Skeletal muscle is one of the largest organs in the body by weight, accounting for over 40% the body’s mass. It is essential for mobility, as well as structure and protection for certain vital organs. When an injury occurs to the skeletal muscle, it may be in disuse for several months. This could lead to muscle atrophy, the thinning of muscle or loss of muscle mass. This can be detrimental in the long term, as that muscle will not be up to par with what the rest of the body can handle. The goal of this project was to design a wearable device that can treat this condition. Two devices were designed that both achieve this goal in different ways. The devices were designed to be comfortable, lightweight, portable, stationary, easy to use, affordable, adjustable, efficient, and applicable to a wide variety of patients. By assessing each criterion via testing, one device was ranked over the other in certain applications.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Russell, Sydney
• Cox, Anna
• Wong, Ina
• Mills, Jaya

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Innovation
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121586
• E-project-042424-192534

Mot-clé

• Muscle Atrophy
• Healing
• Wearable
• Medical Device

Advisor

• Page, Raymond L.

Year

• 2024

Sponsor

• Dr. Giorgio Giatsidis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2024-04-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Source

• E-project-042424-192534

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Dernière modification

• 2024-05-23