Student Design Showcase and Networking Event


The purpose of the showcase is to promote and publicize excellence in medical device design by teams of undergraduate and graduate students conducted as part of their course work and provide a unique networking opportunity.

This is a competition and student teams are being evaluated during the event. The top three teams will be announced at the conclusion of the event and receive one of three cash prizes.

Teams added as they are confirmed.

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BullsEYE: An Automated Eye Dropper for Glaucoma Patients

Student design team from Pennsylvania

Dynamic Vaginal Model for High Fidelity Menstrual Training

Student design team from Illinois

Fancy Fingers: Passive Hand Motion Device for Congenital Titinopathy

Student design team from Texas A&M

IntimaSeal by IntimaVision

The IntimaSeal is a structure placed over the vulvar region during vaginoscopy procedures to effectively prevent leakage of the distension medium. Additionally, the IntimaSeal works in tandem with the endoscope, forceps and other tools used in the procedure by providing a port for tool access. The IntimaSeal simplifies the process of obtaining clear images of the vaginal cavity by eliminating the need for additional providers to hold the labia closed, while also protecting the fragile pediatric vulvar structures. This enables more accurate diagnoses and streamlined treatment planning.

Student design team from Rice University
Abby Chae, Aiman Rahman, Korie Rudin, Sradha Ravishankar

Showcase Student Team IntimaVision: Abby Chae, Aiman Rahman, Korie Rudin, Sradha Ravishankar

RenoAlert: A Rapid Acute Kidney Injury Diagnostic Device

Student design team from Georgia Tech

PADSSY: Peripheral Artery Disease Screening SYstem

Student design team from Pennsylvania

Magnetic Retrieval Device for Precision Endoscopy of Ingested Metallic Objects

Student design team from University of Minnesota

A noninvasive device for the quantitative characterization of melanoma in situ

Student design teams from Johns Hopkins

Device to Decrease Infection Risk and Detect Infections Early for Patients on PD

Student design team from Rice

Perfusion Refill Indicator for Monitoring Efficiency

Student design team from Pennsylvania

Medical Communication Device for Temporarily Non-Verbal Patients in the Acute Care Hospital Setting

Student design team from Duke

AnchorCat: Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) Catheter Fixation Device

Student design team from Rice

Innovating the Pulse Oximetry to Address Health Disparities

Student design team from Illinois - Med

FiOR: Preventing OR Fires

Student design team from Johns Hopkins

EA Occlude: A novel device for addressing non-compressible hemorrhage

Student design team from Duke

Testing of 2-DOF ICE Robot for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Student design team for University of Minnesota

Novel, Real-time Coagulation State Monitor for ECMO Patients

Student design team from Rice

ROBIN: Real-time Oxygenation and Blood Flow Insight for Neonates

Student design team from Pennsylvania

Thank you to our Judges:

Will Durfee, University of Minnesota
Leza Besemann, University of Minnesota
Dave Black, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner (Retired)
Edward Black, Edward Black & Associates
Dan Broberg, Faberge Fertility
Mary Bullis, Retired
Angie Conley, University of Minnesota
Pat Dillon, MNSBIR, Inc.
Doug Franz, University of Minnesota
Danny Gelfman, Medtronic
Andrew Hansen, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Matthew Johnson, University of Minnesota
Derek Mathers, Ricoh USA
Carl Nelson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Carla Pavone, University of Minnesota
Tony Reif, Peterson Enterprises
Paul Rothweiler, University of Minnesota
Danny Sachs, University of Minnesota
Vaughn Schmid, University of Minnesota
Mithun Suresh, University of Minnesota
Adam Wentworth, Ricoh USA

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