Previous Projects -2009
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AFO - Ankle Foot Orthotic - Customizable ankle orthotic
Customer:
Betsy Nitschke, Physical Therapist Unity Health
Team Members:
- Jonie Dye
- Margaret Mayo
- Meghan O’Donovan
- Jeffrey Shearer
Supervisor:
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CDHSilo - Device to repair Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias
Customer:
Dr. Patti Chess, Walter Pegoli Department of Pediatrics
Team Members:
- Jonathan Pecor
- Michael Hoffman
- Rachelle Vosburg
Supervisor:
- Amy Lerner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Independent Environmental Access (iCan) - System to aid activity for patients with spinal cord injuries
Customer:
Simon Carson, M.S., OTR/L Sr. Occupational Therapist, URMC
Team Members:
- Allyson Zakrzewski
- Margot Zevon
- Joseph Jackson
- Sara Neimanis
Supervisor:
- Greg Gdowski, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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MicroEZmix by Pocket Dose - Apparatus/procedure to aid in mixed dosing of injectable drugs
Customer:
Sarah Szucs URMC
Team Members:
- Tristan Barrueco
- Mark DeAngelo
- Nicole Ruszczak
Supervisor:
- Kevin Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy and Adjunct Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Nanomembrane Array for High-Throughput Drug Screening - Detection of proteins filtered using a silicon membrane array
Customer:
Dr. Harold Smith Department of Biochemistry, UR
Team Members:
- Andrew Flack
- Brian Kraftschik
- David Mitsche
- Brian Willsey
Supervisor:
- James McGrath, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Operation Respiration - A respiration monitor for use with a respirator for which typical methods do not work
Customer:
Dr. Timothy Stevens Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, URMC
Team Members:
- Megan Mekarski
- Robert Handzel
- Benjamin Horowitz
- William Sipprell
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PolyNet Technology - The characterization and delivery of a shape-memory polymer as a motion-preserving replacement for a lumbar intervertebral disc
Customer:
Mitchell Anthamatten, Ph.D. Department of Chemical Engineering, UR
Team Members:
- Cheryl Blechman
- Woojin Han
- Alvin Lomibao
- Charity Wallace
Supervisor:
- Hani Awad, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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TB-dx Microscopy Systems by Automated Diagnostics (AD) - Movable stage and slide delivery system for the automated diagnosis of TB
Customer:
Ben Castaneda, Ph.D. Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
Team Members:
- Johanna Bentley
- Katie Cooley
- Derek Crowe
- Meredith Evans
Supervisor:
- Edward Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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THERASSIST - Modifications of clinical treadmill to facilitate pacing by physical therapist
Customer:
Lynn Wood, Elizabeth Clark Unity Health
Team Members:
- Kevin Staton
- Brian Flynn
- Megan Miller
Supervisor:
- Scott Seidman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology & Anatomy
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UltraNeedle - Apparatus to aid in the positioning of a needle during ultrasound procedures
Customer:
Dr. Paul Bigeleisen Department of Anesthesiology, URMC
Team Members:
- Bo Wang
- Aaron Gelinne
- Tony Broyld
- Andrew Bochenko
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Urine Oxidation - System to test for anti-oxidants in urine
Customer:
Julius Goepp, M.D. Lupine Creative Consulting, Inc.
Team Members:
- Kelly Kyker-Snowman
- Martin Wegman
- Jacquie Gertz
- Ezra Carr
Supervisor:
- Axel Wismueller, M.D., Ph.D, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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Walk2 - Device to improve muscle stimulation to prevent foot drop in patients with hemiparesis
Customer:
Sarah Collins, Physical Therapist Unity Health
Team Members:
- Travis Helm
- Jess Cicoria David van Deuren
Supervisor:
- Laurel Carney, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology & Anatomy