BME Projects Aimed at Soothing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Excel at Design Day
Biomedical engineering students won big at this year's Design Day, earning prizes upwards of $2,000 for their wrist devices.
Team 24020 celebrates their $2,500 prize for the RBC Sargent Aerospace & Defense Voltaire Design Award.
The 2024 Craig M. Berge Design Day featured innovative work from BME students that aimed to alleviate pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome, resulting in award-winning projects that are expected to be progressed by next year's capstone teams.
Team 24020 received the RBC Sargent Aerospace & Defense Voltaire Design Award for their project, Wearable Mechanical Device for the Wrist. The $2,500 award recognizes the team's efforts in designing a wearable device that alleviates pressure caused by carpal tunnel syndrome.
The $1,250 W.L. Gore and Associates Award for Lifelong Innovation was awarded to Team 24021 for their project, PneumaBrace, which also featured a wearable wrist device aimed at relieving symptoms of carpal tunnel. The device is expected to move forward with another capstone team next year.
Learn more about innovative award-winning projects at Design Day here.