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FALLOPIAN TUBE ISOLATOR

FALLOPIAN TUBE ISOLATOR. Alexander Padovano Alexander Xu Thomas Prose Group 18. OUTLINE. BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS TASK ORGANIZATION. BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS.

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FALLOPIAN TUBE ISOLATOR

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  1. FALLOPIAN TUBE ISOLATOR Alexander Padovano Alexander Xu Thomas Prose Group 18

  2. OUTLINE • BACKGROUND • PROBLEM • PROJECT SCOPE • DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS • TASK ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  3. POST-PARTUM MINILAPAROTOMY BILATERAL TUBAL LIGATION WHY? • PROVIDES A PERMANENT STERILIZATION OPTION WHEN? • WITHIN 48 HOURS OF NORMAL VAGINAL BIRTH WHO? • GENERALLY WOMEN OVER 35 • 325,000 PROCEDURES ANNUALLY BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  4. WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS • TARGET FARTHER AWAY • ORGANS COMPRESSED • MORE INVASIVE PROCEDURE REQUIRED • TIME INCREASED 2-3 cm 10-15 cm BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  5. PROJECT SCOPE TASK • DESIGN INSTRUMENT TO ACT AS A RETRACTOR PURPOSE • ISOLATE AND SECURE THE FALLOPIAN TUBES INTENT • STREAMLINE THE SURGERY CLIENT: DR. VINCENT PADOVANO, M.D. OB/GYN BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  6. DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS DIMENSIONS • ~12” LONG • ~1” WIDE • THICK ENOUGH TO BE RIGID MATERIALS • PLASTIC • DISPOSABLE • INEXPENSIVE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS • ISOLATOR/RETRACTOR ON ONE SIDE • SPRING LOADED LOCKING MECHANISM • ROUNDED EDGES TO AVOID INTERNAL DAMAGE • AMBIDEXTROUS BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  7. WHAT COULD THIS NEW INSTRUMENT DO? BENEFITS • SHORTENED PROCEDURE • SAFER • SHORTER RECOVERY • LESS CHANCE OF INFECTION BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  8. PROJECT GOALS • DESIGN AND TEST VARIOUS PROTOTYPES • INVESTIGATE MATERIALS • PERFORM COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS • INVESTIGATE PATENTS/BUSINESS ASPECT BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  9. PATENT/LITERATURE SEARCH • CooperSurgical TUBAL RETRACTOR • NO OTHER PATENTS FOUND • LITERATURE SEARCH BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  10. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS • ISOLATOR/RETRACTOR HEAD FUNCTION • LOCKING MECHANISM OPERATION • SHAFT DESIGN • ERGONOMICS/EASE OF USE BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  11. MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS • DIMENSIONS • TORQUE ANALYSIS • STERILIZATION PROCESS • COST EFFECTIVENESS BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  12. TASK ORGANIZATION CLIENT CONTACT: ALEX PADOVANO BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  13. TIMELINE BACKGROUND PROBLEM PROJECT SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS TASKS

  14. QUESTIONS?

  15. REFERENCES • UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE http://www.uspto.gov/ • POST-PARTUM TUBAL STERILIZATION http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1848524-overview#a15 • DR. VINCENT PADOVANO, M.D. OB/GYN

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