Development of a cast liner that protects from cast saw injury
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Casts are used in many orthopedic treatments. Casts are typically removed using oscillating cast saws that can damage the underlying skin through either abrasive or thermal injury. Cast saw injuries continue to occur despite widespread knowledge of the potential and the need to use proper technique when removing a cast. Previous BME groups have designed a novel cast saw detection system that alerts a user that the cast has been cut and the blade is touching an underlying strip via a simple circuit. In this project I would like to develop a stockinet and or cast padding that could work with the detection system to automatically signal the clinician when they saw has reached the stockinet.
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Team Members
- John Kemnitz - Team Leader
- Therese Besser - Communicator
- Jamie Spellman - BSAC
- Amanda Cave - BWIG
- Jacob Bartosiak - BPAG
Advisor and Client
- Dr. Jeremy Rogers - Advisor
- Dr. Ken Noonan - Client
- Dr. Matthew Halanski - Alternate Contact