WombOx

Minimally Invasive Monitoring of Fetal Blood Oxygen

 

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Membership level
2015-2016 Team
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Team Name
WombOx
Project Title
Minimally Invasive Monitoring of Fetal Blood Oxygen
Design Challenge
Fetal surgery is a new, quickly growing, and minimally invasive method for treating a variety of congenital conditions within the womb. However, fetal surgery also carries a risk of decreased oxygenation of the fetus. This decrease in blood oxygen can be due to the congenital disease itself or could be caused by potential intraoperative complications. Currently no device exists to monitor fetal blood oxygenation while the fetus is still in the womb. Team WombOx has designed a system to accurately monitor fetal blood oxygen during surgery that can be quickly and safely delivered and retrieved through a minimally invasive trocar. The ability to monitor intraoperative fetal blood oxygen will improve surgical outcomes. The WombOx device has the potential to become the new standard of care in fetal surgery.
Date Updated
Friday, April 29, 2016
Sponsors
Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine
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Department(s)
  • Bioengineering
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Faculty Advisor 1 - Name
Eric Richardson
Faculty Advisor 1 - Department
  • BIOE
 

Team Members

Award(s) and Recognition
Willy Revolution Award for Innovation in Engineering Design, 2016 George R. Brown School of Engineering Design Showcase and Poster Competition
Finalist, 2016 Design of Medical Devices Conference Competition
Third Place, 2016 American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Annual Conference Student Design Competition
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Rapid Prototyping Tools Used
  • Laser Cutter
  • Dimension 3D printer
  • PCB Mill
  • Reflow Oven
  • Soldering Station
  • Hand Tools
Facilities Used
  • Conference Rooms
  • Computer Lab or Computer Nook
  • Specialty Software
  • Printers/ Copiers
  • Wet Lab
  • Electronics Lab or Tools from Electronics Lab
Electronic Tools Used
  • TI DSP Chip (eg C2000)
  • Arduino
  • Hand assembled Protoboard/perf board
  • Prefabricated PCB (eg evaluation modules, LaunchPAd
  • Light sensor
  • LED
  • Digital Multi-meter
Software Used
  • Eagle
PROPER ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
This project was sponsored by Texas Children's Hospital. The design work for this project was supported by the resources of the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen.

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