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​Senior Design Project

Our senior design project focuses on addressing the challenges associated with IV tubing in ICUs, particularly during patient transfers or when flipping patients. These situations can lead to tubing tangles or disruptions, which we aim to resolve.

As the designer for this project, my responsibilities include creating detailed sketches, developing 3D models using Autodesk Fusion, and producing prototypes with 3D printing.

Currently, our team is working on redesigning the head of the "Robot Arm" to enhance its functionality and better support the overall design. We achieved success at the Fall 2024 Senior Design Expo, and it has been such a rewarding experience working with my group members.

During spring 2025 semester, we redesign the structure for "Head Design". We separate them into three different parts, with blocker, separator and spring structure. 
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Thinking about the tube Fall24

Thinking about how to make IV tube combine on patients, and search for materials which we could use.

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First Design Comes Out Fall24

Our fitst design comes out, using PVC tube and line to represent patient and IV tubes.

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3D Model in Autofusion Fall24

I use Auto fusion 360 to make 3D model.

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3D S5 Printer in Hillman Library Fall24

40% Density with normal surpport and print using white PLA. 

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Get 3D Printing Model Fall24

We get the 3D printing model, and make them works.

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Combining them together to show the inside demo Fall24

Use the 3D model and see what we can improve.

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Dec 5 2024 Senior Design Expo

We won third for this team!

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New head design Spring 25

We redesign the head design. Becuase of this, we are going to have better view for tubing design.

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Painting head design bloker to have better view spring25

After printing the head design, we would like to test whether different color to let nurse to get a better sign for the tubing.

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Head design which has put of to the arm spring25

DIfferent color represent different IV tube

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Clamp design whiich used to clamp on bed side spring25

After printing the head design, we would like to test whether different color to let nurse to get a better sign for the tubing.

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Apr 21 2025 Senior Design Expo

Have fun presenting there!

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Department of Bioengineering

Biomedical Science Tower 3, 5060

3501 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-613-0229

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