Jacobs, Emma Katharina
Chronic low back pain (cLBP) affects the quality of life of over 23% of American adults and places an immense burden on the economy.1–3 To more effectively diagnose and treat cLBP, quantitative biomarkers are needed to objectively measure pain and better identify the underlying mechanisms of cLBP. The overarching goal of this work is to create an a...
Szymanski, William Nordstrom, Daniel Cuellar, Paradee Lynch, Eric
Dr. Michael Whitt is in the preliminary idea stage with a new concept for creating a diagnostic testing device for people that suffer from a rotator cuff injury. There are limited solutions on the market varying in cost, accuracy, and time convenience. Existing patents and standards must be considered when designing this new device. Dr. Whitt has e...
Ahern, Gabriel Ireton Miller, Calloway Altamura, Christianna Mailes, Eric
Our senior design project consisted of designing and manufacturing a biomechanically accurate, actuated knee joint to be integrated into an exoskeleton being developed by the Lower Limb Exoskeleton Assist Project (LLEAP), a part of the EMPOWER student association at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. As the human knee flexes and extends throughout gait mot...
Cunningham, Christopher J
A study was performed on a recently developed prototype of the Yong-Geddes surrogate arm design to collect compliance data of the various system components and determine the accuracy of measurements made through the bench top model. The study was performed to perceive the effectiveness of the model as a tool for validating non-invasive blood pressu...
Lee, McKinna P Torres, Analyssa P Mahmoud, Noor
Dysmenorrhea Relief Device is indicated for the relief of mild to moderate menstrual pains, specifically, abdomen cramping symptoms for females of menstruating age. This device can be used to lessen symptoms while maintaining everyday activities. Everyday activities include but are not limited to going to school and work. It can be used by any fema...
Altman, Sarah Bashford, Gregory Hage, Benjamin
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) is a non-invasive methodology which can evaluate cerebral blood flow velocity in real time. Single-element focused circular transducers placed on the scalp produce ultrasound waves capable of penetrating the skull with minimal aberration, enabling measurement of the Doppler shift. As such, TCD can measure ...
Bailey, Kaitlyn Diaz, Adrian Caballero, Alcides
During a cesarean section, blood loss greater than 1000 mL is classified as a hemorrhage. Quantified blood loss methods are used to detect hemorrhage, however existing methods are inaccurate and time consuming. Our proposed device is inserted vaginally during a cesarean section to collect and quantify blood lost via the cervix during and after the ...
Hahn, Ryan Miller, Claudia Yakligian, Evan
This document serves to outline the design process and final design for our project to address elderly independent living in collaboration with Apple. Included in this document is necessary academic literature of current fall risk assessments and descriptions of the current market of wearable gait analysis devices. Based on this research and data, ...
Helfrich, Simone Lisette Jones, Makenzie Nicole
This paper describes the design, manufacturing, and testing of a novel controllable hypoxic incubator with fully functional oxygen gas control and temperature control in a humid environment. On the current market, a majority of the few hypoxic incubators use pre-mixed gas that does not offer precise control over gas concentration. The objective for...
Helfrich, Simone Lisette Jones, Makenzie Nicole
This paper describes the design, manufacturing, and testing of a novel controllable hypoxic incubator with fully functional oxygen gas control and temperature control in a humid environment. On the current market, a majority of the few hypoxic incubators use pre-mixed gas that does not offer precise control over gas concentration. The objective for...