Hope College Department of Physics and Engineering
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Summer 2006
Project Summary

 

Project Title:

Design For A Cervical Spine Surgical Device

Student Name: Kim Harrison
Student's Home Institution: Hope College
Research Advisor: Dr. Roger Veldman and Dr. Greg Fraley
Source of Support: Dr. David Lowry and the Hope College Division of
Natural Sciences.

The objective of this project was to design a surgical device for a cervical spine surgery, specifically an AMF (anterior cervical micro – foramenotomy).

*This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF-REU Grant No. 0452206.