9/14/2017
Team Members: Natalie Orr, Nathan Schmetter, Natalie Ng
Client: Dr. Matthew MacEwan
Dr. MacEwan is the founder, president, and chief scientific officer of Retectix, a medical device company focused on nanofabricated surgical meshes and biomaterials. He received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve. Additionally, he obtained a PhD in biomedical engineering and an MD with clinical specialization in neurosurgery from Washington University in St. Louis.
Project:
Our project will focus on the development of a novel bone screw to be used in spinal fusions or long bone fractures. In addition to mechanical stabilization in the bone, this screw would wirelessly and electrically stimulate the operated area in order to enhance new bone formation and decrease recovery time. Our work will involve optimizing the circuit to be used in this screw, the actual design and integration of the circuit into the screw itself, and designing a resorbable battery that would then enable to entire circuitry component to be resorbable.
Team Members: Natalie Orr, Nathan Schmetter, Natalie Ng
Client: Dr. Matthew MacEwan
Dr. MacEwan is the founder, president, and chief scientific officer of Retectix, a medical device company focused on nanofabricated surgical meshes and biomaterials. He received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve. Additionally, he obtained a PhD in biomedical engineering and an MD with clinical specialization in neurosurgery from Washington University in St. Louis.
Project:
Our project will focus on the development of a novel bone screw to be used in spinal fusions or long bone fractures. In addition to mechanical stabilization in the bone, this screw would wirelessly and electrically stimulate the operated area in order to enhance new bone formation and decrease recovery time. Our work will involve optimizing the circuit to be used in this screw, the actual design and integration of the circuit into the screw itself, and designing a resorbable battery that would then enable to entire circuitry component to be resorbable.