Presentation Title
Patient Ambulation Walker
Faculty Mentor
Nina Robson, Peter Cempellin
Start Date
18-11-2017 12:30 PM
End Date
18-11-2017 1:30 PM
Location
BSC-Ursa Minor 100
Session
Poster 2
Type of Presentation
Poster
Subject Area
engineering_computer_science
Abstract
Patient Ambulation Walker
Author: Jose Cerda, California State University, Fullerton; Jonathan Tum, California State University, Fullerton; Rogelio Monarrez, California State University, Fullerton; Vincent Nguyen, California State University Fullerton
Mentor(s): Nina Robson, Senior Design Professor, California State University, Fullerton; Peter Cempellin, President and CEO, IV League Medical
Our team will design and develop a mechanical ambulation walker that is compact and sturdy, which will support important patient dependent devices that normal walkers cannot. Traditional ambulation methods require multiple clinicians to assist a single patient to walk within the care unit because of the patients’ reliance on tethered devices, making it impractical. Lack of ambulation can lead to various medical complications and extend the rehabilitation of the patient. Ambulation can improve functional mobility, muscle strength and reduced duration of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) treatment. System level requirements for the design were gathered through a survey of medical clinicians. Based on the data gathered, our team will design an effective device for early, frequent, and safe patient ambulation. This device will assist ICU patients in their recovery and will help reduce the number of clinicians involved. In November 2017, our team presentation will document the design requirements, concept designs, results of the experiments, as well as a concept selection for our proposed project. The design solution will be presented with animation and computer-generated simulations to show the performance, before proof of concept through fabrication and testing phase.
Patient Ambulation Walker
BSC-Ursa Minor 100
Patient Ambulation Walker
Author: Jose Cerda, California State University, Fullerton; Jonathan Tum, California State University, Fullerton; Rogelio Monarrez, California State University, Fullerton; Vincent Nguyen, California State University Fullerton
Mentor(s): Nina Robson, Senior Design Professor, California State University, Fullerton; Peter Cempellin, President and CEO, IV League Medical
Our team will design and develop a mechanical ambulation walker that is compact and sturdy, which will support important patient dependent devices that normal walkers cannot. Traditional ambulation methods require multiple clinicians to assist a single patient to walk within the care unit because of the patients’ reliance on tethered devices, making it impractical. Lack of ambulation can lead to various medical complications and extend the rehabilitation of the patient. Ambulation can improve functional mobility, muscle strength and reduced duration of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) treatment. System level requirements for the design were gathered through a survey of medical clinicians. Based on the data gathered, our team will design an effective device for early, frequent, and safe patient ambulation. This device will assist ICU patients in their recovery and will help reduce the number of clinicians involved. In November 2017, our team presentation will document the design requirements, concept designs, results of the experiments, as well as a concept selection for our proposed project. The design solution will be presented with animation and computer-generated simulations to show the performance, before proof of concept through fabrication and testing phase.