Table of Contents
Spring 2024
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Stopcock Flow Indication Device | Michael Fuenfer. MD MGH |
| Inline Mass Measurement for Continuous Unit-Dose Pharmaceutical Lyophilization | Steven Burcat, PhD MIT |
| On-Demand Stool Storage and Emptying for Ileostomy Patients | Maulik Majmudar, MD |
| Carbon Monoxide Detector for Firefighters | Jay Connor, MD & Cambridge Fire Department |
| Suction Blistering Device for Dermal Interstitial Fluid (ISF) Sampling | Ali Yetisen, MD Imperial, London |
| Patient Ambulation Detection for Rehabilitation | Bryan Ayers, MGH MGH |
| Small Intestine Pleating for Endoscopic Evaluation | Daniel Strein, MD BWH |
| Pyloric Anchoring System (PAnS) to Support Electrophysiological Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Motility | Peter Tremain, MD MIT |
| Noise Abatement and Promoting Development with Voice in the NICU | Lara Hirner, MS MGH |
| Skin Model Development for Needle and Microneedle Systems Evaluation | Nabil Shalabi, PhD MIT & Brigham |
| Enhancing Sports-medicine Through Therapeutic Massage Motion Replication | Special Sponsor |
Spring 2024
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Positive Airway Pressure Device for Use in Low Atmospheric Pressure Environments | Luke Apisa, MD MGH |
| Jet-Type Ventilation After Emergency Needle Cricothyroidotomy | Michael Fuenfer MGH |
| Quantitative Infant Output Monitor | Danielle Gottlieb-Sen, MD Johns Hopkins |
| Blood Recovery during Cardiac Surgery | Matt Gregg Childrens’ |
| Hysteroscopic Seal | John Petrozza, MD MGH |
| Point-Of-Care Drug Dilution Device | Taylor Purvis, MD Milford Medical Center |
| Miniaturized Surgical Instrument for Skin Cancer Biopsy Accepted IEEE EMBC 2025 – standby for paper | Ali Yetisen, MD Imperial, London |
| Proton therapy interface | Yuki Kakimoto Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Single-use timing mechanism for NAATOS Winner Best Paper, 2024 MIT IEEE Undergraduate Research Conference – standby for paper | Chin Hei Ng, Ph.D. GH+ Labs |
| Health Station Accepted IEEE EMBC 2025 – standby for paper | Saurin Jani Takeda |
| Traction-not-torque cleats | Prof. Alex Slocum MIT & Insolia |
| Robust Surgical Lighting | Nevan Hanumara, PhD MIT & MUST |
Spring 2023
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Diagnosing Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome ASME J. Medical Diagnostics | Paper | Arriyan Dowlatshahi, MD BIDMC |
| Variable Inclination Angle CT Table for Dynamic CT Myelograms | William Mehan, MD MGH |
| Colonoscopy torque device | Julia Ding, MD BMC / MIT |
| Injection Verification System | Shruti Parikh Takeda |
| Left Atrial Appendage Closure DMD 2023, Pitch Contest Winner | Paper | Patrick Willoughby, PhD Boston Scientific |
| Automatic Cell Colony Counter | Shinji Nomura Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Rethinking topical ocular drug delivery Human Factors in Healthcare | Paper | Nakul Singh, MD Johns Hopkins |
| Pulse Detector for Use in Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation | John Lee, MD BIDMC |
| Clamp for Securing Medical Catheters and Tubing ASME J. Medical Devices | Paper | Michael Fuenfer MGH |
| Independence for people with blindness through braille labels | Hilary Johnson, PhD MIT Alum |
| Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis via Digital Palpation | Prof. Tal Cohen MIT MechE |
Spring 2022
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Drug storage & reminder device | Shruti Parikh Takeda Pharmaceuticals |
| Pre-hospital noninvasive identification of large pneumothorax | Alon Dagen, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Emergency Medicine |
| Building a Novel Monitor for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease | Danielle Sen, MD Johns Hopkins Cardiac Surgery |
| Proton therapy patient positioning | Nagaaki Kamiguchi Yamazaki Kazunori Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Development of a low-cost capillary electrophoresis for cancer diagnosis in LMIC | Katherine Antel, MD Edward Briercheck, MD David Weinstock, MD Tim Guyon Samuel Dixon Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| Improved Hydrocephalus ETV Procedure | Gabriel Freidman, MD Bryce Starr, MD MGH Neurosurgery |
| Ultra-low-cost spark plug CT scanner for intra-op lumpectomy specimen evaluation | James Byrne, MD University of Iowa, College of Medicine Radiation Oncology |
| Self-administration devices for therapeutic foams | Rajiv Gupta, MD MGH Neuroradiology |
| Left atrial appendage closure | Patrick Willoughby, PhD Brian Tischler Boston Scientific |
| Facilitating a screen and treat approach in cervical cancer ASME J. Medical Devices | Paper | Sonya Davey, MD Vivek Nimgaonkar, MD Cody Cotner, MD Brigham & Women’s |
| Spacesuit cooling unit | Ray Barsa SpaceX |
2020 – 2021
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Cardiac patch delivery tool Presented 2021 ASME Design of Medical Devices Conference Video | Paper | Prof. Ellen Roche |
| Vesicovaginal fistula occluder ASME J. Medical Devices Paper | Prof. Ellen Roche |
| Determination of Human Lung Volumes Presented IEEE EMBC 2020 Paper | Video | Prof. Ellen Roche Dr. Steven Mentzer |
| Scalp cooling system for chemo-induced hair loss | Prof. Gio Traverso |
| Improving sterility and connectivity for home peritoneal dialysis | Prof. Gio Traverso |
| Ward-level oxygen generation for emerging markets | Dr. Nevan Hanumara Dr. Ryan Carroll (MGH) |
| Decontaminating exhaled breaths from COVID-19 infected patients | Prof. Slocum Dr. Jay Connor, MD |
| Easy on and off compression socks for decongestive therapy Presented IEEE EMBC 2020 Paper | Video | Dr. Franklin Shuler, MD |
2019 – 2020
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Better access to functional brain imaging | Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Monitoring surgeons’ stress and fatigue during surgery Presented IEEE EMBC 2020 Paper | Video | Roger Dias (MGH) |
| Measuring perfusion in critical care patients | Ryan Carroll (MGH) |
| Improving Lower Limb Rehabilitation | Bart Lubberts (MGH) |
| Capturing data from medical creams | Leo Pharma |
| Tool for fibroid surgery | John Petrozza (MGH) |
| Measuring cervical pressure | Alissa Dangel (Tufts) |
| Needle depth insertion indication device for venipuncture Paper | Video Presentation Presented IEEE EMBC 2020 Paper | Video | Kent Stewart (Institut für Medizingerätetechnik) |
2018 – 2019
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Delivering visual stimuli during MEG brain imaging | Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Ultrasound probe support system | Aaron Ross (MGH) |
| Optical imaging system for the middle ear to diagnose hearing loss Masters Thesis Complete | Dennis Poe, Buzz Kenney (Children’s) |
| Portable device to help the physically impaired stand up | Alan Ertel (Mt. Auburn) |
| Non-invasive sensing of breathing “work” in critically ill patients | Ryan Carroll (MGH) |
| Preterm vaginal breech delivery device ASME J. Medical Devices Download | Aliss Dangle (Tufts) |
| Patient aid to correct insulin syringe filling | Richard Gyory, Bo Yang Yu (Becton Dickinson) |
| Delivery system for visceral organ repair compound Winner 2019 Design of Med. Devices Conference Student Showcase | Steve Mentzer (Brigham) |
| Distal radius fixation device | Jay Connor (Mt. Auburn) |
2017 – 2018
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Calf Stretching Device for Peripheral Arterial Disease | Mazen Albaghdadi (MGH) |
| Lower Extremity Fracture Fixation | Mazen Albaghdadi (MGH) |
| Crank-Powered Otoscope | Michael Fuenfer (MGH) |
| In-Home Dialysis | Fraser MacDonald & Franklin Segall (Mt. Auburn) |
| Cardiopulmonary Assessment Device | Maulik Majmudar (MGH) |
| Monocyte Separation for Analysis of Immune Status | Marc Normandin, Moses Wilks (MGH) |
| Adjustable Phantom for Radiotherapy Validation ASME J. Medical Devices | Piotr Zygmanski, Yulia Lyatskaya (BWH/DFCI) |
| Personal Ambient Sensor | Taku Nakahara, Chiai Takeda, Hidenari Nakayama (JTI) |
| Center-of-Gravity Detector for Operator Fatigue Presented 2018 IEEE EMBC | Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Innovations in Breast Cancer Surgical Localization | Constance Lehman, Christine Edmonds, Randy Miles, (MGH) |
| Blue Light Therapy for Sterilization | Frank Shuler (Marshall University) |
2016 – 2017
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Compact proton beam energy modulator | Kyung-Wook Jee & Hsiao-Ming Lu MGH |
| Musical instrument for MEG music studies Presented 2017 IEEE EMBC | Erik Hornberger Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
| Optimizing tools for vaginal delivery | Sarah Lassey & Julian Robinson Brigham and Women’s |
| Development of a protective lead garment support ASME J. Medical Devices | Nishaki Mehta Brigham and Women’s |
| Low pressure mattress | Ryan Lee |
| Thumb ligament mechanics | Jay Connor Mt. Auburn |
| Emergency naloxone delivery | Ted Liao MGH |
| Dehydration detection IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering Non-Non-invasive assessment of anatomic vessels, US20180296180A1, MIT TLO Licensable Technology | Maulik Majmudar MGH |
| Precision medication dispenser IEEE Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine | Praveen Meka Brigham and Women’s |
| Long distance communication tool | Shin Watanabe & Emma Tsuji |
2015 – 2016
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Instrument for cells/vehicle injection under arthroscopy | Shuichi Mizuno, PhD BWH Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Cuffless blood pressure monitor | Quan Zhang, PhD MGH Psychiatry and Neurology |
| Hand surgery tools | Jay Connor, MD Mt. Auburn Hospital |
| SABR – surigcal acoustic biofilm removal | Franklin Shuler, MD Marshall University Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Device for assessment of frailty | Maulik D. Majmudar, MD MGH Cardiology |
| Mechano-chemical stimulation of bioengineered 3D tooth constructs Precision Engineering | Pamela Yelick, MD Tufts University Orthodontics |
| Happiness Monitor | Corporate Sponsor |
| Swim Brace | Brandy Baker MIT |
| Asthma integrated management system | Christopher Fanta, MD Brigham & Women’s Asthma Center |
| Bioreactor System for patient derived cell & tissue culture | Christian Hirt, MD, PhD Dana Farber Radiation Oncology |
2014 – 2015
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Mallet finger splint | Jay Connor, MD Mt. Auburn Hospital |
| Compliant dental molar implant | Gili Naveh. MD Harvard Dental Medicine |
| Visually guidable suction catheter and applications in ICU | George Cheng, MD Pulmonary Critical Care |
| Allowing two handed endoscopic ear surgery | Michael Cohen, MD Mass Eye & Ear |
| Wearable defibrillator for survivors of acute myocardial infarction | Maulik D. Majmudar, MD MGH Cardiology |
| Development of customized ankle foot orthotics | Brandy Baker MIT |
| Semi-automated tube thoracostomy insertion system | Tomaz Mezar, MD MGH Surgery |
| A Remote-Sensing Pulse Oximetry Device | Michael M. Fuenfer, MD MGH Pediatric ICU |
2013 – 2014
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| A Rapid Cooling Device for Induction of Hypothermia Among Victims of Cardiac Arrest | Maulik D. Majmudar, MD MGH Cardiology |
| Emergency Tourniquet Commercial Product – RapidStop Tourniquet | Jay Connor, MD Mt. Auburn Hospital |
| Accurate Bone Drill | Ambrose Huang, MD MGH Radiology |
| Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Spinal Cord Injury Patients via Global Positioning System Technologies | Vidya Jayawardena, MD VA Boston, Spinal Cord Injury |
| Simplified Dermatome | Robert Sheridan, MD Shriners |
| Novel Resectoscope for Increased Patient Safety, Decreased Surgeon Pain During Urologic Surgery | Joseph Ciccone, MD BWH Urology |
| Device and Method for Diagnosing Eustation Tube Dysfunction | George “Buzz” Kenney Dennis Poe Children’s Otolaryngology |
| Improved Delivery System for HCG Therapy | Ravi Kacker, MD BIDMC Surgery (Urology) |
| Omax Design & Solar PV | Special Projects |
2012 – 2013
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| Optimization of intra-aortic balloon pump | T. Anthony Anderson, PhD, MD MGH Anesthesia |
| Portable infant warmer | Michael M. Fuenfer, MD MGH Pediatric ICU |
| Bandage for US Navy dolphins | Stephen Ferrara, MD, CDR, MC, USN Roderick C. Borgie, MD Eric Jensen US Navy |
| Electrosurgery energy measuring method | Kamal Itani, MD VA Boston, Surgery |
| Cardiac fluid status monitor | Maulik D. Majmudar, MD Brigham & Women’s Emergency |
| Improved single lumen endotracheal tube | Ian Makey, MD BIDMC Cardio Thoracic Surgery |
| Uterine manipulator Presented 2013 Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN Poster | John C. Petrozza, M.D. MGH Gynecology |
| UltraFast ultrasound probe sheathing Active Patent, System and Method for Sterile Sheathing of a Medical Probe, US20190029641A1 | J. Jordan Romano, MD MGH Hospital Medicine |
| Endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection knife | Corporate Sponsored Project |
2011 – 2012
| Project Name | Clinician/Sponsor |
| A Design of New Instrument for Liver Resection | Jiping Wang, MD, PhD BWH – Surgical Oncology |
| Patient Repositioning | Aaron R. Ross, CPE Partners – Occupational Health |
| Rapid Skin Closure Device for Long Surgical Incisions | Kyle R. Eberlin, M.D. MGH – Plastic Surgery |
| MIS Specimen Removal – Video | Ian Makey, MD BIDMC – Cardio Thoracic Surgery |
| Improving Fine Needle Aspirations | Sareh Parangi, MD MGH – Cancer Center |
| 02 Pump | John N. Kheir, M.D. Children’s – Cardiac ICU |
| Dental Chair Headrest | Teruaki Ito University of Tokushima |
