Operating room patient transfer device
Project Overview
This project is to design an articulating roller to transfer a sleeping patient from one flexed bed to another in the operating room. Standard roller boards work best with flat beds, but patients sometimes cannot lie flat during transfer.
Team Picture
![From Left to Right: Jamon Opgenorth, Dan Miller, Justin Gearing, Alex Bloomquist](/projects/s09/patient_transfer/image/view/fffb12c1-31cf-42bc-bf5d-4d9f05da11a0/38gearing.jpg)
Images
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![Partial prototype](/projects/s09/patient_transfer/image/view/836518ca-e8f5-4fde-94a8-57f3659f6f5b/photo.jpg)
Files
- Product Design Specifications #1 (February 7, 2009)
- Midsemester Presentation (March 6, 2009)
- Midsemester Report (March 11, 2009)
- Final Poster (April 30, 2009)
- Final Report (May 7, 2009)
Contact Information
Team Members
- Justin Gearing - Team Leader
- Jamon Opgenorth - Communicator
- Dan Miller - BSAC
- Alex Bloomquist - BWIG
Advisor and Client
- Prof. Brenda Ogle - Advisor
- Ashish Mahajan - Client