Low Level Light Therapy Device for Chronic Wounds

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#9 – April 4, 2016

Progress Report #9 Background: “Diabetes is increasingly prevalent, affecting approximately 29.1 million Americans today. Twenty-five percent of diabetic patients develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) over their lifetime. About 80,000 lower-limb amputations occur in the U.S. every year as a result of DFUs. The current standard of care passively treats the DFU with an off-loading total contact cast. Due to…

Posted by on April 4, 2016 in Progress Report

#8 – March 21, 2016

Progress Report #8 Background: “Diabetes is increasingly prevalent, affecting approximately 29.1 million Americans today. Twenty-five percent of diabetic patients develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) over their lifetime. About 80,000 lower-limb amputations occur in the U.S. every year as a result of DFUs. The current standard of care passively treats the DFU with an off-loading total contact cast. Due to…

Posted by on March 21, 2016 in Progress Report

#7 – March 2, 2016

Progress Report #7 Background: “Diabetes is increasingly prevalent, affecting approximately 29.1 million Americans today. Twenty-five percent of diabetic patients develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) over their lifetime. About 80,000 lower-limb amputations occur in the U.S. every year as a result of DFUs. The current standard of care passively treats the DFU with an off-loading total contact cast. Due to…

Posted by on March 2, 2016 in Progress Report

#6 – February 15, 2016

Progress Report #6 Background: “Diabetes is increasingly prevalent, affecting approximately 29.1 million Americans today. Twenty-five percent of diabetic patients develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) over their lifetime. About 80,000 lower-limb amputations occur in the U.S. every year as a result of DFUs. The current standard of care passively treats the DFU with an off-loading total contact cast. Due to…

Posted by on February 15, 2016 in Progress Report

#5 – February 1, 2016

Progress Report #5 The past two weeks have been incredibly productive for our IRB division. We currently expect to be able to submit the application by February 10, 2016, after our next meeting with Dr. Hicks. Our group has also been in talks with the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) to determine what…

Posted by on February 1, 2016 in Progress Report

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#4 – January 20, 2016

Progress Report #4 Winter break saw great advances in both our IRB application as well as prototype designs for our device, which we have now named LumaSil, which is derived from lumen, the Latin word for “light”, and silicone, which is the main component of our patch. Since our last progress report, the following has…

Posted by on January 20, 2016 in Progress Report

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#3.5 – 12/7/2015

Minor Update – December 7, 2015 We have made progress into finalizing the design for the patch component of our device, primarily including materials and the physical dimensions. Since we will be using silicone as the primary support in the patch, we need to have a mold to shape it. The preliminary designs for the…

Posted by on December 7, 2015 in News

#3 – December 4, 2015

Progress Report #3 Since the last report, we have met additional times with our Faculty Advisor Dr. Matthew Walker, our Primary Investigator Dr. Adam Hicks, as well as Axel Strombergsson from MDRAP. Additionally, we have uploaded the following documents under the Project Files tab: Oral Presentation as presented to Dr. Walker on November 18, 2015…

Posted by on December 4, 2015 in Progress Report

#1 – November 4, 2015

Progress Report #1 This is the first progress report, and as such there is no previous report with which to compare. Recent developments primarily include: Creation of the main website Uploaded the Project Proposal document Determined the division of labor for the IRB form Future reports will include all changes and developments that have occured…

Posted by on November 4, 2015 in Progress Report