BME seniors finished the semester by presenting their capstone design projects at the Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Symposium. Projects included:

Polymeric Electrode Placement Catheter Design for Easy Removal in Deep Brain Stimulation
Students: Owen Leary, Rohan Rastogi, Zakir Tahiry, Noah Trac
Clinical Advisor: Wael Asaad

Weight Bearing Tracker for Stander Therapy of Non-Ambulatory Children
Students: Madison Kuhn, Dana Leichter, Mikayla Tinus
Clinical Advisors: Trey Crisco, Megan Wilkins

An Innovative Room Divider to Transform Parental Experience and Reduce Stress in the NICU
Students: Anne Beier, Mark Hays, Emily Holtzman (RISD-Textiles), Keenan Line
Clinical Advisor: Ravi D’Cruz

An Audiovisual Interface to Facilitate Parental Bonding in the NICU
Blas Lezcano, Frosina Pancheva, Zach Ricca, Lucy Yip (RISD-Industrial Design)
Clinical Advisor: Ravi D’Cruz

RiseUP: Universal Prosthetic Socket
Alexander Lo, Matthew Lo, Franklin Tarke (MechE)
Clinical Advisors: Braden Fleming, Michael Nunnery, Northeast Orthotics

Project Ascend: An Adjustable Pylon for Pediatric Lower Limb Devices
Justin Lee, Luke Morales, Claire Sise
Clinical Advisors: Christopher Bull, Braden Fleming, Michael Nunnery, Northeast Orthotics

Interactive Social Robot for Calming Agitated Senior Patients in the ER
Adil Akif, Joshua Daniel, Anthony Minnah
Clinical Advisor: Alison Hayward

Lab on a Chip Device for Detection of Malaria from Blood Samples
Zahra Ahmed, Amber Buhagiar, Lilibeth Martinez, Lucy Yip (RISD-Industrial Design)
Clinical Advisor: Ian Michelow

Laparoscopic Stapler Adaptor for One Handed Use
Elizabeth Bixler, Amelia Khoo, Bonnie Marcus
Clinical Advisor: Adena Osband

EmboNet: Double-layered Pocketed Filter for Embolic Protection in Aortic Cannulation Cardiothoracic Surgeries
Berke Buyukkucak, Celina Hsieh, Emily Holtzman (RISD-Textiles), Gian Ignacio, Ileana Pirozzi
Clinical Advisor: Neel Sodha