Modern arm casting techniques require skin-irritating and non-reusable material with tedious multi-step processes to treat patients with arm fractures or other ailments. This project aims to create a new smart arm casting device, requiring a single mold capable of tightening autonomously while also providing biometric data for patients. Using Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), the cast is flexible and durable enough to be protective, tightened and loosened, and light in weight. The adjustment of tension is performed by a series of intertwining fibers attached to a servo motor, which is supported by pressure and heart rate sensors attached to an Arduino controller. From this, the cast is capable of providing consistent tightness to the patient’s arm, while also obtaining biometric data helpful to patients and caretakers. Furthermore, the potential use of this product could help eliminate extra steps in the current casting process and innovate data and devices in the healthcare industry.

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Creator

• Fahy, Aedan
• Mills, Shawn
• Miller, Shaniqua
• Gikas, Achilles

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042424-180021
• 121578

Advisor

• Bhatia, Mehul A.
• Ji, Songbai

Year

• 2024

Date created

• 2024-04-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Source

• E-project-042424-180021

Rights statement

• In Copyright