Project Overview

Injectable fillers (fat grafts, collagen, hyaluronic acid, etc) are commonly used in plastic surgery to fill depressions or contour irregularities after extirpative cancer surgery or for cosmetic purposes. A frequent problem with these fillers is because of their viscosity, using standard syringes and simple thumb pressure leads to a lack of consistent volume deposition (i.e., lumpiness that is visible under the skin). We are trying to develop a simple syringe device that has some sort of ratchet mechanism (or something like it) for which a depressed plunger or button will administer a known volume (i.e., 0.1 mL).

Files

• PDS (February 1, 2006)
• Mid-Semester Presentation (February 23, 2006)
• Mid-Semester Report (March 2, 2006)
• Final Report (April 28, 2006)
• Final Presentation (May 5, 2006)

Contact Information

Team Members

• Tess Rollmann - Team Leader
• Joe Cabelka - Communicator
• Mark Yarmakovic - BSAC
• Jenny Wager - BWIG

Advisor and Client

• Prof. Paul Thompson - Advisor
• Justin Piasecki - Client

Related Projects

• Spring 2006: Syringe for injectable fillers
• Fall 2005: Syringe for injectable fillers