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Syringe for injectable fillers

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).

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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

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