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Medical Art Prosthetics: Limited-access craniofacial endosseous abutment driver

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Design a tool for clinicians to easily access facial prosthetic abutments.

Project Overview

Our group is tasked with creating a device to help clinicians start the process of screwing in facial prosthesis abutments. During this process, a small torque wrench is used to screw in a healing abutment, and later a final abutment, into the patient's osseointegrated fixtures. To do this, the torque wrench is put into the cavity where the abutment is located and used to screw the abutment up to the desired force. Before this process can be completed, the abutment needs to be put into place and start threading into the surgically implanted bone fixture. This is usually done with the operator's fingers, and in some scenarios can be difficult due to tight spaces or odd angles. We will design a device that allows easy access to the abutment and allows the clinician to efficiently thread the screw and remove or attach new abutments.

Team Picture

From left to right: Courtney Mohs, Cole Knickelbine, Emily Masterson, Mary Laudon, Lucas Pinkerton, Emma Jansen
From left to right: Courtney Mohs, Cole Knickelbine, Emily Masterson, Mary Laudon, Lucas Pinkerton, Emma Jansen

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Team Members

  • Courtney Mohs - Team Leader
  • Cole Knickelbine - Communicator
  • Emma Jansen - BSAC
  • Emily Masterson - Co-BWIG
  • Mary Laudon - Co-BWIG
  • Lucas Pinkerton - BPAG

Advisor and Client

  • Dr. Kip Ludwig - Advisor
  • Mr. Greg Gion - Client

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