surgical tool to reduce complications associated with spinal revision surgery
Every year, there are more than one million spinal surgeries in the United States targeting nerve problems that occur mainly...
A Novel Tracheal Stent
To reduce complications with current endotracheal stents, we have designed, prototyped, and tested the Hole-Punch Stent. This silicone-based stent incorporates...
A Novel Technology to Mitigate Scissoring Gait in CP Patients
Scissoring is one of the major challenges affecting ambulation in individuals with cerebral palsy. There are few effective methods currently...
A Novel Stem Cell Delivery Device
Recent advancements in stem cell therapies have shown the potential to revolutionize the treatment of many conditions. However, there is...
A Novel Assistive Device for Lower Limb Prostheses
We have generated two prototypes that work together to improve the usability and accessibility of the pin-locking suspension system for...
Tremtex
Tremtex is working in conjunction with clinical and research partners at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to develop an...
Sureshunt: An Improved Ventricular Catheter
Hydrocephalus is a condition characterized by a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricular cavities of brain.The condition is...
Plaqate: A Safer Coronary Atherectomy System
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally and the most significant cost contributor to the health care system....
NeoVate: Monitoring Neonatal Vital Signs for Low Resource Settings
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in developing countries are overcrowded and healthcare providers are overworked.Monitoring vital signs is a time-consuming...
NeoSED: Early Detection of Neonatal Sepsis
Every year, there are 4 million neonatal deaths around the world, predominantly in low and middle income countries. One of...
Kubanda: Breast Cancer Treatment in Rural Clinics in South Africa
Breast cancer is a growing problem throughout the world. However, in recent years, as more developing countries begin to adopt...
GaitAssist: A Novel Technology to Mitigate Scissor Gait in Patients with Cerebral Palsy
Scissor gait is one of the major challenges affecting mobility in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP), which is a neurological...
Flapp: A Platform for 3D Local Soft-tissue Flap Design for Facial Reconstructive Surgery
Flapp is a mobile computer-assisted surgery application that will help surgeons create and plan local tissue flaps in facial reconstructive...