{"615013":{"#nid":"615013","#data":{"type":"news","title":"BME Senior Design Teams Triumph at Capstone Design Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree Wallace H. Coulter Department biomedical engineering senior design teams, one of them interdisciplinary, took top honors at last night\u0026rsquo;s fall 2018 Capstone Design Expo held in McCamish Pavilion at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s \u003Cstrong\u003EBest Overall Project\u003C\/strong\u003E winner at the Capstone Design Expo was team \u003Cstrong\u003ESupleurative\u003C\/strong\u003E, a biomedical engineering team that created a device that makes lung draining procedures possible and efficient in hospitals. The team members are \u003Cstrong\u003EJames Wroe\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EYige Huang\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EHannah Choi\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003ETara Ramachandran\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026rsquo;s lung drain project aims to provide a simple, reusable, and cost-effective solution to the lack of suction problem in under-resourced hospitals of developing nations. The majority of previous solutions have involved electrical components, which are rendered useless in these settings with unreliable electricity. The team designed the EZ Drain Adapter System which creates an airtight seal with the current fluid collection jars used in the hospitals of developing nations. These jars are then manually depressurized without requiring any external power supply and can be either immediately used or stored for future use.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESupleurative is one of two BME Capstone teams working on medical devices inspired by health care needs in Ethiopia. The other team is called\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-improving-odds-ethiopia\u0022\u003E Libi Medical.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWinner of the \u003Cstrong\u003EBest Biomedical Engineering Project\u003C\/strong\u003E at the Expo was team \u003Cstrong\u003EaMAYOnnaising\u003C\/strong\u003E. This team, sponsored by the \u003Cstrong\u003EMayo Clinic\u003C\/strong\u003E, designed a device that aids in reconnecting the bladder to the urethra after a prostatectomy. The team members are \u003Cstrong\u003ENicholas Quan\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EBailey Klee\u003C\/strong\u003E, \u003Cstrong\u003EMadeline Smerchansky\u003C\/strong\u003E, and \u003Cstrong\u003ERachel Mann\u003C\/strong\u003E. There are approximately 90,000 prostatectomies performed each year in the United States. After the removal of the prostate, the bladder and urethra must be reconnected in order to restore urinary function to the patient.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPartnering with physicians at Mayo Clinic, the team found that this reconnection is the hardest and most time consuming part of the prostatectomy to perform and is directly linked to the patient\u0026rsquo;s post-operative quality of life. If the bladder and urethra are not connected properly, infection due to urine leakage can occur, along with prolonged catheterization and a complete loss of urinary function. Recognizing these problems, the team created SecURO, a device to automatically stitch the bladder and urethra back together during a prostatectomy. SecURO precisely places 12 stitches a set distance from each orifice, standardizing the procedure and improving patient outcomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWinner of the \u003Cstrong\u003EBest Interdisciplinary Project\u003C\/strong\u003E was team \u003Cstrong\u003EPPEeps\u003C\/strong\u003E. This team, sponsored by \u003Cstrong\u003EHalyard Health\u003C\/strong\u003E, aims to increase workplace safety by decreasing the number of failures in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gowns, face shields, shoe covers, gloves, masks and bouffant caps in the central sterile processing unit (CSPU). The team members are \u003Cstrong\u003EMaylyn Parsons\u003C\/strong\u003E (BME), \u003Cstrong\u003EKendra Simpson\u003C\/strong\u003E (BME), \u003Cstrong\u003EJordan Lo Coco\u003C\/strong\u003E (ME) and \u003Cstrong\u003EJim Peterson\u003C\/strong\u003E (ME).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CSPU is an area within most hospitals and medical centers that sterilizes reusable medical equipment and devices. Current PPE equipment is not specifically designed to withstand the range of hazards faced by personnel in the CSPU. A cross-functional team of mechanical and biomedical engineers redesigned a new single-use gown coated in a new laminate which mitigates friction and permeability and helps ensure the protection of the technicians from biohazards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt this year\u0026rsquo;s Capstone Design Expo, 153 teams of graduating students got the chance to display prototypes of their ideas, which are representative of their years of engineering and design learning done while at Georgia Tech. They were judged by more than 150 experts and professionals from around the world, who scored each project and named a winner in each category.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our product is going to help raise the standard of care for lung drains in Ethiopia to match standards in the USA for less than $10 a patient,\u0026rdquo; said James Wroe, a member of team Supleurative. The team\u0026rsquo;s members hope to test their product in a small clinical trial in Ethiopia this summer.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFall 2018 Capstone Design Expo Category Winners- Complete List\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOverall Best Project: Supleurative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn efficient, reusable, and low-cost lung drain device that is fit for use in developing nations and can replace the current gravity drainage used at Ethiopian hospitals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJames Wroe, Atlanta, Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nYige Huang, China\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHannah Choi, Atlanta, Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTara Ramachandran, Scarsdale, New York\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiomedical Engineering: aMAYOnnaising\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA device that aids in reconnecting the bladder to the urethra after a prostatectomy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENicholas Quan, Richmond Hill, Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBailey Klee, Alpharetta, Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMadeline Smerchansky, Arlington, Virginia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRachel Mann, Homer Glen, Illinois\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInterdisciplinary: PPEeps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis project aims to increase workplace safety by decreasing the number of failures in the PPE required in Central Sterile Processing Units.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJordan Lo Coco, Mechanical Engineering, Pasadena\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJim Peterson, Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMaylyn Parsons, Biomedical Engineering, Greenville, South Carolina\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nKendra Simpson, Biomedical Engineering, Cumming, Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAerospace Engineering: The Squirrel Works\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn unmanned long-range strike aerial vehicle to serve as a replacement for the F-111, F-117, and as a supplement to the B-2. 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