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Head holder for MR-guided drug delivery testing

Design Award

  • Design Excellence Award Winner

Project Overview

Convection-enhanced drug delivery monitored through real time MRI requires immobilization of the subject’s head. Our client, Professor Wally Block, requests a head holder device that is compatible with his experimental setup for in vivo studies on beagles and rhesus monkeys. The head holder must not include ferrous materials or ear bars as they conflict with the MRI antenna array. Due to the high degree of accuracy required, the device must restrict translational movement to less than 1 mm.

Team Picture

Team members from left to right: Gabe Bautista, Kim Maciolek, Hope Marshall, and Kevin Beene
Team members from left to right: Gabe Bautista, Kim Maciolek, Hope Marshall, and Kevin Beene

Images

Prototype of current head holder device with ear bars.
Prototype of current head holder device with ear bars.
Carotid ear coils that must be accounted for in design.
Carotid ear coils that must be accounted for in design.
MRI Interventions port.
MRI Interventions port.
SolidWorks sketch of the final design
SolidWorks sketch of the final design

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Contact Information

Team Members

  • Kimberly Maciolek - Team Leader
  • Gabriel Bautista - Communicator
  • Hope Marshall - BSAC
  • Kevin Beene - BWIG

Advisor and Client

  • Dr. Tom Yen - Advisor
  • Prof. Walter Block - Client
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