GMI Student Blogs
Neonates Need Nutrients
This week was the first time I began making progress for my implementation project: MilkyWaves. I’ll be working with Christine to further develop this device into a product which could be used by various hospitals in Costa Rica. MilkyWaves Mission One of the most...
Getting Things Done!
This is the second to last week of my internship at Establishment Labs. I took a moment to reflect back on my experience and thought about what I have done. The company is making strides in developing the future of medical devices. As part of that future, they are...
Scorpions, Spiders and Sloths… Oh My !
The prototyping stage of any device is a never-ending cycle of designing, building, presenting, meeting and repeating. Unfortunately, the time in which one does actual prototyping is significantly shorter relative to the time spent meeting and discussing everyone’s...
Navigating Through the Unknown
We finally got the documentation we needed to get started on our implementation projects! Thus, this week has consisted of navigating my way through work and the project. With work, I finished running the second round of pull tests and analyzing the data. Thus, the...
Let’s Get It Done!
My product team and I had an eventful week! Here’s what was going on at Boston Scientific: Two corporate-level R&D engineers were visiting Speed and volume of our production line output increased The supplier investigation continued and is somewhat urgent We in...
Making Waves
Premature babies are a little population with a big vulnerability, and thanks to modern technology, even the tiniest preterm baby has a shot at survival. However, in low-to-mid income countries (LMIC), these babies don’t receive the nutrients they desperately need to...
TruVent 2019!
It is hard to believe that we are leaving Costa Rica next week. I am sad to say goodbye to my coworkers, the rainforest, and the beaches, but excited to move to Houston and get started on our projects and classes. As I mentioned last week, I will be leading the...
Week Six Updates
As I mentioned in a previous blog, I’ve spent significant time at BSC these past two weeks researching the pros and cons of liquid propane gas (LPG) and electric ovens. Last Friday, I presented my findings to Jeff and argued in favor of the latter. In short, electric...
Design Freeze and Tico Rain
I can’t believe we have less than three weeks left in Costa Rica. It feels like only yesterday that I waded through the airport into the fresh Tico air. With the clock ticking, I am diligently finishing my project. I presented my design process plan to my supervisor...
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