{"629636":{"#nid":"629636","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Device that Reduces Risk of Aspiration Wins Biomedical Engineering Category at Capstone Design Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to student team \u0026ldquo;Bullseye\u0026rdquo; who won the biomedical engineering category at last night\u0026rsquo;s Fall 2019 Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo. The team developed a device to reduce the risk of aspiration during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures. This procedure is typically the first step when diagnosing esophageal and stomach diseases.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winning BME team members are \u003Cstrong\u003EOscar Gutierrez\u003C\/strong\u003E, Doraville, GA; \u003Cstrong\u003EAhmed Alnamos\u003C\/strong\u003E, Watertown, MA; \u003Cstrong\u003ENishani Kanthasamy\u003C\/strong\u003E, Alpharetta, GA; and \u003Cstrong\u003ESondos Alnamos\u003C\/strong\u003E, Watertown MA. The team\u0026rsquo;s project sponsor was gastroenterologist Dr. \u003Cstrong\u003EAnand Sagar Jain\u003C\/strong\u003E at Emory Healthcare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The device we developed reduces the risk of aspiration by reducing the volume of fluid that can travel from the esophagus to the lungs,\u0026rdquo; said Ahmed Alnamos. \u0026ldquo;Our device also allows more outpatient procedures versus general anesthesia procedures\u0026mdash;helping to free up the operating room and saving anesthesia resources.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Sondos Alnamos, \u0026ldquo;the device is completely compatible with the endoscope and does not impact any of its functionality, and more procedures can be performed using the device.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E143 teams from seven schools and two colleges competed for prizes at this year\u0026#39;s Georgia Tech Fall Capstone Design Expo as students showcased their senior projects. 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