The KneeHab4U cold therapy device is used after knee, elbow听and other surgeries听that result in inflammation in the affected area.听
Engineering seniors and graduate students听put their skills to the test听through capstone design projects. In most cases,听mechanical engineering teams are sponsored by industry partners听or pitch their ideas to听investors. Follow听capstone design teams through our series of Capstone Design Q&As听to learn how听students are using engineering to solve听real-world problems.听
What problem does your project solve?
Team KneeHab4U is creating a therapy device that is used after knee, elbow听and other surgeries听that result in inflammation in the affected area. There are a few types of cold therapy devices that听are less expensive but require additional effort to operate with no access to temperature control.听The cold therapy devices that provide temperature control are very expensive. KneeHab4U aims听to bridge the gap between the two types that are out in the market and add additional helpful听features such as air compression for blood circulation and transcutaneous electrical nerve听stimulation for a faster, safer and more comfortable recovery process while using IOT听technology for the medical service provider to track progress and allow users to access the data for听logging purposes.
What have you and your capstone design team accomplished that you are proud of?
We have connected with a couple of companies who are working on a similar project and they were very excited to help.
What have you learned from this project?
We learned to work in a group. We also learned to better estimate the time to finish a task. We learned from our failure how to better communicate within the team.
What are you most excited to share about your project?
We are excited to share how we learned from our failures and how that made us successful.
What advice do you have for future capstone design teams?
Choose your team wisely and听communicate well.听Review everything once and twice before presenting it.
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