Measurement Device

for Scoliosis Brace

Design
BME 401 Validation and Verification Report presentation
Group 20: Amanda Brown, Kylie Nairon, and Georgia Redd
Overview
Project Scope:

Orthotists are in need of an accurate way to determine changes in spine

position from external body adjustments for more efficient brace design. We
propose a new device which will allow users to simultaneously measure spinal
curvature and reposition the body. The device must be safe for both patients
and users and accurately reflect spine position, without significantly
increasing the cost of the process. By the end of April, we will deliver to Dr.
Joseph Klaesner and the BME 401 instructors a prototype of the proposed
device which will reflect the size and operation of the full product. In addition,
we will develop software to interpret the data obtained, which will provide
scoliosis doctors with the necessary specifications to make an accurately
fitting scoliosis brace. Once a model for the prototype has been made, we will
write instructions on how to use and reproduce the device.
Updates
Team Responsibilities
Amanda Brown:

• Point person for mentor contact

• Research modeling programs and

techniques

• CAD/CAM specialist

• Machine Shop

• Scoliosis-based research

• Phantom torso
Design Specifications
New
Original

Specification
Specification
Image Analysis Speed
Sampling rate

Metric
Metric
1 min (total image analysis)
1 fps
1 sec per image
Validation/Verification
Testing Plan
Design Specifications
• Accuracy phantom torso

• Precision volunteer testing

• Sampling Rate stopwatch

• BMI Accommodation 5-95% volunteer testing

• Height Accommodation volunteer testing

• Device Weight scale

• Device Dimensions measuring tape

• Can be turned off when not in use device analysis

Proof of Concept
Testing
MATLAB Code: Remove Noise

Figure 1 (left):
Beamformed
image of three
markers in a gel
medium.

Figure 2 (right):
Image of markers
after a high-pass
filter.
MATLAB Code: Identify Vertebrae

Figure 3:
Markers
approximat
ed as circles
(echoes
excluded).
MATLAB Code: Calculate Angles

Figure 4:
Lines
connecting
each
marker. Cobb
angle of 7
Hardware: Stabilizing Shoulder
Board
Hardware: Tracks on a Board
Hardware: Pressure Pads

Figure 5: The
Providence brace
design system in
use on a pediatric
patient.
Hardware: Pressure Pad
Displacement
Overall Status and
Going Forward
 MATLAB Code

Put several Calculate the maximum Real data

ultrasound angle formed
pictures together
Hardware

Finalize Begin
Design Building
Questions?

http://www.scolicare.com/scoliosis-braces/
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