Engineering Design Celebration
Team Detail
103: Wearable Needle Decompression Simulator for Healthcare Education
Team Members:
Jefferson Steltz, Madelynne White, Tam Nguyen, Emily Suwala
Sponsor: Avkin
Sponsor Description:
Avkin imagines, discovers, creates and refines wearable technology and teaching methodology that enhances the authenticity of health care simulation, improves learning outcomes and transforms the patient experience. Avkin develops technology worn by actors to simulate patients with complex impairments. Avkin was founded 5 years ago by Amy Cowperthwait, a nursing instructor from the University of Delaware. Most of Avkin’s products in development and on the market have been created through the University of Delaware Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Senior Design.
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Jenni Buckley
Presentation Time: 2:00 – 2:30
Room #: 1