Team Name: GORE NAU

Team Project: Simulated Aneurysm Deployment Model

Senior Mechanical Engineering students:

Duane Bitsilly

Juan Fuentes

Jonathan Silva

Jennifer Torres

Senior Electrical Engineering students:

Shadi Bafaraj

Thremaine Johnson

Tom Ribaudo

Drey Vaughn

Justin Wong

Team Sponsors from Gore:

Murray Andress - Mechanical Engineer

Jason Alger – Mechanical Engineer

Brandon Short – Mechanical Engineer

Scott Bryson - Electrical Engineer

Project Description:

· Provide W.L Gore with a presentable model of an aneurysm in the abdomen region for demonstrations of the EXCLUDER device deployment.

· Model will be used for sales, education, and public demonstrations of device deployment.

Requirements:

· Model must be reusable, portable, and appropriately sized to sit on a table.

· Must be capable of visibly demonstrating the delivery and deployment of the device.

· Device must be removable after demonstration.

· Anatomically comparable to human body conditions (circulatory system, temperature, flow rate, etc.).

· Capable of obtaining and displaying pressure readings of the aneurysm wall to prove a pressure drop occurs after deployment.

· All control system outputs must be display on a Graphical User Interface application (GUI)

· Capable of collecting data to display on the GUI and export to a CSV file.

· The teams are in competition with two other universities (ASU and U of A) for the best model. NAU must win.

Click here to visit the GoreNAU Website

Reference:

http://goremedical.com/excluder/