As I was reading the introduction and part one from Get Me Out by Randi Hutter Epstein, I realized how blessed yet wicked this generation truly is. Today, we see ourselves as the all mighty when it comes to viewing the medical field, which is true seeing the progress and changes that have happened... Continue Reading →
When All is Said and Done… – Emily G.
Dear class of 2019, congratulations on finishing your first semester of your Sophomore year! I know that WHAP is probably already stressing you out (not to scare you, but it does indeed get worse), and you're running on about six hours of sleep, but I'm here to let you know that it's okay, because your... Continue Reading →
We Made It, Sorta. – Sarahi V.
Not too long until we finally get to the end of this journey, it feels like yesterday we really had no idea how we were going to actually come up with a joint protection device. To say we’ve come a long way would be understatement. We have started our final product which has two layers... Continue Reading →
This is the end- Julia Mendoza
Let me catch you up on a few things that have been happening throughout the weeks. But first let's talk about those “What's up in Biomed this week?’’ Emails we all get from the lovely Ms. Miesner. This last one we just got stating specifically that we only have “Just three weeks left before the... Continue Reading →
Almost to the end… -Yadira
Hello Reader, Human Relief has continued to work hard for the time since I've last checked in. Currently we are being to shift our focus back on our prototype model, everything has been very hectic lately, with many assignments being due at the same time, so I priorites moved slightly. We had focused on the... Continue Reading →
Closer to the end, by Emma Pineda
Time goes by really fast, and we are closer than ever until we present our product, the AnklePro 360. We have a lot done already, our proposal is almost done, we have two prototypes done, and one prototype that we will test this upcoming week. Our presentation has already been started, and we are also... Continue Reading →
Disc-Located – Capri J.
In Disc-Located, we have made a lot of suggestions and improvements that will benefit not only our product but our customers as well. We are now getting to our testing stage and this is where our team really started to think about how the device will benefit our customers and how it will stand against... Continue Reading →
Prototyping to the Max – Savannah
We have currently been working on our prototype for the past few class periods. We have started to set up the knee brace and add some padding to help keep the Patella in place. Also earlier in the process, Cynthia and I got to 3D print some hinges we thought we were going to use... Continue Reading →
3rd Prototype’s a Charm- Zaira R.
For the last couple of weeks the OrthoDocs have been working hard on getting our prototype to where we want it to be. We’ve had a lot of challenges and setbacks while making this prototype but I feel like we are getting closer to what we had envisioned from the beginning. Brenda and Apolonia are... Continue Reading →
Prototypes and Feedback for The Knee Team- Rinda G
Last week, the Knee team turned in a first draft of an advertisement that would advertise our design, which we named The KP 360. We named it the KP 360 because KP stands for Knee Protector, and we don't want your knee to rotate 360 degrees. while the name seems a little silly, we think... Continue Reading →