The purpose of this project was to design a portable, wearable device to preserve limbs for reattachment surgery after traumatic amputations. This device would be used to treat a variety of victims, including those of natural disasters, industrial accidents, and overseas conflicts. Achieving this objective will increase the effectiveness of replantation surgery and the quality of life after recovery. Throughout this project, a novel cooling agent was tested. A Jello model and a pig leg model were utilized to achieve proof of concept. The team designed and built a functional prototype that has no prior art associated with it.

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Creator

• Uthayakumar, Roshini
• Emma, Lexis
• Matticoli, Elizabeth
• Wood, Taylor

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121639
• E-project-042524-092023

Keyword

• Limb preservation
• Novel medical device
• Rapid cooling technology
• Tissue preservation

Advisor

• Page, Raymond L.

Year

• 2024

Sponsor

• Giorgio Giatsidis MD, PhD
• Raymond Page

Date created

• 2024-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Source

• E-project-042524-092023

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-05-23