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Steel Bar: Status Report 1Gregory Ragosta
Maureen LoughranChristina Felarca
Adham Sohby
Deformity of the chest and rib cage, in which the sternum concaves
Most common in children, but also occurs in adults
If not treated, the depression will become more severe and the sternum will begin pushing against the heart and lungs
Pectus Excavatum
Hebra, Andre. 16-Year Old Boy With Severe Pectus Excavatum. 2012. Medscape. Dec. 5, 2012.
The Nuss Procedure Stainless steel/Titanium bar is bent to the
shape of the chest wall The bar is passed through on side of the chest,
under the sternum and out the other side (facing the opposite direction)
The bar is then flipped over, pushing the sternum outward in the process
Surgical Treatment
The Nuss Procedure
Front and side view of bar inside patientX-ray. 2012. Wikepedia. Dec.
2, 2012.
Before and After. 2010. Wordpress. Feb. 19, 2013.
The bar stays inside the patient for an average of 2-3 years Surgeons make the decision to take the bar out based on
past experience There is no reliable method currently being used to
determine when the chest is no longer pressing against the bar
10% of pectus excavatum cases undergo the Nuss Procedure more than once, because the bar is removed too soon This assures us that there is a need for a method that
can establish the appropriate time to remove the bar
Miniature device, which can wirelessly transfer data from a RFID reader
Takes in a radio signal and then transmits back out the stored information on the tag
Semi-passive RFID: uses a battery to power sensors and other parts of the chip Can automatically shut-off until they receive a
signal from an RFID reader WISP (Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform)
Developed by Intel Entirely powered off of the incoming radio signal
RFID - Radio Frequency Identification
WISP
Wisp Functional Diagram. 2011. Elsevier. Feb. 19, 2013.
Place 1 or 2 strain gauges on the surface of the bar Using Intel’s strain gauge solution, we can connect
the strain gauges to the WISP The WISP will interface with the reader (outside of the
patient) and report the data using WISP’s reader software
Parts needed: Stainless steel/Titanium bar WISP development kit Reader & antenna Strain gauges
Our Solution
The group is working on acquiring all of the necessary parts
Working on biocompatibility research The final product will not be biocompatible, due to
time and budget constraints The next step is building the WISP Strain gauge
wheatstone bridge, as well as build a theoretical model of the ideal final product.
After, we can begin the necessary coding and testing
Progress
Questions?