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"I will argue that, outside the marketplace itself, there is no better way to gain insight into individual and organizational behavior and to promote value-creating behavior than through the use of prototypes. They will become an ever more important investment in the quality of an organization's human capital and its innovation capacity. The smartest, most creative people in innovative organizations already spend more time interacting around more versions of models of their most important products and services than ever before."

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Convening & Learning Program:
MIT 2.75 Physician/Student Course

MIT 2.75 Precision Machine Design course collaborates with CIMIT to bring together physicians from Boston-area hospitals and MIT engineering students in developing new medical devices. Physicians present their particular challenges then student teams work with them during the course of a semester to develop prototype solutions. The course has run since 2004, each year with a new cast of physicians and device challenges. Robopsy, a robotic device to assist radiologists performing tumor biopsies was invented by an MIT 2.75 team led by Rajiv Gupta, MD (see video below). The team has been awarded the 2007 MIT $100K prize, the world's leading entrepreneurship competition.

CIMIT VIDEO: Dr. Rajiv Gupta on Robopsy

Projects 2009 - 2004

Fall 2009

Project	Physician	Institution
Laparoscopic Lens Cleaner	Keith Isaacson, MD	NWH
Pectoral Based Wheelchair Locomotion	Ozaki, Keith	BWH
Adjustable Pulmonary Artery Banding	Pigula, Frank	Children’s
Rib Fracture Fixation	Agarwal, Suresh	BUMC
Low Maintenance Ventilator	Saukkonen, Jussi	BU
Hybrid Optical and Xray CT	Gupta, Rajiv	MGH
Fool Proof Call Button	Liang, Matthew	BWH

Fall 2008

Project	Physician	Institution
Wireless Pressure Sensors	Sheridan, Rob	MGH
Interbody Spine Device	McGuire, Kevin	BIDMC
TMS Fixation Device	Pascual-Leone, Alvaro	BIDMC
Running Shoe Tester	Abershire, Danny	Industry
Diethylene Glycol Sensor	Hoehl, Melanie	MIT
Pleural Navigator	Gupta, Rajiv	MGH
Retrograde Intubation	Spiegel, Joan	BIDMC
Syringe – Internal Pressure Gauge	Spiegel, Joan	BIDMC
Renal Function Monitor	Rabito, Carlos	MGH

Fall 2007

Project	Physician	Institution
Chair Alarm	Lauren Kattany, RN	MGH
Mitral Valve Chordal Cutting	Robert Levine, MD	MGH
Osmoregulation	Lynne Levitsky, MD	MGH
Smart Pad	Rob Sheridan, MD	MGH
ETT Displacement	Rob Sheridan, MD	MGH
Hernia Mesh Fixation Device	Ali Tavakkolizadeh, MD	BWH

Fall 2006

Project	Physician	Institution
Implantable Port	Michael Seiden, MD, PhD	MGH
Endoscopic Stapling Device (Spikey clamp)	Linda Lee, MD	BWH
Pediatric Oral Syringe To Enhance Swallowing Behavior	Martha Vibbert, Ph.D.	BU
Multi-port Morcellator	Zev Williams, MD, PhD	BWH
Improved Rongeur To Prevent Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks	Jean Coumans, MD	MGH
Per-Oral Gastric Restriction Device	Christopher Thompson, MD	BWH

Fall 2005

Project	Physician	Institution
Dental Milling	Ed Seldin, DMD, MD	MGH
Wound Suction	Rob Sheridan, MD	MGH
Heart Port	Pedro Del Nido, MD	Children's
Suture Device For Fascial Closure	Tim Bhattacharya, MD	MGH

Fall 2004

Project	Physician	Institution
Endoscopic Ultrasound Needle Biopsy	Bill Brugge, MD	MGH
Arterio Venous Graft for Dialysis	Stephan Wicky	MGH
Needle Guidance for Percutaneous Lung Nodule Biopsy	Rajiv Gupta, MD, PhD	MGH
ACL Injector Enhanced Primary Repair of the ACL	Martha Meany Murray, MD	Children’s
Pulse Duplicator	Jennifer White, MD	MGH

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PAST FORUM PRESENTATIONS of
2009 - 2007 MIT 2.75 Engineering Medical Devices (Physician/Student Teams)