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2024
Exact Sciences: An accurate and efficient method of performing wireless temperature calibration
Design a device which performs temperature calibration in a deep well plate to ensure the integrity of Hamilton Heater Shakers.
- News: The key to innovation: Ideas Exact Sciences engages the next generation of visionaries to help support its commitment to patients. (August 12, 2024)
Eye drop assistant
Device used with an eye drop bottle to 1) steady the dispensing of the drops and 2) allow for easier grip of the bottle and ensuring a single drop is administered.
- Award: 1st place: Shark tank (April 12, 2024)
Reducing whole-body vibrations on neonatal transport
Developing a transport bed or mechanism that reduces the impact of whole-body vibrations during neonatal transport while maintaining the functions of current incubators.
- Patent: pending
2023
Breast MRI Biopsy Positioning and Immobilization Device
Customizable breast immobilization device that aims to create safe pathways for a biopsy of the breast tissue for patients of all breast sizes.
- News: Meet the 2023 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge Winners (2023)
- Award: 3rd Place, 12th annual Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge (2023)
Clip-on torque device for quick and easy wire manipulation during endovascular procedures
The project aims to create a clip-on torque device that enables the operator to easily place the torque device at any location on the guidewire with a single hand.
- News: Students’ invention aims to clip crucial minutes off endovascular surgeries (November 28, 2023)
- Award: Winner: HealthIT award: Wisconsin Innovation Award (October 11, 2023)
- Award: Finalist: Wisconsin Innovation Awards (August 7, 2023)
Controllable, handheld injector for intra-operative stem cell treatment for cardiac repair
Injection system that can be used to deliver stem cells to the heart via a catheter for cardiac repair.
- Publication: Esswein, P.J., Frank, M.C., Obrycki, V.J., Krugel, L.S., Zuern, G., Schmuck, E.G. and Raval, A.N. "Design and Evaluation of a High-Precision Programmable Force-Sensing Therapeutic Intramyocardial Stem Cell Injection Device." Biomedical Materials & Devices (April 4, 2024)
Implantable pressure sensing device for longitudinal intracranial pressure monitoring in craniosynostosis
Pressure sensing device for intracranial implantation following cranial vault remodeling for long-term intracranial pressure monitoring in craniosynostosis
- Patent: Pending: Implantable pressure sensing device for longitudinal intracranial pressure monitoring
Johnson Health Tech: Adaptive Indoor Rower for Wheelchair Users
The Adaptive Indoor Rower allows for both wheelchair users and non-wheelchair users to complete a rowing workout.
- News: Rowing in a new direction: BME design project supports adaptive exercise (February 20, 2023)
Layered facial model for injections of facial fillers to teach anatomy and avoidance of blood vessels
Team Heads Up 6 Up designed a realistic face model composed of multiple layers with correct artery anatomy that signals when arteries are intruded.
- Presentation: American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) 54th Annual Fall Scientific Symposium, San Francisco, CA (November 3, 2023)
- Presentation: Innovative Advances in Oculofacial Rejuvenation, European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) - 41st meeting, Naples, Italy (September 15, 2023)
Novel instrument for a safer surgical approach
Creating a novel surgical instrument for use during ulnar nerve decompression surgery
- Publication: Z Spears, M Paras, L Fitzsimmons, L De Lacy, P Wawrzyn, S Conway, S Gopalan, K Muckenhirn, and J Puccinelli. "Comparing Scissors and Scalpels to a Novel Surgical Instrument: A Biomechanical Sectioning Study", BMC Biomedical Engineering. (November 1, 2024)
- News: UW-Madison biomedical engineers win Collegiate Inventors Competition, COE News (October 18, 2024)
- News: UW-Madison students' 'Nerve Ninja' wins national inventors competition, Wisconsin State Journal (October 18, 2024)
- Award: Winner: Collegiate Inventors Competition - 2024 (October 17, 2024)
- News: Forceps. Scalpel. Nerve Ninja: UW-Madison engineers devise tool to limit nerve damage in surgery, Wisconsin State Journal (October 6, 2024)
- News: Invention goes before judges: Biomed engineering students came up with 'Nerve Ninja', Wisconsin State Journal (October 5, 2024)
- News: BME team competes for college inventors prize, COE News (September 27, 2024)
- Award: Finalist, Collegiate Inventors Competition (September 26, 2024)
- Company: Badger Surgical Solutions, LLC (August 18, 2023)
- Patent: Pending: Tissue manipulation and cutting device and related methods
2021
Automatic intraventricular drainage system
Accurately controls inter-cranial pressure
- Grant: National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program recipient (2023)
- Patent: US20230123678A1, Automatic In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device for Intraventricular Drainage (October 15, 2021)
Biofeedback device for prevention of migraines
Develop a low-cost and accessible biofeedback device for the mitigation of migraine.
- Patent: P210289, Portable, Affordable Biofeedback Device for the Treatment of Migraines (2021)
Interventional lumbar spine procedure model
Lumbar spine model that allows residents and fellows to practice spinal injections prior to conducting procedures on patients.
- Presentation: The Lumbar Spine Procedure Model, UW Health Multidisciplinary Pain and PM&R Research Day (May 14, 2021)
Lateral flow card for Point-of-Care COVID-19 antibody testing
Rapid, low-cost and reliable device that can collect whole blood and transfer plasma into assay chamber for antibody testing.
- News: By delivering more details, biosensor boosts antibody testing (March 23, 2022)
- Publication: Multiplexed COVID-19 antibody quantification from human sera using label-free nanoplasmonic biosensors (March 16, 2022)
- News: Yesilkoy lands grant to improve COVID-19 immunity monitoring (August 12, 2021)
- Grant: Widespread protective immunity screening against COVID-19 using a point-of-care serology-profiling biosensor, Partnership Education and Research Committee (PERC), 2 years (July 2021)
Ultrasound guided neonatal lumbar puncture: A simulation training model for dynamic lumbar punctures
Ultrasound simulation trainer that provides repeatable, precise, and accurate training for spinal tap providers performing neonatal lumbar punctures.
- News: Pediatric physicians tap biomedical engineering students to design lumbar puncture model (April 27, 2021)
2020
Global Health: Prevention of diabetic foot ulceration and amputation
Method to thermally diagnose diabetic foot ulcers.
- News: Student duo using machine learning to improve diabetes treatment in India (March 4, 2021)
Microfluidic Device to Competitively Measure Biofilm Dispersion Potential
Quantify biofilm dispersion in a fungal infection in vitro setting.
- News: McClean, Beebe collaborating to develop new microfluidic system for studying fungal infections (March 8, 2021)
- Grant: McClean and Beebe, Under-oil open microfluidic system (UOMS) for studying systemic fungal infection, NIH (NIAID) R01AI15490: $3,804,305 over five years (February 1, 2021)
- Publication: Li C, Hite Z, Warrick JW, Li J, Geller SH, Trantow VG, McClean MN, Beebe DJ. Under oil open-channel microfluidics empowered by exclusive liquid repellency. Sci Adv. 6(16). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aay9919 (April 2020)
Tandem bike for autistic person
Tandem bike modified so that an adult autistic child can go for rides with an attendant.
- News: Long ride: Biomedical engineering students persevere to build tandem bike for autistic adult (May 17, 2022)
2019
Dialysis solution analysis for infection prevention
- Company: PrevenX, LLC (May 2019)
Evaluation of LN2 Dewar Health Using a Weight-based Monitoring System
- Publication: Evaluation of cryogenic dewar health using a weight-based monitoring system, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Volume 39, e1 - e2 (September 1, 2019)
- Award: 2nd Place, CRB Symposium Presentation (May 17, 2019)
- Presentation: College of Reproductive Biology, 23rd Annual Symposium, New Orleans (May 16, 2019)
Near infrared pen
- Award: Best Undergraduate Poster, MSOE Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium (April 12, 2019)
- Company: VIABL, LLC (January 2019)
- Patent: Pending
Optical measurement of animal tumor volume for cancer research studies
- Patent: US20210052189A1, Lesion Volume Measurements System (August 20, 2020)
2018
A single insertion catheter for delivering intra-tumoral injection and brachytherapy
- Patent: US11672956B2, Multi-purpose catheter for brachytherapy and intratumoral injection (March 12, 2020)
Mask for Oral Anesthesia and Manipulation
- Publication: A Mouse Model of Oropharyngeal Papillomavirus-Induced Neoplasia Using Novel Tools for Infection and Nasal Anesthesia, Viruses, 12, 450. (April 16, 2020)
A miniature microscope for fluorescence imaging
- Publication: Designing a Compact, Low-Cost FRET Microscopy Platform for the Undergraduate Classroom. The Biophysicist; 1 (2): 4. (January 2020)
Device for capturing IVC filters
- Patent: US11207171B2, Catheter apparatus and method (April 29, 2019)
Pressure monitoring model for casting a distal radius fracture
- Licensed by: SAWBONES (2019)
- Presentation: International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS), Orlando (2017)
SLIP project (Solution for Leakage through an Innovative Pessary)
- Patent: US11523935B2, Compressible vaginal pessary for treatment of stress urinary incontinence (April 27, 2020)
- Clinical Trial: Solution for Leakage through an Innovative Pessary (SLIP), IRB number 2015-0593
TherVoyant: Compact guide for minimally invasive surgery in an MRI scanner
Provides precise trajectories for minimally invasive brain surgery under MR guidance.
- Award: Finalist, Wisconsin Governor’s Business Contest (April 2, 2024)
- Grant: SBIR, Phase I (2021)
- Company: ImgGyd, LLC (2020)
- Patent: US20200046249A1, Systems and Methods for Surgical Guide For Real-Time MRI Surgery (August 10, 2018)
2017
Neonatal breathing system
- News: Wisconsin Students Perfect Breathing Device for Pediatric Surgeries: BTN Network (January 1, 2020)
- News: Undergrads design ventilator device; form company to aid newborns during surgery (January 25, 2019)
- Company: Wye-Not Medical , LLC (2018)
TherVoyant: Compact guide for minimally invasive surgery in an MRI scanner
- Patent: Pending, P180149US01
Digital biofeedback device to teach abdominal breathing
Abdominal breathing training device for patients who suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, and other disorders
- Patent: Wearable biofeedback belt device, US20180310861A1 (November 2018)
Surgical centrifuge that saves blood
Salvage red blood cells from surgical sponges
- Publication: "Surgical sponge blood salvage spinning device design and testing", Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, pp. 1-9 (January 18, 2019)
Syringe adaptor for office based injection procedures
Lightweight, ergonomic syringe adaptor that will increase the comfort of those who perform prolotherapy.
- Company: SyringePro, LLC (October 2020)
- Patent: Slanted Syringe Handle, US20190184106A1 (October 17, 2018)
- Company: Slanted Adaptor, LLC (July 25, 2018)
2016
Non-invasive quantitative airflow measurement
- Award: Wisconsin Innovation Awards-Biotechnology-AyrFlo Innovation Labs, Inc.: smartAYRpatch (October 9, 2024)
- Company: AyrFlo (2020)
- News: WARF Innovation Award winners take on ... airway obstruction (October 12, 2016)
- Publication: Non-Invasive Quantitative Airflow Measurement, International Anesthesia Research Society, Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium Poster (May 2016)
- News: D2P Startups
Telemetry Adaptor
Continuous streaming of atrial electrogram on patient monitor
- News: Biomedical engineering alums find rhythm at design program spinoff (February 13, 2023)
- Award: Winner: Process award: 2022 Wisconsin Innovation Awards (October 12, 2022)
- Award: Finalists Announced for 2022 Wisconsin Innovation Awards (July 19, 2022)
- News: Innovative start-up Atrility sees growth for its AtriAmp device (September 20, 2021)
- Award: Madison firm wins 2021 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan competition (June 11, 2021)
- FDA approval: Atrility Receives 510(k) for AtriAmp Device (October 6, 2020)
- News: Doctor’s brainstorm being realized at UW-Madison spinoff (March 14, 2019)
- News: Biomedical engineering team takes top honors in business plan competition (May 1, 2018)
- Award: 1st Place, Wisconsin School of Business, Business Plan Competition (May 2018)
- Award: Best Prototype, 2018 Transcend Madison Innovation Competition (April 2018)
- News: D2P Startups
- Company: Atrility Medical (February 2017)
- Patent: Adaptor to Allow Electrogram Visualization and Pacing from Temporary Epicardial Wires, US20180036542A1 (August 5, 2016)
Transplant organ coolant management system
Keeps an organ (such as a kidney) cool and allows easy manipulation in the operating room during preparation.
- News: UW scientists bring organ cooling practices out of the ice age, Badger Herald (November 29, 2016)
- News: Morgridge ‘prototype pathway’ yields a novel organ transplant technology (November 10, 2016)
- News: Morgridge ‘Prototype Pathway’ creates new organ transplant technology, WMTV NBC 15 (November 10, 2016)
Wireless, small and adhesive ultrasound probe for research
A small, adhesive probe which can be easily placed on the patient and remains static for the procedure.
2015
Automated System for Rat Gavage
Automatically deliver a dose of test material for pharmaceutical development.
- Publication: Reducing thumb extensor risk in laboratory rat gavage: Applied Ergonomics, 58:151-5 (January 2017)
Lipoma extraction device
- Publication: A review of techniques and procedures for lipoma treatment, Clinical Dermatology, 3(4): 105–112. (March 21, 2016)
RaDistance safety meter
Device warn by an individual treated with radiation to alert them if someone is getting to close.
- Patent: Device to monitor distance between people, US9424734 (December 3, 2015)
SLIP project (Solution for Leakage through an Innovative Pessary)
Offers mid-urethral support
- Patent: US20170086956A1, Foldable Pessary for Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence, Filed (2015)
2014
CO2 prevents sleep apnea
- News: Device offers alternative sleep apnea treatment (June 4, 2019)
- Patent: Sleep apnea therapy device that automatically adjusts the fraction of inspired carbon dioxide (December 11, 2015)
Standardization of hapten delivery in the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis
Standardization of hapten delivery in the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis.
- Publication: Standardizing the Delivery of 20 μL during Patch Testing: Dermatitis, 27(5):272-5: (October 2016)
- Publication: Journal Cover Photo: Dermatitis: (October 2016)
Ergonomic transthoracic cardiac echo probe holder
Wireless pulse oximetry sensor
- Award: Qualcomm best business plan (April 2014)
2013
Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion Device
- Patent: System and method for percutaneous spine fusion (August 8, 2014)
Cervical cancer screening software for use in under-resourced areas
Low-cost, portable software application to screen for cervical cancer cells in a sample for under-resourced and rural areas.
- News: Cancer-screening software wins wireless competition (April 18, 2013)
- Award: 1st Place, Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize (April 18, 2013)
Endotracheal Lidocaine Applicator (ELA)
Device to deliver lidocaine to the trachea.
- Company: STELA Medical, LLC: Selectable Endotracheal Lidocaine Applicator (2014)
- Grant: Inaugural MadWorks Initiative (2014)
- News: Anesthesia Applicator Device Wins Perkins Coie's $10,000 Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison 2014 Innovative Minds Challenge (May 19, 2014)
- Award: 1st Place, Innovative Minds Perkins Coie's Award (May 9, 2014)
- Award: 2nd Place, G. Steven Burrill Business Plan (April 2014)
- Presentation: A Universal Selectable Endotracheal Lidocaine Applicator, Poster, Society for Airway Management (SAM) annual meeting, Philadelphia (September 21, 2013)
EWH Project: Infant respiratory monitor
Low cost and highly reliable detection system that could alert nearby adults when infant breathing stops, giving them a chance to wake or resuscitate the infant.
- News: To India and back: BME design students motivated to reduce infant mortality (July 17, 2015)
- Licensed by: Kriti Kare India Private Limited (July 15, 2014)
- News: Engineering World Health A small but potent student group on a mission to save lives across the globe, Wisconsin Engineer (December 2013)
- Grant: Global Engaged Scholarship
Tibial stent: Designing a novel fixation device for pediatric orthopaedic tibia fractures
A novel fixation device for pediatric orthopedic tibia fractures.
- Patent: Stent apparatus and method, US9545272B2 (August 26, 2013)
Wireless pulse oximetry sensor
Device to measure blood oxygen saturation and transmit that data wirelessly to the physician.
- Award: 3rd Place, Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize (April 18, 2013)
2012
Digital Braille watch
Displays the time in Braille run by the second hand of an analog watch.
- News: WARF exhibit showcases inventions from university’s most innovative minds, Badger Herald (October 4, 2016)
- News: WARF patent drawing exhibit shows artistic side of science (September 27, 2016)
- Patent: Braille watch, US8483018B2 (December 8, 2011)
- News: Technology Summary: Mechanism for a Braille Watch, WARF
Self measuring orthopedic drill system
Device to measure the depth of drilling in orthopedic surgery and prevent plunging (over drilling).
- Patent: Drill sleeve, US9277926B2 (October 2012)
Standing Paraplegic Omni-directional Transport (SPOT)
Mobility device to return Dr. Garrett Cuppels, a T-12 paraplegic surgeon, to the operating room.
- News: SPOT-Bot, Forward Motion Show, The Big Ten Network (January 28, 2013)
- News: Standing Paraplegic Omni-Directional Transport, BME Monitor (December 2012)
- News: Mobility Marvel, On Wisconsin Magazine (December 2012)
- News: Image Gallery: SPOT Device Testing (November 15, 2012)
- News: UW students aim to change life with student project, WKOW (March 21, 2012)
2011
Absorbable hydrodissection fluids
Biocompatible, absorbable, and thermal reversible hydrodissection fluid to protect neighboring tissue during tumor ablation.
- Publication: Design and Validation of a Thermoreversible Material for Percutaneous Tissue Hydrodissection, J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater (June 6, 2013)
- Licensed by: NeuWave Medical
- Patent: Hydrodissection Material with Reduced Migration, US20130096552A1 (October 14, 2011)
- Award: 2nd Place, Collegiate Inventors Competition, BarrierASAP (2011)
- Award: 3rd Place, NCIIA BMEStart Undergraduate Design Team Award (2011)
Adjustable Height Changing Table
Changing table raises a lowers; designed and built for a family with a child suffering from severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
- News: Biomedical engineering students: making a difference through design (January 19, 2012)
2010
Development of a two pin fixator for temporary stabilization of long bone fractures
Devices for the fixation of a bone fracture
- Patent: Orthopedic external fixation device (2014)
- Company: Fixx Orthopedics™, LLC (2012)
2008
Accessible Incontinence Device
Device allows a patient to control the flow of urine.
- Award: 1st Place, Innovation Days Schoofs Prize for Creativity (February 12, 2008)
- Award: 2nd Place, National Design Competition for Accessible Medical Instrumentation (RERC) (2008)
GPS Linked Inhaler
Monitor the location of asthma inhaler usage.
- Company: Propeller Health (Previously Asthmapolis) (2007)