Projects
Here are some of the medical problems we are focusing on at the moment.
We will add more here as we research them!
Parkinson's
Disease Tremors
The progression of Parkinson’s Disease, a slow-onset neurodegenerative disease, often leads to strong hand tremors that make everyday tasks difficult or impossible to complete. Current solutions are often expensive and invasive, and so we hope to create a device to help patients with a specific daily task in order to improve quality of life and confidence.
Cautery Knife
Electrocautery devices, while essential for cutting tissue during surgery, produce surgical smoke (diathermy plume) that contains toxic, carcinogenic, and infectious airborne particles. Inhaling smoke from cauterizing just 1 gram of tissue is equivalent to smoking six unfiltered cigarettes. To better serve both patients and providers, we hope to create an integrated, user-friendly cautery knife that actively minimizes smoke generation and removes it at the source.
Eyedropper
Patients cannot reliably and easily administer necessary eye medications on their own due to the difficulty of using current eye drop applicator bottles. Even supposedly accessible packaging is difficult to use, in some cases even more difficult than normal packaging due to the dexterity and grip strength needed to apply them. Moreover, inaccurate application can waste up to half the bottle. We hope to create a device to attach to eye medicine bottles which will help patients confidently and accurately apply their medicine directly to the eyes.
Timeline
Charlottesville, VA, 22904
