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Ankle Alignment Device
Garrett Sauter BMETrey Kendall ME
Engineer Adviser: Dave MartinezOverseeing Adviser: Dr. William Devries
Advisers
Dr. William DeVries- Orthopedic surgeon inClarksville, TN. Member of TennesseeOrthopedic Alliance and specializes in jointreplacement and sports medicine.
Dave Martinez- Engineering consultantemployed by Zimmer, a company thatmanufactures joint replacement and orthopedicsurgery products.
Approximately 550,000 anklefractures occur in the USeach year.
TibiaMedial malleolus
Introduction
Problems with the CurrentSolution
• Bone clamp– Holds fractured piece in
place while guide wire isput in place
Current Solution
• Guide wires• Bone screws
New Solution Requirements• Clamp securely affixes to tibia and holds
fractured piece in place• Device can be adjusted to align the guide
wires and screws• Spatial requirement- device must function
within the surgical envelope.• Easy to use• Sterilizable
Design SolutionMaterial- Stainless steel has a yield strengthof 520MPa and can be easily sterilized.
Cost- Product will be reusable, target price is$100.
Size constraint- The product fullyuncompressed should not exceed 3 inchesand 3/4 inch wide
CAD Design
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Project Goals
• To create an CAD model of the ankle alignmentdevice
• To create a functioning prototype of the device• To offer an alternative method to medial
malleolus plate and screw methods to affix thefractured segment to the tibia.
Stakeholders
• Medical Device Companies• Orthopedic Surgeons• Patients
Future Work
• Observe surgery• Finalize solution designs with project
mentors• Finalize CAD design• Construct working model