Mayo Clinic: Magnetic Indicator

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Project Overview

Team 513 of the FAMU-FSU Department of Mechanical Engineering is solving a clinical problem in electrophysiology. The object of this project is to prevent patients from receiving inappropriate therapies from cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) during electrosurgery and indicate to the operating room if the CIED is in the desired mode.

Team 513

Team Member 1

Chance Coleman

Design Engineer
Team Member 2

Grace Cordle

Mechatronics Engineer
Team Member 3

Angela Nilaj

Test Engineer
Team Member 4

Amir Pugh

Controls Engineer
Team Member 5

Carina Zha

Materials Engineer

Sponsors and Advisors

Dr. McLeod

Christopher McLeod, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.

Project Sponsor

Mayo Clinic Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Dr. Cowdrick

Kyle Cowdrick, MSE, Ph.D.

Technical Advisor

Mayo Clinic Technology Development

Dr. McConomy

Shayne McConomy, Ph.D.

Academic Advisor

FAMU-FSU ME Teaching Faculty

Deliverables

Content to Date

Design Reviews

Manuals

Future Work Timeline

  • Sep 2024

    Project Background

    Team 513 evaluated the clinical need and defined the project scope.
  • Nov 2024

    Initial Design Selection

    Team 513 brainstormed 100 concepts and used concept selection tools to determine their top choice.
  • Dec 2024

    Design and Prototype Development

    Team 513 built their first prototype and made refinements to their design for future iterations.
  • Feb 2025

    Testing

    Team 513 tested their design and evaluated how their product met unmet user needs.
  • March 2025

    Design Refinements

    Team 513 used data from testing to develop their final prototype.
  • Apr 2025

    Engineering Design Day

    Team 513 conducts their final presentation of their device!