MEMS 411: Pinch Clamp Clipper

Authors

Mackenzie Molina, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Jaimie Lin, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Oliver Avery, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Publication Date

Fall 2023

Document Type

Final Report

Embargo Date

12-8-2023

Problem Statement

The purpose of this project was to design a device to take stress off the CMC thumb joint when applying pinch clamps to dialysis tubing. The motivation was to reduce the risk of osteoarthritis in renal care nurses. Sydney Livermore, an OT student at McMaster University, identified that nurses who had to routinely clip pinch clamps on dialysis tubes were at risk of developing osteoarthritis in their CMC joints. She asked us to design a device that could clip the pinch clamps while reducing the force required to do so. The device needed to be able to clip the clamps quickly using either hand, and it needed to be light and portable.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Recommended Citation

Molina, Mackenzie; Lin, Jaimie; and Avery, Oliver, "MEMS 411: Pinch Clamp Clipper" (2023). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 226.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/226