2018
Forme catheter is a novel arterial catheter that can change shape in real-time in response to a patient’s unique vasculature. It contains embedded springs at three different locations that compress to form a variety of different shapes within a single catheter.
As part of a semester-long senior undergraduate capstone course in Biomedical Engineering, I worked with three classmates to design a catheter to resolve issues that occur during interventional radiology procedures. We were mentored by three Interventional Radiologists (IRs) from Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, GA. I acted as both project manager and design lead, generating a medium fidelity physical prototype. My team and I won Best Overall Project out of over 200 teams from various engineering disciplines at the Spring 2018 Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo.
How might we make it easier for interventional radiologists to adapt to a patient’s unique vasculature during a procedure, in real time?
The goal of our design solution is to provide interventional radiologists with an adaptive catheter that is more efficient and easy to use.
