BME 401
Senior Design Group 18
Team Members
David Zhang
Ina Chen
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Role: Website Designer, Project Prototyping Personnel
Enjoys testing the human limits of energy drinks and caffeine.
Ina is a senior B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, with a minor in computer science. She is interested in Neuroscience research and machine learning. Ina is taking the lead in team communication and report composition.
Diva Lahad
Diva is a senior studying Biomedical Engineering. She is interested in the intersection between healthcare and biomedical devices. Diva is taking the lead in financial budgeting and project testing.
Our Client
Philip, Benjamin, PhD.
Our client, Dr. Philip, is an occupational therapist in Neurology and Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He has a clinical focus on the functional rehabilitation of PNI patients. Research of his Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Laboratory focuses on the post-injury impacts on the unilateral-specific and life-relevant factors.
His lab has revealed that tactile sensory on the fingertip is a unique and significant contributor to health-related quality of life for PNI patients among 10 other measures of capacity using regression analysis (Thompson et. al, 2019). Thus, by assessing tactile sensory loss in the fingertips, the physicians can learn about the patient’s quality of life and further evaluate his or her recovery through rehabilitation.