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Improved suture drive

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Improve the speed and efficiency of suturing for cardiac surgery to reduce cardiac arrest time.

Project Overview

Suturing is a time consuming process that consists of treading a needle back and forth to sew a wound closed. Our client, Dr. Von Bergen is trained in pediatric cardiac electrophysiology, and performs many sutures a day on heart surgery patients [1]. An issue he has with the suturing process is that he wastes a lot of time re-orienting the forceps and needle in order to properly close the wound. This time wasted is not only inefficient for a doctor's workflow, but for certain procedures, this extra time can increase the risk of harm to a patient. Our goal is to create a product that can simplify this process and reduce the time it takes to perform a suture.

Team Picture

Top Row From Left to Right - Trevor Silber, Matthew Fang // Bottom Row From Left to Right - Draeson Marcoux, Isaac Krause
Top Row From Left to Right - Trevor Silber, Matthew Fang // Bottom Row From Left to Right - Draeson Marcoux, Isaac Krause

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Team Members

  • Matthew Fang - Team Leader
  • Trevor Silber - Communicator
  • Draeson Marcoux - BSAC & BPAG
  • Isaac Krause - BWIG
  • Jackson Hoang

Advisor and Client

  • Dr. Aviad Hai - Advisor
  • Dr. Nicholas Von Bergen - Client

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