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Endovascular Devices for Cath Lab and Operating Room Procedures

The team will design a proof of concept of a device that allows for surgeons to load and unload guidewires quickly and easily during a procedure.

Design Award

  • Tong Biomedical Design Award Honorable Mention

Project Overview

In many endovascular catheter related surgeries, surgeons must use multiple guidewires during a single procedure. These guidewires are hard to manage as they can get tangled and disorderly. This product aims to increase procedure efficiency and safety by decreasing the time it takes for surgeons to organize the wires. Thus, we will engineer a device to organize multiple catheters and solve this issue. The device will consist of two parts: (1) a stand to hold the wheels (2) 3 wheels in which the guidewires will be placed. The guidewire must stay organized and unknotted when removed from the wheel. It must be easy to remove the wire while in the operating room. The wheels must also be easily placed and removed from the stand.

Team Picture

Top Row (Left to Right): Rachel Krueger, Victoria Heiligenthal, Tatum Rubald. Bottom Row (Left to Right): Lily Gallagher, Addison Dupies, Benjamin Smith
Top Row (Left to Right): Rachel Krueger, Victoria Heiligenthal, Tatum Rubald. Bottom Row (Left to Right): Lily Gallagher, Addison Dupies, Benjamin Smith

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Team Members

  • Tatum Rubald - Team Leader
  • Addison Dupies - Communicator
  • Benjamin Smith - Co-BSAC
  • Lily Gallagher - Co-BSAC
  • Rachel Krueger - BWIG
  • Victoria Heiligenthal - BPAG

Advisor and Client

  • Prof. Darilis Suarez-Gonzalez - Advisor
  • Dr. Dai Yamanouchi - Client

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