Course Name: BME Design Team
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...
exoRise: Revision Patient Transfer
Healthcare workers, particularly nurses and nursing assistants, endure some of the highest rates of occupational musculoskeletal injury and the most...
eXoid: Decreasing New Initiates to Prescription Opioid Abuse
There are over 16,000 deaths annually from prescription drug overdose, resulting in over $72 billion in costs for medical providers,...
EchoSpine: Guiding Physicians through Imaging
To help physicians access structures and spaces deep in the body, we present EchoSpine, an ultrasound imaging device that delivers...
CricSpike Emergency Cricothyrotomy Assist Device for Tactical Field Care
According to data from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), two of the most recent American military...
CompliaStent: Improving Aortic Compliance in Heart Failure Patients
One of the aorta’s main jobs is to smooth out the pulsatile blood flow leaving the heart, a task made...
CardiAcc: Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring
In the US alone, heart failure affects the lives of 5.1 million people and costs the healthcare system $32 billion...
Towards a Safe and Simple Method for Artificial Lens Fixation
Every year, 20,000 patients with damaged capsular support undergo a procedure known as artificial lens fixation. However, historical and current...
Automated Tourniquet to Control Battlefield Hemorrhage
Currently, over 60% of preventable battlefield deaths are due to uncontrolled extremity hemorrhage, which translates to about 165 deaths per...
Axillary Lymph Node Localization
In the US, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality among women. Our team is working to improve...