Designers: Caitlin Koehler, Rhianna Lee, Courtney White
Advisor: Mark Pennington, Julie
Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves
Abstract: DECI is a Community Rehabilitation Program located in Durham, NC that employs people with a variety of disabilities. Our team has been working with DECI throughout the semester and has been modifying two of their work tasks in […]
Designers: Virginia Durham, Michelle Seywald, Jennifer Sekar
Advisor: Lauren Zangari, OT
Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves
Abstract. High school student John needs to be able to buckle and unbuckle his seatbelt, but his TAR syndrome limits his reach and makes it more difficult to grasp objects. To allow him to complete the task, two devices were […]
Designers: Lorraine Campos, Kaustav Shah, Nishkala Shivakumar
Advisor: Amanda Hall, OT
Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves
Abstract:
Learning how to play the recorder in music class is an expected part in elementary school curricula. However, our client, Nicole, has a rare genetic condition known as Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDC). Common manifestations of the condition are seen […]
Designers: Lauren Heckelman, Jane Hung, and Michelle Mueller
Advisor: Nancy Curtis, PT
Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves
Abstract
Commercially available methods of transporting laundry require strength and dexterity in both hands. Our client, Grace, has difficulty utilizing one of her arms and therefore must drag her laundry basket. She needed a way to transport laundry […]
Designers: Angela Cho, Jenna Freedman, Minyoung Ryoo
Client Coordinators: Linda Cates, PT
Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves
Abstract
Our client was a saxophone player who had a stroke leaving him with limited use of his right hand. We built a device that allows our client to play the soprano saxophone again without the use of the […]
Designers: Angela Cho, Jenna Freedman, Minyoung Ryoo
Client Coordinators: Linda Cates, PT
Supervising Professor: Kevin Caves
Introduction/Background
Our client, Bea, is a young grandmother who has sustained multiple traumas that have left her with weak limbs and limited mobility. In 2006, the client survived a serious car accident that left her with shattered bones throughout […]
Designers: Clarissa Liu, Brendan Smith, Diana Anthony
Client Coordinators: Kimberly Keyser, Russell Mead
Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs
Figure 1. Custom Cycling Pad
INTRODUCTION
Long distance cycling is essential to the quality of life and health of our client, who does not have a left hand. He currently rides with a pad attached […]
Designers: Garrett Kelly, Kimanthi Gicovi, Abdel Abada
Client Coordinator: Dr. Deborah Thorpe
Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs
Figure 1. Custom Standing Aid Device
INTRODUCTION
Our client, a taxidermist with cerebral palsy, spends many hours standing upright at a defleshing machine, which causes him discomfort and soreness. The goal of this project is to […]
Designers: Kevin Mauro, Fiona Pu, Melina Smith
Supervising Professor: Dr. Larry Bohs
Figure 1. The Blender-Tipper, comprised of (1) base, (2) pillars, (3) L-shaped rod, (4) C-clamp, (5) bungee cord, and (6) winged-nut screw.
INTRODUCTION
For individuals like our client who live with hemiplegia or partial paralysis, tasks that […]
Designers: Gaurav Bhat, Neeraja Nagarajan, Tara Porter, Pranali Tambe
Supervising Professor: Larry Bohs
Figure 1. Osteovibe attached to a chair
INTRODUCTION
Our client, who has spina bifida and osteoporosis, has difficulty performing weight-bearing exercises because she uses a wheelchair. The goal of this project was to develop a device that will improve […]
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