Project Overview

In the operating room, surgeons must be able to quickly designate points of interest from arthroscopic images on the screens. This is crucial for the education of new medical professionals as well as precisely identifying problem areas and key findings for treatment. Conventional laser pointers would be able to satisfy this need but are not inherently sterile. To remedy this, surgeons have attempted placing the lasers inside of clear sterile bags. However, this method has proven to be clumsy and carries the risk of punctures in the bag, which would lead to subsequent contamination of the operating room.

Our task is to design a pen-sized, sterilizable and disposable laser pointer. It must be disposable since these could be dropped on the floor, and there really is not sufficient time mid-procedure or even between surgeries to re-sterilize it. We aim to develop a low-cost, sterile laser pointer that surgeons will be able to use effectively and comfortably.

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Contact Information

Team Members

• Trevor Zarecki - Team Leader
• Kathryn Hohenwalter - Communicator
• Jack Mcginnity - BSAC
• Nicholas Maurer - BWIG
• Samuel Perez-Tamayo - BPAG

Advisor and Client

• Dr. Ed Bersu - Advisor
• Dr. James Keene - Client