30-plus medical inventions debut
at BME undergrad design competition
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On May 1, nearly 150 biomedical engineering students showcased 34 novel devices that address myriad real-world medical challenges. The students developed the devices through BME 201, 301 and 402 and entered them in the Tong Biomedical Engineering Design Competition.
Sponsored by electrical and computer engineering alumnus Peter Tong and the Tong Family Foundation, the competition recognizes the students' efforts to design and create prototopes and pursue business opportunities in biomedical industries.
Award recipients include:
- Tong BME R&D Award (follow-on funding for continued research and development)—Development of a low-cost spirometer (Jeremy Glynn, Andrew Dias)
- Sophomore winner—A phonetics-based augmentative communication device for children with significant communication disorders (Brian Mogen, Erin Devine, Steve Wyche, Prachi Agarwal)
- Sophomore honorable mention—A device to reliably collect broncholaveolar lavage effluent during flexible bronchoscopy (Laura Zeitler, Elise Larson, Kim Kramer, Ali Johnson)
- Junior winner—MRI-compatible olfactometer (Steve Welch, Ryan Kimmel, Kaitlin Brendel, Joe Decker)
- Junior honorable mention—Heated diagnostic radiology exam table (Tyler Vovos, Joel Gaston, Joseph Labuz, Paul Schildgen)
- Senior winner—Flow controlled endoscope irrigation pump (Holly Liske, Claire Flanagan, Laura Piechura, Kellen Sheedy)
- Senior honorable mention—Development of an anatomical model to demonstrate the correct use of female barriers (Karen Chen, Rexxi Prasasya, Chou Mai)