Biomedical Engineering Projects

Adjustable Crutch Project

Project Manager: Ryan Farris
Student Project Manager: Jack Mohr

The Adjustable Crutch Project is working to create a functional prototype of a height adjustable crutch which will allow users to stand from a seated position without needing to adjust their grip on the device. This medical device will also help crutch users ascend staircases. .

Functional Electrical Stimulation

Project Manager: Elizabeth Hargrove
Student Project Manager: Ava Miller

Cerebrovascular disease refers to several conditions related to restriction in blood flow to the brain which may then lead to stroke. This, in turn, may result in the inability to walk without some form of assistance. The goal of the Functional Electrical Stimulation project is to research functional electrical stimulation (FES) technology and design/build a low-cost prototype as an effective intervention for improving gait post stroke.

Pediatric Knee

Project Manager: Philip Tan
Student Project Manager: Victoria Burgos
Partner: LIMBS International

The Pediatric Knee Team is partnering with LIMBS International to design a scaled-down version of their adult prosthetic knee joint for a pediatric population. LIMBS International produces a low-cost prosthetic knee for low-resourced settings around the world.

Socket Lamination

Project Manager: Philip Tan
Student Project Manager: Addie Kagarise
Partner: LIMBS International

The Socket Lamination Project is partnering with LIMBS International to validate and potentially modify a direct-lamination knee socket process, developed initially by LIMBS. 

Stance Control Orthosis

Project Manager: Ryan Farris
Student Project Manager: Ben Wenger

Cerebrovascular disease refers to several conditions related to restriction in blood flow to the brain which may then lead to stroke. This, in turn, may result in the inability to walk without some form of assistance, and to the need for knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs). The goal of the Stance Control Orthotic project is to research, design and prototype a 3Dprintable stance-control knee orthosis (SC-KO) with an any-angle locking mechanism.