xDI: Joint arthroscopy manikin for viable cartilage
The team must design a knee manikin to hold live surgical discard tissue for testing of arthroscopic devices and the measurement of cellular behavior.
Project Overview
Arthroscopic tools to evaluate joint health must be evaluated in a closed joint space prior to clinical implementation. Obtaining full knee joints with viable cartilage, as required for tools that measure biological/cellular behavior, is challenging and expensive. Animal joints are often a poor proxy for the surgical approaches used in human joints. Therefore, this project involves developing a manikin that can hold viable surgical discard tissue, which is readily available, for testing arthroscopic devices.
Project Status
Important aspects of this past week include meeting with Dr. Henak and Dr. Johnson to discuss updates on the prototype assembly and to receive feedback on the progress of each project division, as well as to work on/complete final deliverables – final poster and report. For the bone team, stress analysis test results were finalized. For the enclosure team, the enclosure design with dryer vent and epoxied femur to lid was completed. For the pump team, the new O-rings were tested with new leaks and the new joint locking system was tested. As the semester comes to an end, the team will be attending BME final poster presentations Friday 4/26 from 12-2:15 pm. The team will also be attending the ME final presentations both May 1st and May 2nd, and will have the ME final report completed and submitted Monday 04/29.
Team Picture
Files
- Final Poster Presentation (April 25, 2024)
- Preliminary Report (April 24, 2024)
- PDS (April 24, 2024)
- Executive Summary (April 18, 2024)
Progress Reports
- Week 13 (April 24, 2024)
- Week 12 (April 17, 2024)
- Week 11 (April 10, 2024)
- Week 9 (March 27, 2024)
- Week 8 (March 20, 2024)
- Week 7 (March 14, 2024)
- Week 6 (March 7, 2024)
- Week 5 (February 29, 2024)
- Week 4 (February 22, 2024)
- Week 3 (February 15, 2024)
- Week 2 (February 8, 2024)
- Week 1 (February 1, 2024)
Contact Information
Team Members
- Delaney Reindl - Co-Team Leader
- Shrey Ramesh - Co-Team Leader
- Connor Dokken - Communicator
- Sierra Reschke - BSAC & Co-BWIG
- Rachel Dallet - Co-BWIG
- Jack Thurk - BPAG
Advisor and Client
- Dr. Russ Johnson - Advisor
- Dr. Corinne Henak - Client
Related Projects
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