Auto-Suture Nasal Device Week – December 8th 2006– December 15th 2006 Team Members: Tim Pearce – Team Leader Kuya Takami – Communications Mollie Lange– BSAC Peter Ma – BWIG Client: Dr. Benjamin Marcus Dept. of Otolaryngology UW Medical School Phone: 265-5470 email: [email protected] Advisor: Kristyn S. Masters, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept. of Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin Phone: 265-4052 email: [email protected] Problem Statement Our goal is to develop a device which will automatically deploy a suture to a specific region of the nose which is commonly detached in two common nasal surgeries, rhinoplasty and septoplasty. The current procedure is tedious and time consuming for the performing surgeon, often taking 15 minutes or more. Our client would like to develop a device which will automatically suture the desired location with minimal surgeon involvement. This will cut down on surgeon error, and make a more effective suture. Last Week’s Goals • Work on final paper Accomplishments • Finished final paper This Week’s Goals• Relax for finals!!! Difficulties • None Activities/Accomplishments Group Member Weekly Accomplishments Time (hrs) Running Total (hrs) Tim Pearce Paper, presentation 5 60 Peter Ma Presentation 2 62 Mollie Lange Paper, presentation 5 65 Kuya Takami Presenation 3 61 To Do: Past: Deadlines: Evaluations
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