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Convening & Learning Program:
MIT 2.75 Physician/Student Course
MIT 2.75 Clinician / Student Team Presentations

Since 2004, the MIT 2.75 Precision Machine Design fall-term course has partnered with CIMIT to bring together Boston-area physicians and MIT engineering students in developing new medical devices.

Physicians present their particular challenges then student teams work with them during the course of a semester to develop solutions. Over the past few years, this class has become a highly effective mechanism for generating new research ideas and collaborations with patents filed and many of the projects receiving subsequent funding and accelerating from prototypes to products. Projects identified to have a significant impact with a viable market can be continued into the spring term for the next level implimentation.

Class of 2011-2012

In addition to projects with a medical focus, this year, in partnership with the MIT Energy Initiative, a sampling of projects with an energy focus involving the building and testing energy harvesting and storage machines are also being offered.

Contacts:

For general course questions, please contact Prof. Alexander Slocum.
For specific proposal questions, please contact Nevan Hanumara.
For questions pertaining to CIMIT, please contact Dr. Rajiv Gupta.

Robopsy Invented by MIT 2.75 Team Led by Dr. Rajiv Gupta

Robopsy, a robotic device to assist radiologists performing tumor biopsies was invented by an MIT 2.75 team led by Rajiv Gupta, MD. The team was awarded the 2007 MIT $100K prize, the world's leading entrepreneurship competition, and the first-place award at the 2008 ASME Innovation Showcase.

Learn about Robopsy from Dr. Rajiv Gupta by watching the video below.

Projects 2004—2011

Fall 2011 Projects
PROJECT	PHYSICIAN	INSTITUTION
A Design of New Instrument for Liver Resection	Jiping Wang, MD, PhD	BWH
Patient Repositioning	Aaron R. Ross, CPE	Partners
Rapid Skin Closure Device for Long Surgical Incisions	Kyle R. Eberlin, MD	MGH
MIS Specimen Removal	Ian Makey, MD	BIDMC
Improving Fine Needle Aspirations	Sareh Parangi, MD	MGH
02 Pump	John N. Kheir, MD	Children's
Dental Chair Headrest	Teruaki Ito	University of Tokushima
Wave Energy Pump
Wood Pellet Stove

Fall 2010 Projects
PROJECT	PHYSICIAN	INSTITUTION
Single Entry Tunneler for Hemodialysis Graft Procedures	Keith Ozaki, MD, FACS	BWH
One Shot: One Handed Glucometer	James Regan	VA Boston Healthcare System
Clog Resistant Nasogastric Tube and Modular In-Line Flusher	Gita Mody, MD Ali Tavakkolizadeh, MD	BWH
Renal Cooling Device for Minimally Invasive Surgery	Nadeem Dhanani, MD, MPH	HVMA
Home Sleep Monitoring: Somnus Sleep Shirt	Matt Bianchi, MD, PhD	MGH
Esophageal Atresia Nonoperative Correction	David Mooney, MD, MPH	Children's
Pressure Sensing Laparoscopic Grasper	Khashayar Vakili, MD	Children's
Design and Testing of a Three-Fingered Flexural Laparoscopic Grasper	Jennifer Rosen, MD	BUMC

Fall 2009 Projects
PROJECT	PHYSICIAN	INSTITUTION
Laparoscopic Lens Cleaner	Keith Isaacson, MD	NWH
Pectoral Based Wheelchair Locomotion	Keith Ozaki, MD, FACS	BWH
Adjustable Pulmonary Artery Banding	Frank Pigula, MD	Children’s
Rib Fracture Fixation	Suresh Agarwal, MD, FACS	BUMC
Low Maintenance Ventilator	Jussi Saukkonen, MD	BU
Hybrid Optical and X-ray CT	Rajiv Gupta, MD, PhD	MGH
Fool Proof Call Button	Matthew Liang, MD	BWH

Fall 2008 Projects
PROJECT	PHYSICIAN	INSTITUTION
Wireless Pressure Sensors	Rob Sheridan, MD	MGH
Interbody Spine Device	Kevin McGuire, MD, MS	BIDMC
TMS Fixation Device	Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD	BIDMC
Running Shoe Tester	Danny Abershire	Industry
Diethylene Glycol Sensor	Melanie Hoehl	MIT
Pleural Navigator	Rajiv Gupta, MD, PhD	MGH
Retrograde Intubation	Joan Spiegel, MD	BIDMC
Syringe–Internal Pressure Gauge	Joan Spiegel, MD	BIDMC
Renal Function Monitor	Carlos Rabito, MD	MGH

Fall 2007 Projects
PROJECT	PHYSICIAN	INSTITUTION
Chair Alarm	Lauren Kattany, RN	MGH
Mitral Valve Chordal Cutting	Robert Levine, MD	MGH
Osmoregulation	Lynne Levitsky, MD	MGH
Smart Pad	Rob Sheridan, MD	MGH
ETT Displacement	Rob Sheridan, MD	MGH
Hernia Mesh Fixation Device	Ali Tavakkolizadeh, MD	BWH

Fall 2006 Projects
PROJECT	PHYSICIAN	INSTITUTION
Implantable Port	Michael Seiden, MD, PhD	MGH
Endoscopic Stapling Device (Spikey clamp)	Linda Lee, MD	BWH
Pediatric Oral Syringe To Enhance Swallowing Behavior	Martha Vibbert, PhD	BU
Multi-port Morcellator	Zev Williams, MD, PhD	BWH
Improved Rongeur To Prevent Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks	Jean Coumans, MD	MGH
Per-Oral Gastric Restriction Device	Christopher Thompson, MD	BWH

Fall 2005 Projects
PROJECT	PHYSICIAN	INSTITUTION
Dental Milling	Ed Seldin, DMD, MD	MGH
Wound Suction	Rob Sheridan, MD	MGH
Heart Port	Pedro Del Nido, MD	Children's
Suture Device For Fascial Closure	Tim Bhattacharya, MD	MGH

Fall 2004 Projects
PROJECT	PHYSICIAN	INSTITUTION
Endoscopic Ultrasound Needle Biopsy	Bill Brugge, MD	MGH
Arterio Venous Graft for Dialysis	Stephan Wicky	MGH
Needle Guidance for Percutaneous Lung Nodule Biopsy	Rajiv Gupta, MD, PhD	MGH
ACL Injector: Enhanced Primary Repair of ACL	Martha Meany Murray, MD	Children’s
Pulse Duplicator	Jennifer White, MD	MGH

Related Links

MIT 2.75 Website

PAST FORUM PRESENTATIONS of
2009 - 2007 MIT 2.75 Engineering
Medical Devices (Physician/Student Teams)