Title
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
Spring 5-8-2015
Abstract
The purpose of this document is to show the report for the Fiber optic device formulated through the biomedical engineering department with a senior design group. A growing issue in medical technology is open wound care. Particularly prevalent in diabetics, open wound care is expensive and time consuming. Certain wavelengths of light have not only shown to have germicidal properties, but also allow cell growth and regeneration. The following design was founded around these ideas, and an initial design was developed. The design centered around using fiber optics as a means of replacing a wet bandage in a normal wound care, and using the fiber optics to have light reach a wound to perform light therapy.
Recommended Citation
McNeil, Logan; Pilkey, Cameron; Erwin, Brittani; and Wojnar, Adam, "Fiber Optic Bandage" (2015). Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_compmedpubs/102
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Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation Commons, Computer-Aided Engineering and Design Commons, Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Commons