Design Awards

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Tong Biomedical Design Award

Sponsored by Peter and Janet Tong and the Tong Family Foundation

Awarded to innovative solutions and outstanding prototypes for projects that have performed and in-depth analysis of their commercial and intellectual property potential. Presented by industry judges.

Design Excellence Award

Sponsored by the Day of the Badger Giving Campaign

Awarded to critical path research or specialized one-of-a kind devices for projects that have thoroughly addressed the client's problem through rigorous design, construction, testing and validation. Presented by Faculty judges.

BME and UWSMPH-TECH Collaborative Innovation Award

Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Awarded to innovations for real challenges that UWSMPH faculty face through projects that have demonstrated a collaborative effort with the medical school and medical students.

Design Award Winners

Spring 2024

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Eye drop assistant

Device used with an eye drop bottle to 1) steady the dispensing of the drops and 2) allow for easier grip of the bottle and ensuring a single drop is administered.

Team Members: Eva Coughlin, Kasia Klotz, Jenna Krause, Thomas Kriewaldt, Tevis Linser and Anabelle Olson
Client: Dr. Beth Martin
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Patent Ductus Arteriosus stent placement device

An assistive and compatible placement security device to accurately deploy a cardiological stent into the patent ductus arteriosus during neonatal surgery.

Team Members: Taylor Brendemuehl, Claire Kramar, Jodi Lawson, Abbylee Maeder and Lindsay Marcinkevich
Client: Dr. Nicholas Von Bergen
Advisors: Dr. Megan Settell and Benjamin Walker

Honorable Mention

Reducing whole-body vibrations on neonatal transport

Developing a transport bed or mechanism that reduces the impact of whole-body vibrations during neonatal transport while maintaining the functions of current incubators.

Team Members: Joseph Byrne III, Meghan Horan, Nicole Parmenter, Sydney Polzin, Greta Scheidt and Joshua Varghese
Client: Dr. Ryan McAdams
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

Johnson Health Tech: Height adjustable magnetic resistance SkiErg

Accessible SkiErg Machine that allows both to wheelchair and non-wheelchair users to exercise seamlessly.

Team Members: Hunter Belting, Kyle Everson and Mark Rice
Client: Ms. Staci Quam
Advisors: Sarah Edwards and Prof. John Puccinelli

Design Excellence Award

Winner

Wearable devices to track body's posture and tension

Small electronic device capable of monitoring wearer's ergonomics and providing real-time and post-activity feedback.

Team Members: Tyler Anderson, Dhawan Apoorva, Patrick Buban, Gabriel Piscitelli, Frankie Szatkowski and Barton Wei
Client: Hau Le
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

Asymmetrical Force Sensor for Rowing Biomechanics

Force plate system capable of gathering biomechanical data from rowers’ lower extremities, thus compiling proper biofeedback to display for coaches and athletes alike.

Team Members: Colin Fessenden, Simerjot Kaur, Neha Kulkarni, Allicia Moeller and Emily Wadzinski
Client: Dr. Jill Thein-Nissenbaum
Advisors: Sarah Edwards and Prof. John Puccinelli

Honorable Mention

CT Image-Guided Surgical Device Alignment Testing System

Develop a training and quality assurance program to aid radiologists and technicians in CT guidance.

Team Members: Jaime Barajas, Kimberly Chappell, Anna Kallsen, Daniel Konon and Rae Ng
Client: Dr. Tim Stick (Szczykutowicz)
Advisor: Prof. Walter Block

Implantable pressure sensing device for longitudinal intracranial pressure monitoring in craniosynostosis

Pressure sensing device for intracranial implantation following cranial vault remodeling for long-term intracranial pressure monitoring in craniosynostosis

Team Members: Karina Buttram, Caroline Craig, Joseph Ho, Adrienne Simpson, Matthew Stenerson and Vivian Woo
Client: Mr. Aidan O'Shea
Advisor: Dr. James Trevathan

Intraoperative patient warming device

Design a device to keep patients warm while under anesthesia that also minimizes heat loss/energy expenditure and is reusable.

Team Members: Sofia Castagnozzi, Nathan Labiosa, Stella Olson and Lukas Versaggi
Client: Dr. Bridget Muldowney
Advisors: Sarah Edwards and Prof. John Puccinelli

BME and UWSMPH-TECH Collaborative Innovation Award

Winner

Cyst blaster: minimally invasive device to remove baker cysts

Development of a safe and more effective device compatible with minimally invasive outpatient procedures that prevents Baker’s cysts.

Team Members: Logan De Lacy, Lauren Fitzsimmons, Srihari Gopalan, Molly Paras, Zach Spears, Peter Wawrzyn and Vang Xeng
Client: Dr. Ken Lee
Advisor: Prof. Sarah Sandock

Student Choice Award

Winner

Implantable pressure sensing device for longitudinal intracranial pressure monitoring in craniosynostosis

Pressure sensing device for intracranial implantation following cranial vault remodeling for long-term intracranial pressure monitoring in craniosynostosis

Team Members: Karina Buttram, Caroline Craig, Joseph Ho, Adrienne Simpson, Matthew Stenerson and Vivian Woo
Client: Mr. Aidan O'Shea
Advisor: Dr. James Trevathan

Rapid urine stone risk detector

Design an at home device that can detect the presence of urine stones

Team Members: Maggie McDevitt, Isabelle Peters, Shrira Sarkar and Paige Zuber
Client: Dr. Roy Jhagroo
Advisors: Stephen Foley and Prof. Megan McClean

Student Service Award

Patrick Buban, Eva Coughlin, Meghan Detra, Elijah Diederich, Alex He, Kasia Klotz, Jenna Krause, Thomas Kriewaldt, Tevis Linser, Anabelle Olson, and Cora Williams for their efforts above and beyond (an order of magnitude more) in the Biomedical Engineering Outreach Program (directed by Prof. TJ Puccinelli). By participating in a pilot mentor program with primarily underrepresented minority students in Sun Prairie schools for ten weeks. Since this was the pilot year, no curriculum had yet been developed. Our students spent considerable time developing design projects, and guided student groups through the design process including fabrication and prototyping. More importantly, they developed relationships with the kids and inspired them to pursue STEM.

Spring 2023

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Breast MRI Biopsy Positioning and Immobilization Device

Customizable breast immobilization device that aims to create safe pathways for a biopsy of the breast tissue for patients of all breast sizes.

Team Members: Cameron Ashford, Emma Brower, Samuel Herzog, Claire Swartz and Helen Treankler
Client: Dr. Lonie Salkowski
Advisor: Prof. Walter Block

Clip-on torque device for quick and easy wire manipulation during endovascular procedures

The project aims to create a clip-on torque device that enables the operator to easily place the torque device at any location on the guidewire with a single hand.

Team Members: Anna Ankerstjerne, Isabelle Gundrum, William Hayes and Jakob Knauss
Client: Dr. Dai Yamanouchi
Advisor: David Piotrowski

Novel instrument for a safer surgical approach

Creating a novel surgical instrument for use during ulnar nerve decompression surgery

Team Members: Logan De Lacy, Srihari Gopalan, Molly Paras, Zach Spears, Kat Tan and Peter Wawrzyn
Client: Dr. Kyle Muckenhirn
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

Honorable Mention

Endovascular Devices for Cath Lab and Operating Room Procedures

The team will design a proof of concept of a device that allows for surgeons to load and unload guidewires quickly and easily during a procedure.

Team Members: Addison Dupies, Lily Gallagher, Victoria Heiligenthal, Rachel Krueger, Tatum Rubald and Benjamin Smith
Client: Dr. Dai Yamanouchi
Advisor: Prof. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

CPAP/BIPAP accessory medicaltether safety device with built-in alarm system to protect patients from mask/hose disconnections while they sleep

Device to alarm the patient or caregiver in the event of a hose/mask disconnection.

Team Members: Jade Berget, Joe Clauson, Anna St Martin, Caspar Uy and Elise Vorpahl
Client: Branden Boye
Advisors: Dr. Melissa Kinney and Prof. John Puccinelli

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Johnson Health Tech: Adaptive Indoor Rower for Wheelchair Users

The Adaptive Indoor Rower allows for both wheelchair users and non-wheelchair users to complete a rowing workout.

Team Members: Josh Andreatta, Annabel Frake, Roxi Reuter, Samuel Skirpan and Tim Tran
Client: Ms. Staci Quam
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Device to securely position and hold a vocal cord retractor

Device that effectively maintains the desired position of a vocal cord retractor during endoscopic laryngeal surgeries.

Team Members: Eva Coughlin, Kasia Klotz, Jenna Krause, Thomas Kriewaldt, Allison Leasure, Tevis Linser and Anabelle Olson
Client: Dr. Tony Kille
Advisor: Dr. Russ Johnson

Honorable Mention

Central line hemostatic device

Develop a device that incrementally increases pressure to stop/control hemorrhaging during Central Line Catheter insertion

Team Members: Nicole Hanson, Abhi Kumar, Riley Meyer, Alex Pudzisz and Thomas Turinske
Client: Dr. Christopher Ford
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

High throughput quantitative ex vivo MRI of the mouse brain

Creating a holder design for mouse brains under MRI that prevents loss of orientation and prevents bubble formation

Team Members: Mustafa Al Sakhbouri, Erwin Cruz, Anna Mercord, Joel Nitz and Markayle Schears
Client: Dr. JP Yu
Advisors: Dr. Melissa Kinney and Prof. John Puccinelli

Neonatal thoracic procedural model for thoracentesis and pericardiocentesis, including point of care ultrasound

Our goal is to develop a simulator which will allow trainees to, simultaneously, obtain anatomically accurate ultrasound images, and advance a needle into the pleural or pericardial space under ultrasound guidance.

Team Members: Raad Allawi, Johanna Ellefson, Alex Houle, Gabriel Piscitelli, Ethan Runde and Ai Song
Client: Dr. Adam Bauer
Advisor: Dr. Kristyn Masters

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Student Service Award

Fiorella Fernandez, Meghana Kalluri, Elli Hosokawa, and Samantha Kahr for their efforts in promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity across the first year program, BME curriculum and College of Engineering.

Spring 2022

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Color changing catheter

Urinary catheter system that changes the color of urine in response to excess protein or pathogenic bacteria.

Team Members: Ryan Anderson, Megan Bowers, Elizabeth Liu and Cade Van Horn
Client: Ms. Lisa Miller
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Window to the Soul (W2S): Non-invasive multimodal ocular monitoring device for critically ill patients

Ocular device that will continuously monitor all traditional vital signs in critically ill/unconscious patients through a single apparatus.

Team Members: Ava Asbury, Emily Masterson, Ishika Mukherjee and Charlie Zhu
Client: Dr. Josh Glazer
Advisor: Prof. Walter Block

Honorable Mention

Safe and comforting bicycle helmet for African American girls and women with braids

Increase the awareness of bike safety for African American women by designing a helmet that will allow them to be safe and comfortable while bike riding.

Team Members: Jiacomo Beckman, Lily Jaeger and Anne Wong
Client: Dr. Tracy Downs
Advisor: Prof. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

Plexus: xDI: Pill dispenser

Automated pill dispenser that can accurately and consistently dispense a patients scheduled and as needed pills for an entire week.

Team Members: Aaranyak Bhattacharya, Jiahe Jin, Allie Levin, Sandhya Nagarajan and Riley Norman
Client: Dr. Beth Martin
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

JangoBio: Designing single and multi spinner flasks for organoid culture

Cell culturing vessel that suspends organoids in culture using acoustic waves in collaboration with JangoBio, a biotechnology company investigating regenerative stem cell therapies in Madison.

Team Members: Max Christopherson, Sydney Heimer, Jonathan Izban, Matthew Voigt and Christopher Wiegand
Client: Dr. Craig Atwood
Advisor: Prof. Paul Campagnola

Simulator model to teach the digital rectal exam

Easy-to-use teaching model of the anorectal cavity for physicians to learn the administration of a digital rectal examination.

Team Members: Lokesh Kumaravel, Julia Lindahl, Tony Tu and Akshay Vankayala
Client: Dr. Lisa Jones
Advisor: Prof. Megan McClean

Honorable Mention

Modified vaginal contraceptive ring

Contraceptive ring that will improve the microbiome for better vaginal health and higher clearance of HPV.

Team Members: Adeline Drier, Brenton Halvorson, Emma Jansen, Zayn Kayali and Courtney Mohs
Client: Dr. Megan Fitzpatrick
Advisor: Prof. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

Prosthetic Hand

Prosthetic thumb that is affordable and can function well enough for the patient to be able to go back to work.

Team Members: Emmalina Groves, Danielle Lefko, Karen Scharlau and Stephanie Silin
Client: Ms. Shirley Katz
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Controllable, handheld injector for intra-operative stem cell treatment for cardiac repair

Injection system that can be used to deliver stem cells to the heart via a catheter for cardiac repair.

Team Members: Parker Esswein, Macy Frank, Lars Krugel, Vanessa Obrycki and Gabrielle Zuern
Client: Dr. Amish Raval
Advisor: Dr. Melissa Kinney

Johnson Health Tech: Adaptive indoor rower for wheelchair users

Wheelchair accessible rowing ergometer

Team Members: Josh Andreatta, Dhruv Biswas, Cate Flynn, Samuel Skirpan and Tim Tran
Client: Ms. Staci Quam
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

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BME and UWSMPH-TECH Collaborative Innovation Award

Winner

Elevator for the Impacted Fetal Head During Cesarean Section

Create a disposable device that elevates the impacted fetal head from the pelvis in a safe and easy way to limit complications during a cesarean section.

Team Members: Nesya Graupe, Ansley Hartney, Lauren Hicks, Annika Rossebo, Sakina Tariq and Elizabeth Wacker
Client: Dr. Jay Lick
Advisor: Dr. Melissa Kinney

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Student Service Award

This individual volunteered her time above and beyond over the past year to support the department with contributions to the BME Visibility Committee: Annika Rossebo.

These individuals volunteered their time above and beyond over the past year to support the department with contributions including developing new content to promote diversity, inclusion, and equity in the first-year classroom (InterEgr 170), including fun activities, and new criteria for peer evaluations that explicitly includes language on diversity, inclusion, and equity, as well as running a table at EXPO on universal and inclusive engineering design, writing a monthly newsletter and more: Loukia Agoudemos, Raad Allawi, Elli Hosokawa, Lily Jaeger, Milica Lukic, Shankar Sundaresan.

Spring 2021

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Automatic intraventricular drainage system

Accurately controls inter-cranial pressure

Team Members: Ronnie AlRamahi, Andrew Budde, Saketh Challa, Yue Mo, Amber Rollette and Sarah Thornton
Client: Dr. Joshua Medows
Advisor: Prof. Sarah Sandock

Ultrasound guided neonatal lumbar puncture: A simulation training model for dynamic lumbar punctures

Ultrasound simulation trainer that provides repeatable, precise, and accurate training for spinal tap providers performing neonatal lumbar punctures.

Team Members: Megan Baier, Seth Gehrke, Jenny Piciw, Noah Pollard, Laura Robinson and Michael Walz
Client: Dr. Brady Hauser
Advisors: Dr. Kip Ludwig and Dr. James Trevathan

Honorable Mention

Contact Free Neonatal Heartbeat and Respiratory Monitor

Monitoring device for neonates in the Neonatal ICU without touching their body.

Team Members: Neal Duong, Angela Houghtaling, Isabella Lenz and Susan Xia
Client: Dr. Harpreet Singh
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

Amplified stethoscope probe to attach to lung ultrasound probe

Combine stethoscope (attach a speaker) and ultrasound probe for comprehensive lung examination

Team Members: Nomita Chandra, Eric Cimino, Yicheng Ma, Joshua Myszewski and Shankar Sundaresan
Client: Dr. Micah Long
Advisor: Dr. Aviad Hai

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Noise Hazard in the Operating Room

Surgical suctioning device for aspirating bodily fluids during a medical procedure that mitigates the amount of noise produced.

Team Members: Charles Hower, Akshith Mandepally, Jacob Schmidt and Jessica Suderski
Client: Dr. Rahul Samtani
Advisor: Prof. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

Color changing catheter

Urinary catheter system that changes the color of urine in response to excess protein or pathogenic bacteria.

Team Members: Ryan Anderson, Megan Bowers, Elizabeth Liu and Clarissa Tjoanda
Client: Ms. Lisa Miller
Advisor: Prof. Megan McClean

Honorable Mention

Disabled exercise gimbal chair

Device that enables wheelchair users to move from the sitting to the standing position, allowing them to strengthen muscles, aid in bodily functions, and help reduce their current movement limitations.

Team Members: Marissa Harkness, Benjamin Lawonn, Jonathon Murphy, Naman Patel and Jenna Warden
Client: Mr. Keith Wanta
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Creation of a Urothelial Permeability Culture Chamber

Multi chamber system capable of fixing the urothelium at a constant diameter within a Transwell-like cell culture system.

Team Members: Brenton Halvorson, Tae Lee, Vera Shurygina and Cade Van Horn
Client: Dr. Michael Wood
Advisor: Prof. Pamela Kreeger

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BME and UWSMPH-TECH Collaborative Innovation Award

Winner

Alternative Epinephrine Delivery Method During Anaphylaxis for Pediatric Patients

Oral delivery method for epinephrine that will effectively counteract the symptoms of anaphylaxis in pediatric patients.

Team Members: Alexus Edwards, Alyssa Fleischman, Gwendolyn Johnson, Katarina Martinet, Sophia Nehs, Grigor Simitian and Marisa Vattendahl Vidal
Client: Dr. Lenard Markman
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

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Student Service Award

These individuals volunteered their time above and beyond over the past year to support the department with the remote transitions, developing new content and in supporting a welcoming and inclusive environment: Melissa Bouharati, Juliana Damberg, Isabel Erickson, Quinton Heney, Courtney Lynch, Connor Quirk, Seth Roge, Ani Srinivasan, Mengizem Tizale, Ryan Yost, and Jessica Wang.

Spring 2019

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Dialysis solution analysis for infection prevention

Team Members: Sindhu Battula, Amanda Cave, Tanya Iskandar, Christopher Rupel and Kaela Ryan
Client: Dr. Roy Jhagroo
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

Near infrared pen

Team Members: Ben Knudsen, Courtney Lynch, Mr. Janmesh Patel, Tarika Patel and Amber Rollette
Client: Dr. Nicholas Albano
Advisor: Prof. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

Honorable Mention

Rapid needle alignment for localizing breast tumors

Team Members: Kari Borowski, Kevin Fantl, Alexander Henry, Colin Schrof and Gopika SenthilKumar
Client: Dr. Frederick Kelcz
Advisor: Prof. Beth Meyerand

A single insertion catheter for delivering intra-tumoral injection and brachytherapy

Team Members: Anna Keller, Alex Locsin, Nur Amira Mohd Razuan and James Tang
Client: Dr. Zachary Morris
Advisor: Prof. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Real-time measurement of ciliary activity

Team Members: Gabriela Betancourt, Aman Nihal, Tyler Ross and Benjamin Viggiano
Client: Dr. Jonathan Lenz
Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Rogers

Microfluidic device to competitively measure biofilm dispersion potential-Junior

Team Members: Grace Li, Adrian Omidfar, Simon Schirber and Victoria Trantow
Client: Prof. Megan McClean
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

Honorable Mention

Osteochondral transplant system

Team Members: Alexander Babinski, David Fiflis, Alexander Teague and Zachary Wodushek
Client: Dr. Brian Walczak
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Lower Extremity Strength Testing Device

Team Members: Eric Arndt, Samuel Parmentier, Hayley Raj and Daniel Wildner
Client: Dr. Bryan Heiderscheit
Advisor: Prof. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez

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Student Service Award

This year a special award was presented to Rebecca Jean Alcock for her dedication and service to the department especially for her work as BSAC Chair and originating and organizing the first Annual BME Showcase.

Spring 2018

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Device for capturing IVC filters

Team Members: Joseph Ashley, Lexi Doersch, Will Flanigan, Emily Foran and Brett Struthers
Client: Dr. Paul Laeseke
Advisor: Prof. Paul Thompson

Novel At-Home Risk Detector for Kidney Stones

Team Members: Tyler Bambrough, Jack O'Keefe, Will Olson and Carl Parent
Client: Dr. Roy Jhagroo
Advisor: Prof. Chris Brace

Honorable Mention

Prosthetic ankle with biomimetic motion for weight lifting

Team Members: Jason Dekarske, Sahand Eftekari, Hannah Mrazsko and Rachel Tong
Client: Prof. Peter Adamczyk
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Towles

TherVoyant: Compact guide for minimally invasive surgery in an MRI scanner

Provides precise trajectories for minimally invasive brain surgery under MR guidance.

Team Members: Molly De Mars, Zachary Hite, Bailey Ramesh and Caitlin Randell
Client: Dr. Terrence Oakes
Advisor: Prof. Beth Meyerand

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Implantable light source for driving optogenetic constructs

Team Members: Ian Baumgart, Stephen Early, Clinton Heinze, Karam Khateeb and Marisa Tisler
Client: Dr. Jay Yang
Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Rogers

Real-time measurement of ciliary activity

Team Members: Gabriela Betancourt, Aman Nihal, Tyler Ross and Benjamin Viggiano
Client: Dr. Jonathan Lenz
Advisor: Prof. Pamela Kreeger

Honorable Mention

Creation of a Urothelial Permeability Culture Chamber

Team Members: Austin Feeney, Emma Herrig, Hunter Johnson, James Jorgensen and Andrew Miller
Client: Dr. Michael Wood
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Rapid needle alignment for localizing breast tumors

Team Members: Kari Borowski, Kevin Fantl, Alexander Henry, Colin Schrof and Gopika SenthilKumar
Client: Dr. Frederick Kelcz
Advisor: Prof. Beth Meyerand

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Spring 2017

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Digital biofeedback device to teach abdominal breathing

Abdominal breathing training device for patients who suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, and other disorders

Team Members: Anupama Bhattacharya, Ms. Jessica Brand, Kayla Huemer, Hannah Lider and Melanie Loppnow
Client: Dr. Ken Kushner
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Ergonomic laboratory vortex mixer

Team Members: Lexi Doersch, Stephen Early, Emily Foran and Brett Struthers
Client: Dr. Robert Radwin
Advisor: Prof. Megan McClean

Honorable Mention

Dialysis solution analysis for infection prevention

Team Members: Austin Evans, Thomas Feustel, Matthew Knoespel and Randal Mills
Client: Dr. Roy Jhagroo
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Automatic intraventricular drainage system

Team Members: Savannah Kuehn, Eric Solis and Ricardo Zuniga
Client: Dr. Joshua Medows
Advisor: Prof. Megan McClean

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Device to measure fungal biofilm dispersion

Team Members: Rebecca Brodziski, Nicholas Hoppe, Madalyn Pechmann and Jason Wan
Client: Prof. Megan McClean
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Force monitoring model for casting a distal radius fracture

Team Members: Andrew Baldys, Keshav Garg, Trace Jocewicz III and Marshall Schlick
Client: Dr. James Stokman
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

Honorable Mention

Automated quality assurance system for clinical CT systems

Team Members: Samuel Brenny, Connor Ford, Rachel Reiter and Heather Shumaker
Client: Dr. Tim Stick (Szczykutowicz)
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

A modified Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) balloon

Team Members: Hanna Barton, Austin Feeney, Hunter Johnson and James Jorgensen
Client: Dr. Shahzeb Munir
Advisor: Dr. Kris Saha

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Spring 2016

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Dialysis solution analysis for infection prevention

Team Members: Alyssa Acker, Nicholas Gilling, Eric Howell, Nathan Leppert and David Schmidt
Client: Dr. Roy Jhagroo
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Telemetry Adaptor

Continuous streaming of atrial electrogram on patient monitor

Team Members: Matthew Knoespel, Randal Mills, James Olson, Connor Sheedy and Philip Terrien
Client: Dr. Nicholas Von Bergen
Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Rogers

Honorable Mention

Atrial Fibrillation Screener

Team Members: Justin Alt, Samuel Esch, Daniel Grieshop, Todd Le and Rocio Riillo
Client: Dr. Philip Bain
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Back Support for Surgeons

Team Members: Alec Hill, Molly Scott, Liam Takahashi and Michael Weiser
Client: Dr. Robert Radwin
Advisor: Prof. Chris Brace

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Design of a novel HIV viral load assay for use in resource settings

Team Members: Nicolaas Angenent-Mari, Bailey Flanigan, Theo Loo and Joseph Vecchi
Client: Prof. Dave Beebe
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Abdominal breathing teaching device

Team Members: Anupama Bhattacharya, Kayla Huemer, Hannah Lider and Melanie Loppnow
Client: Dr. Ken Kushner
Advisor: Prof. Chris Brace

Honorable Mention

Pelvic floor muscle biofeedback computer games

Team Members: Lucas Hurtley, Evan Jellings, Lucas Lato and David Mott
Client: Dr. Patrick McKenna
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

Expandable bone graft

Team Members: Annamarie Ciancio, Kristen Driscoll, Trenton Roeber and Brian Yasosky
Client: Dr. Nathaniel Brooks
Advisor: Dr. Ed Bersu

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Spring 2015

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Infant Delivery Device for Vaginal Delivery

Team Members: Alenna Beroza, Kimberly Buchanan, Emily Junger and Ana Lara Santiago
Client: Dr. Jay Lick
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Towles

Atrial Fibrillation Screener

Team Members: Justin Alt, Samuel Esch, Daniel Grieshop, Todd Le and Rocio Riillo
Client: Dr. Philip Bain
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Honorable Mention

Bladder cancer resectoscope: The Badger Bladder Tumor Removal Device

Team Members: Katherine Baldwin, Alyssa Mitchell, Tyler Moon and Ryan Reynebeau
Client: Dr. Tracy Downs
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Dialysis solution analysis for infection prevention

Team Members: Alyssa Acker, Nicholas Gilling, Nathan Leppert and David Schmidt
Client: Dr. Roy Jhagroo
Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Rogers

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Hemorheological-based microfluidic chip platform for measuring blood viscosity

Team Members: Tyler Lieberthal, Christopher Patterson, Ross Paulson, Anthony Prostrollo and Jared Warczytowa
Client: Prof. Chris Brace
Advisor: Prof. Paul Thompson

Development of an anti-crouch, dynamic leg brace

Team Members: Aaron Bishop, Alex Ehlers, Kyle Koehler, Brady Lundin and Emily Olszewski
Client: Donita Croft
Advisor: Prof. Chris Brace

Honorable Mention

Modified inkjet printer for multi-channel bioprinting

Team Members: Jack Goss, Karl Kabarowski, Evan Lange and Tyler Max
Client: Dr. Jay Yang
Advisor: Prof. Paul Thompson

Device to monitor and quantify early hypovolemia due to hemorrhage

Team Members: Nicolaas Angenent-Mari, Bailey Flanigan, Micaella Poehler and Olivia Velazquez
Client: Dr. Dennis Bahr
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

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Spring 2014

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Bean Sleeve (Super Splint)

Team Members: Ryan Keuler, Alex Lavanway, Michael Schmidt and Jacob Tokar
Client: Dr. Matthew Halanski
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Cast saw skin injury eliminator

Team Members: Timothy Abbott, Hannah Frank, Mr. Billy Greisch and Jeffrey Wu
Client: Dr. Matthew Halanski
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Honorable Mention

Expandable bone graft

Team Members: James Dorrance, Terah Hennick, Katherine Jeffris and Taylor Weis
Client: Dr. Nathaniel Brooks
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Infant delivery device for vaginal delivery

Team Members: Alenna Beroza, Kimberly Buchanan, Emily Junger and Ana Lara Santiago
Client: Dr. Jay Lick
Advisor: Dr. Tom Yen

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Wireless Motion Capture System for Alpine Skiers

Team Members: Robert Carson, Hannah Meyer, Derek Pitts, Charles Rodenkirch and Gustavo Vargas
Client: Prof. Darryl Thelen
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

Interstitial diffuse optical fiber probe design

Team Members: Matthew Boyer, Samual Lines, Michael Simonson and Thomas Zipp
Client: Prof. Michael Kissick
Advisor: Prof. Paul Thompson

Honorable Mention

Magnetic retention of facial prostheses to body piercings

Team Members: Megan Courtney, Lindy Couwenhoven, Amy Martin and Alexandra Schmidt
Client: Mr. Greg Gion
Advisor: Dr. Kris Saha

Optimizing Filtration and Preservation of Epithelial Cells from Urine

Team Members: Angela Beltrame, Mustafa Khan, Susanna Kwok and Shaun Pomerenke
Client: Dr. Kris Saha
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

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Student Service Award

This year a special award was presented to senior Caleb Durante for his dedication and service to the department especially for his work in the creation of the BME Design Studio and Teaching Assistant/Project Assistant in BME 201.

Spring 2013

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Right Angle Scissors Dissector: TEAM RAD

Team Members: Joseph Benert, Baljit Kler, Nicholas Schapals and Anyi Wang
Client: Emily Hartmann
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Endotracheal Lidocaine Applicator (ELA)

Device to deliver lidocaine to the trachea.

Team Members: Katherine Baldwin, James Dorrance, Terah Hennick and Alyssa Mitchell
Client: Dr. Richard Galgon
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Honorable Mention

EWH Project: Infant respiratory monitor

Low cost and highly reliable detection system that could alert nearby adults when infant breathing stops, giving them a chance to wake or resuscitate the infant.

Team Members: Drew Birrenkott, Caleb Durante, Donald Weier and Bradley Wendorff
Client: Prof. Amit Nimunkar
Advisor: Prof. Paul Thompson

Cervical cancer screening software for use in under-resourced areas

Low-cost, portable software application to screen for cervical cancer cells in a sample for under-resourced and rural areas.

Team Members: Isabel Callan, Yuan He, Katherine Hildebrand and Amanda Macallister
Client: Dr. Philip Bain
Advisor: Prof. Chris Brace

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Optimizing derivation, expansion and differentiation of suspension reprogrammed stem cell cultures

Team Members: Jeff Groskopf, Tyler Klann, Lisa Kohli and Ian Linsmeier
Client: Dr. Kris Saha
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Forearm segmental compression device for prevention of deep venous thrombosis in the lower extremity

Team Members: Allison Benna, Emily Florence, Seve Strook and Joshua Zent
Client: Dr. Steven Yale
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Honorable Mention

Device to help severely mentally ill patients to quit smoking

Team Members: Robert Carson, Douglas Ciha, Paul Strand and Gustavo Vargas
Client: Prof. David Gustafson
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

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Student Service Award

This year a special award was presented to senior Matthew Bollom for his continued dedication and service to the department especially for his work above and beyond as BWIG Chair and Lead Student Assistant in BME 201.

Spring 2012

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Development of a biocidal surgical drain

Team Members: Kelsey Hoegh, Tanner Marshall, Laura Platner, Taylor Powers and Daniel Tighe
Client: Dr. Samuel Poore
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Water resistant boot for walking casts

Team Members: Joseph Benert, Taylor Jaraczewski, Baljit Kler and Lucas Schimmelpfenning
Client: Donita Croft
Advisor: Prof. Tracy Jane Puccinelli

Honorable Mention

A new vascular clamp for robotic partial nephrectomy

Team Members: Jeffrey Hlinka, Shannon Hynes and Kayla Stankevitz
Client: Dr. Jason Abel
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Engineering World Health (EWH) infant respiratory rate monitor

Team Members: Christopher Besaw, Benjamin Smith, Donald Weier and Stephen Young
Client: Prof. Amit Nimunkar
Advisor: Prof. Paul Thompson

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Design Excellence Award

Winner

Standing Paraplegic Omni-directional Transport (SPOT)

Mobility device to return Dr. Garrett Cuppels, a T-12 paraplegic surgeon, to the operating room.

Team Members: Justin Cacciatore, Michael Konrath, James Madsen, Blake Marzella and Bret Olson
Client: Dr. Garrett Cuppels
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

Head holder for MR-guided drug delivery testing

Team Members: Gabriel Bautista, Kevin Beene, Kimberly Maciolek and Hope Marshall
Client: Prof. Walter Block
Advisor: Dr. Tom Yen

Honorable Mention

MRI-compatible step dynamometer

Team Members: Evan Flink, Andrew Hanske, Tongkeun Lee and Nicholas Thate
Client: Dr. Alejandro Roldan
Advisor: Dr. Willis Tompkins

Developing a 3D model of the tongue and mouth to assess pressure generation when swallowing

Team Members: Armand Grabowski, Naomi Humpal, Taylor Milne and Nicholas Schapals
Client: JoAnne Robbins
Advisor: Dr. Tom Yen

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Student Service Award

This year a special award was presented to senior Matthew Bollom for his continued dedication and service to the department especially for his work above and beyond as BWIG Chair.

Spring 2011

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Development of a bioreactor cassette for autologous pluripotent stem cell production

Team Members: Kimberli Kamer, Elise Larson and Laura Zeitler
Client: Derek Hei
Advisor: Prof. Naomi Chesler

Absorbable hydrodissection fluids

Biocompatible, absorbable, and thermal reversible hydrodissection fluid to protect neighboring tissue during tumor ablation.

Team Members: Patrick Cassidy, Sean Heyrman, Alexander Johnson and Anthony Sprangers
Client: Prof. Chris Brace
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

Design, testing and calibration of a small syringe for use with a power injector

Team Members: Joseph Benert, Christopher Besaw, Donald Weier and Stephen Young
Client: Charles Strother
Advisor: Prof. Paul Thompson

Honorable Mention

Implementing Lean Kaizen event recommendations to improve productivity at Wiscraft

Team Members: Caitlyn Collins, Justin Gearing, Daniel Miller and Jamon Opgenorth
Client: Dr. Ananth Krishnamurthy
Advisor: Dr. Tom Yen

Universal surgical drain

Team Members: Timothy Barry, Scott Carpenter, Ozair Chaudhry, Ryan Childs and Evan Joyce
Client: Dr. Ramzi Shehadi
Advisor: Prof. Wan-Ju Li

Digital Braille Watch

Team Members: Nicholas Anderson, Kyle Jamar, Taylor Milne and Chandresh Singh
Client: Holly and Colton Albrechct
Advisor: Prof. John Puccinelli

Fixation device for a laryngeal soft tissue flap for vocal fold reconstruction

Team Members: Ross Comer, Bryan Jepson, Dr. Christa Wille and William Zuleger
Client: Seth Dailey
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Computerized or mechanical 3D model for neuro-endoscopic teaching and practice

Team Members: Jeff Groskopf, Michael Rossmiller, Nicholas Schapals and Anyi Wang
Client: Dr. Bermans Iskandar
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Design of a wound protector/retractor for thyroid surgery

Team Members: Armand Grabowski, Naomi Humpal, Molly Krohn and Kimberly Maciolek
Client: David Greenblatt
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

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Spring 2010

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement

Team Members: Nate Cira, Amanda Feest, Hallie Kreitlow and Kenny Roggow
Client: Dr. Ramzi Shehadi
Advisor: Prof. Naomi Chesler

Ventilator associated pneumonia reducing endotracheal tube

Team Members: Scott Carpenter, Ozair Chaudhry, Ryan Childs, Paul Fossum and Evan Joyce
Client: Mark Schroeder
Advisor: Prof. Amit Nimunkar

Biogel release to the ocular surface of epithelial growth factors

Team Members: John Byce, Jeffrey Hlinka, Alexander Johnson, Sarah Reichert and Anthony Sprangers
Client: Neal Barney
Advisor: Prof. Chris Brace

Honorable Mention

Delivery of Aerosol Drugs Through Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Team Members: Joe Decker, Ryan Kimmel, Patrick Kurkiewicz, Annie Loevinger and Stephen Welch
Client: Mihai Teodorescu
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Attachment of Prosthetic Ear to Cranial Implant Abutments

Team Members: Dr. Eamon Bernardoni, James Mott, Samantha Paulsen and Brooke Sampone
Client: Mr. Greg Gion
Advisor: Dr. Willis Tompkins

Impedance Cardiography

Team Members: Ross Comer, Jacob Meyer and Tian Zhou
Client: Prof. John Webster
Advisor: Dr. Dennis Bahr

Research and Development Award - Follow-On Funding

Design of an open source imaging/therapy platform for small animal research

Jon Seaton and Jay Sekhon will continue research and development for their design.

Spring 2009

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Flow controlled endoscope irrigation pump

Team Members: Claire Flanagan, Holly Liske, Laura Piechura and Kellen Sheedy
Client: Dr. Joshua Medows
Advisor: Prof. William Murphy

MRI-compatible olfactometer

Team Members: Kaitlin Brendel, Joe Decker, Ryan Kimmel and Stephen Welch
Client: Dr. Vivek Prabhakaran
Advisor: Prof. John Webster

Phonetics-based augmentative communication device for children with significant communication disorders

Team Members: Prachi Agarwal, Erin Devine, Brian Mogen and Stephen Wyche
Client: Dr. Lawerence Kaplan
Advisor: Prof. Brenda Ogle

Honorable Mention

Develop anatomical model to demonstrate correct use of female barriers

Team Members: Karen Chen, Chou Mai and Rexxi Prasasya
Client: Dr. Marge Sutinen
Advisor: Prof. William Murphy

Heated diagnostic radiology exam table

Team Members: Joel Gaston, Joseph Labuz, Paul Schildgen and Tyler Vovos
Client: Lanee Maclean
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

A device to reliably collect bronchoalveolar lavage effluent during flexible bronchoscopy

Team Members: Allison Johnson, Kimberli Kamer, Elise Larson and Laura Zeitler
Client: Dr. Chris Green
Advisor: Prof. Brenda Ogle

Research and Development Award - Follow-On Funding

Open-source, low-cost, web-guided spirometer

Jeremy Glynn and Andrew Dias will continue research and development for their design.

Spring 2008

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

Delivery of Inhaled Drugs through Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

Team Members: Sara Karle, Michele Lorenz and Emily Maslonkowski
Client: Mihai Teodorescu
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Pill Removal Device

Team Members: Ryan Carroll, Ben Engel, Eric Printz and Justin Schmidt
Client: Dr. Molly Carnes
Advisor: Prof. Brenda Ogle

Blinking orbital prosthesis

Team Members: Joel Gaston, Ryan Kimmel, Hallie Kreitlow and Allison McArton
Client: Mr. Greg Gion
Advisor: Prof. William Murphy

Spring 2007

Tong Biomedical Design Award

Winner

An MR-Compatible Device for Imaging the Lower Extremity During Movement and Under Load

Team Members: Eric Bader, Arinne Lyman, Sarajane Stevens and Christopher Westphal
Client: Prof. Darryl Thelen
Advisor: Prof. William Murphy

Sensory substitution device for hearing impairment

Team Members: Jimmy Fong, Becky Jones, Jack Page, Ryan Thome and Matt Valaskey
Client: Veronica Heide
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler

Device to improve diagnostic yield of fine needle aspiration

Team Members: Aaron Freis, Robyn Hrobsky, Chou Mai and Jason Tham
Client: Dr. Frederick Kelcz
Advisor: Prof. Naomi Chesler