Abdominal wall hernia and/or pannus support prosthetic

Project Overview

Morbidly obese patients as well as patients with abdominal hernias often have abdominal and back pain due to the effect of gravity on either the stomach or hernia sac. Current commercially available devices such as abdominal binders contain hernia sacs but do not offer any lifting support. The goal of this project is to create a device that will help support hernia sacs and/or the pannus of morbidly obese patients both before and after surgery.

Team Picture

Team members from left to right: Matt Jensen, Cody Williams, Devon Moloney, Jeffrey Wu, Hannah Frank

Files

Final Report (December 12, 2012)
PDS (September 17, 2012)
Midsemester Report (October 24, 2012)
Midsemester Presentation (December 12, 2012)
Final PDS (December 12, 2012)

Contact Information

Team Members

Devon Moloney - Team Leader
Hannah Frank - Co-Communicator
Matthew Jensen - Co-Communicator
Cody Williams - BSAC
Jeffrey Wu - BWIG

Advisor and Client

Dr. Sarah Gong - Advisor
Dr. Sarah Oltmann - Client
Dr. Jacob Greenberg - Alternate Contact