Publications & Awards
Patents:
Surgical Puncture Access with Preload Lock
Patent Pending
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Surgical Puncture Access
US 2013/0035709 A1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Laparoscopic Tissue Retractor
US 2012/0123215 A1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Awards:
Lemelson-MIT $30,000 Student Prize for Invention
Awarded annually to an MIT senior or graduate student who “has created or improved a product or process, applied a technology in a new way, redesigned a system, or in other ways displayed a portfolio of inventiveness”.
1st Place, Graduate Design, MIT de Florez Mechanical Engineering Award
Puncture Access Mechanism recognized for “Outstanding ingenuity or creative judgement in areas that utilize Mechanical Engineering knowledge or practice”.
2nd Place, Graduate Design, MIT de Florez Mechanical Engineering Award
Novel tissue retractor design recognized for “Outstanding ingenuity or creative judgement in areas that utilize Mechanical Engineering knowledge or practice”.
Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society, MIT Pi Kappa Chapter.
First Place, MIT 2.009 Product Design Course, FireSafe Microwave.
Senior Legacy Award, Chi Phi Beta Chapter
Awarded for “extraordinary contributions to the MIT Fraternity Community”.
Publications:
Design and Development of a Novel Puncture Access Device
ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 2011
Blind Transmembrane Puncture Access: Design and Development of a Novel Laparoscopic Trocar and Blade Retraction Mechanism
MS Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring 2011
Design and Development of an Improved Tissue Retractor for Use in Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures.
ASME Journal of Medical Devices, Abstract, June 2011, Volume 5, Issue 2.
Design of an Endoscope Lens Shielding Device for Use in Laparoscopic Procedures.
ASME Journal of Medical Devices, Abstract, June 2010, Volume 4, Issue 2.
Design and Development of a Tissue Retractor for Use in Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
SB Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring 2009
Safety Profile of Trocar and Insufflation Needle Access Systems in Laparoscopic Surgery
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 209(2):291-2
New England Section of the American Urological Association, 76th Annual Meeting, Sept. 2007
Childrens Hospital Boston Dept. of Urology, Boston, MA
Press Coverage:
Lemelson-MIT $30,000 Student Prize for Invention
Conferences & Presentations:
Design and Development of a Novel Puncture Access Device
Proceedings of the 11th Design of Medical Devices Conference
April 10-12, 2011
University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design and Development of a Novel Puncture Access Device
Technical Session on Safe Access, University of Minnesota, April 2012.
Design and Development of an Improved Tissue Retractor for Use in Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Proceedings of the 10th Design of Medical Devices Conference
April 12-14, 2011
University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Design of an Endoscope Lens Shielding Device for Use in Laparoscopic Procedures
Proceedings of the 9th Design of Medical Devices Conference
April 13-15, 2010
University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Invention Workshop: History and Methodology of Invention
MIT Educational Studies Program Splash! Weekend, November 2009.
Safety Profile of Trocar and Insufflation Needle Access Systems in Laparoscopic Surgery
New England Section of the American Urological Association, 76th Annual Meeting, Sept. 2007.
Comparing the Efficacy of Performing Pyeloplasty Using Open, Conventional and Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Techniques In an Animal Model
New England Section of the American Urological Association, 76th Annual Meeting, Sept. 2007
Childrens Hospital Boston Dept. of Urology, Boston, MA
In utero Treatment for Bladder Outlet Obstruction Using Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Techniques
American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Urology - 2007 Annual Meeting
New England Section of the American Urological Association, 76th Annual Meeting, Sept. 2007
Childrens Hospital Boston Dept. of Urology, Boston, MA