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Developers: Marisha Madhira and Nick Sieja Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves Abstract The use of In-Home Oxygen Therapy has revolutionized treatment options for patients with diseases like COPD and Emphysema. The use of an Oxygen Concentrator to provide supplemental oxygen improves quality of life for patients, but the convenience of this method is limited by the […] Developers: Lucas Hoffmann, Juan Velasquez Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves
Abstract Each year, approximately 185,000 Americans undergo amputation of a limb [1]. Our client is part of that group of people as she has had a complete amputation of her right arm. As a result of the surgery, her right side is approximately […] Designers: Jennifer Peters and Julianne Hartzell Client Coordinators: Beth Hildebrand and Cherie Rosemond, Carol Woods Retirement Community Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs A wheelchair has been designed and constructed to enable therapists to transport patients into and out of the pool at Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, NC. This device is an […] Designers: Chiu-Yu Chen and Fran Lebajo Client Coordinators: Caroline Warren Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry N. Bohs People with ataxia often have trouble performing certain tasks independently. In our case, the client desired to draw and paint without assistance in controlling her tremors. An easel was designed with various features to help her accomplish this. The […] Designers: Ann Hundley and Stephen Wu Client Coordinators: Juli Trautman, SLP, CCC, Duke University Medical Center Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg To people with limited mobility, Morse code is an attractive alternative for computer access because it involves only two keys, dash and dot, as opposed to the more complex traditional keyboard. We […] Designers: Amanda Fuller, Yubo Gong, Toby Kraus Client Coordinator: : Allison Darwin, OT Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves INTRODUCTION Our client is a 95 year-old man with a fused left knee and slight dementia. He enjoys walking outside, but tires easily and sometimes needs additional support, especially when walking on unfamiliar terrain. The Convertible Tri-Cane is […] Designers: Jeff Barry, Joseph Kuo, Peter Zolides Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves, Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Our client has a slow moving form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which results in weakness in his upper arms and legs. As such, he spends much of his time in a wheelchair. He likes to read and work on crossword puzzles […] Designers: Alexa Issa, Neha Krishnamohan, and Swara Paranjape Supervising Professors: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Our client is an active retiree with a slow progressing form of Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He worked in the aerospace industry, and now enjoys playing flight simulator computer games. He uses a wheelchair for mobility and has limited […] Client Coordinators: Dr. Dan Johnson, UNC-Wilmington and Ashley Thomas, Bridge 2 Sports Designers: Jeremy Zhang, Ben Russell, Eric Lee Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves and Richard Goldberg INTRODUCTION Persons with spinal cord injury and other disabilities cannot play golf without the aid of a supporting device. Commercial “single rider carts” are available, which provide support to […] Designers: Geoffrey Yih, Madison Li and Jason Kim Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs INTRODUCTION Individuals in manual wheelchairs often have trouble grocery shopping because they find it difficult to move a shopping cart while wheeling their chairs. The goal of this project was to develop an easily attachable shopping aid that provides a stable location for […] |