DP #2: Hip Implant

Patient Overview

Jackie Chiles is a 65-year-old male with Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.
He has had a long history of pain in the left hip and needs a cane to walk.
He has a limited range of motion on his left leg and it is shorter by 1 cm compared to the right.
The patient is on pain medication to help ease the pain.

Project Objectives

Creating a Problem Definition

Objectives	Constraints
Implant should increase the user’s range of motion	Must not wear down in the body
Implant should fix the limb length discrepancy	Must be strong enough to support the patients body weight
Implant should fix the user’s limp	Materials must be biosafe
Implant should be long lasting	Must alleviate hip pain

The objectives and constraints established by our team served as a framework throughout the ideation phase and helped guide the development of the hip implant. By defining these goals, we ensured that the prototype aligned with the technical and material requirements of the patient. This helped create solutions that prioritized the patient’s comfort and long-term well-being.

Design Process

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In-Depth Timeline of The Hip Implant

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Poster Board

This is the largest section of the poster board that shows off our design and all its intrinsic details

This poster board aims to inform the audience of the function, materials, and purpose of the developed hip implant. It goes over the surgical procedure, justification for each material, and the drug delivery system. Through proper visuals and written text, it is able to fully explain the prototype and its function to the audience.