Biomedical engineering teams of 1999-2000
and what they are doing for their clients

These projects are supported by the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation.

Team NAME: Patricia Bello, Mike Ensor, Mimi Kuriakose, Chris Rintalin.

Our client is 12 years old, over 80 lbs, and growing. She and her family needs a device to help her get into the bathroom while in her wheelchair. Further, they need a device to help her transfer from a wheelchair into and out of the bathtub.
Judge recognition award: Best use of existing technology and Most ambitious project (shared with Team 4 in a Million).

Team Rock Stars: Kim Anderson, Jody Cimbalo, Eric Husky, Adam Sorkin.

We are designing a mechanism to facilitate entry into and egress from our client's home. This will enable reliable, convenient access for a motorized wheel chair, and implementation of a safe, secure, and easy control mechanism for the door.
Judge recognition award: Most cost effective design

Team DAJA: Zahid Ahmad, David Tang, Jennifer Walsh, Angela Yiu.

We are creating a device that will allow our client, a quadriplegic, to effectively use his camera while he is in his wheelchair. It will offer support and a degrees of freedom for position and orientation. It must be easily mounted, dismounted, and transported by our client.
Third in overall points. Judge recognition award: Most interesting design.

Team 4 in a Million: Amber Cassell, Christine Guidry, Alison Herbert, Amaya Lambert.

Our client has MS and lives alone. She is entirely dependent on others to help her move between her bed and her wheelchair, and she dreams that it could be otherwise. We are designing a lift and transport system that she can control by herself to give her this dream.
Second in overall points. Judge recognition awards: Most challenging project and Most ambitious project (shared with Team NAME) and Best engineered design.

Team KRPS : Jason Gmyrek, Sylvester Johnson, Joel Springer, Dorcas Williams

We are designing a comfortable, adjustable, user-friendly workstation for our client who suffers from chronic pain and must continually adjust her position. This involves adjustable placement of the CPU, chair, printer, monitor, and keyboard without hindering the workstation's access by other family members.
Judge recognition award: Best presentation

Team Action Potential: Stephanie Egner, Sarah Foster, Anne-Marie Jacob, Adam Sabrin.

Our client has severe MD and wants to be able to live independently. We are designing a device to assist our client in transferring safely and independently from her wheelchair to her bed, and back to her wheelchair. We are also designing a remote control footrest to assist in lifting her legs to promote circulation.
Judge recognition award: Most parsimonious design.

Team The Rock: Jenae Avallone, Jeremy Heller, Peter Olds, Stacey Pelto.

We are designing and constructing a workstation that is wheelchair accessible and comfortable, while maintaining the room's aesthetic appeal. The workstation will maximize flat work area while maintaining accessibility. It will also contain accommodations for a computer system and filing cabinets.
Judge recognition award: Most appropriate technology

Team WeBe4: Eileen Gentleman, Marcy Rousseau, Tom Stanley, Greg Wilde.

Are client is a wheelchair user with limited use of one arm. We are improving our client's workplace environment by enhancing her job efficiency. This involves improving computer keyboard access, telephone access, and preventing items from being dropped on the floor.
First in total points. Judge recognition award: Most handsome design