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2013 National microMedic Contest

The 2013 National microMedic Contest was held January 14, 2013 – July 31, 2013.  The contest was hosted and sponsored by the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center, and Parallax Inc.

Contest entrants were challenged to use microcontroller and sensor systems to create medical applications and products for possible use in the healthcare industry, medical simulation training, and the battlefield.

The contest was judged by representatives of U.S. Army, Carnegie Mellon Univerity and from the greater scientific community. Over $28,000 in awards were given away to winners of the contest. Winners will be recognized at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in San Francisco, CA in January 2014.

 

Public Division Winners

Grand Medic Rank Winner ($5,000 cash):

  • David Dorhout (Triage Training System); Special mention for Best Training and Simulation Product

General Rank Winner ($3,000 cash):

  • Rebecca Yang (HeartMe Cardiac Simulator); Special mention for Best Integration of Fabrication

Colonel Rank Winner ($2,000 cash):

  • Dr. Raymond Allen & Dr. Terry Bauch (VTD Valsalva Test Device); Special Mention for Best Medical Device

Major Rank Winners ($1,000 cash):

  • Steve Lubbers (soniCane)
  • Tim Massaro (P.I.L Propeller Based Internet Logging)

Captain Rank Winners ($500 cash):

  • Jon Gullixson (Hydrotron)
  • Alec Levanhagan and Wallace Willard (BARFS)
  • Brian Kaminski (Muscle Mouse)
  • Red-IX (Triabot)
  • LWD Robot Club (Neuro)

Private Rank Winners ($250 in hardware):

  • Lawrence Keyes (Heart Rate Monitor TV Display)
  • Alexander Doud (Modular Surgical Trainers for Low-Cost Development of Critical Skills)
  • Dan Ray (Transcendental Meditation Trainer)
  • John Mullins (Wireless Pulse Oximeter)
  • Christopher Atwood (Robotic Snake)
  • Marc Machin (Pulmonary Capacity Analyzer)

 

Education Division Winners:

Super Cadet Rank Winner ($5,000 in hardware):

  • Shiva Nathan (Arduino Prosthesis – Mark III)

Sergeant Major Rank Winner ($3,000 in hardware):

  • Roger Fachini (SMERTbike)

Sergeant Rank Winners ($1,000 in hardware):

  • Maya Varma (Arduino-Based Foot Neuropathy Analyzer)
  • Wash U of Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis (KinoCOM)

Specialist Rank Winner ($500 in hardware):

  • Rattanaphan Boonbutra and George Dimitoglou (mDocInABox)
  • Eagle Mountain Home School Co-op (Asthma Eliminator)
  • CardioActive of CMU (Webz of War)
  • Medical Robotics and Devices Laboratory of U. of Minnesota Twin Cities (Low Cost Global Health Simulator)

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