{"id":3,"date":"2019-10-09T15:08:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T15:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/pediatricvfss\/homepage\/"},"modified":"2020-04-20T19:05:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T19:05:56","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/pediatricvfss\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our Mission:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To design and create a\u00a0<strong>radio-translucent seating system<\/strong>\u00a0to accommodate children and physicians in terms of comfort, stability, and security during\u00a0<strong>videofluoroscopic swallow\u00a0studies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3291\/2019\/10\/IMG_3232-e1572474711961-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3232\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3291\/2019\/10\/IMG_3232-e1572474711961-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3291\/2019\/10\/IMG_3232-e1572474711961-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong>\u00a0<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What are pediatric videofluoroscopic swallow studies?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At Monroe Carell Jr. Children&#8217;s Hospital at Vanderbilt, dozens of videofluoroscopic swallow studies are performed each week on kids that have developmental and birth defects. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These studies enable providers to identify each patient&#8217;s potential risks and concerns when swallowing, such as aspiration or an inability to consistently use the epiglottis and pharynx muscles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goal is to mitigate risks through interventional surgeries or feeding tubes to greatly improve patient comfort and safety and put their families at ease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These swallow studies are performed by taking X-rays in real time while the patient swallows liquids\/foods mixed with barium.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 480px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3-1\" width=\"480\" height=\"368\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3291\/2019\/10\/CloseCalmCrane-mobile.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3291\/2019\/10\/CloseCalmCrane-mobile.mp4\">https:\/\/cdn-dev.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-my-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3291\/2019\/10\/CloseCalmCrane-mobile.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Example of barium swallow study (source:https:\/\/gfycat.com\/frailspryfly)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our team has designed, prototyped, virtually constructed, and mathematically confirmed the utility and functionality of the Easy PASS Chair. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we are unable to deliver a final physical product and have requested this seating system become a legacy project. In doing so, we:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created a professional CAD file of the entire seating system<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conducted failure analyses on this virtual model using real parts and systems from McMaster Carr<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communicated with the VFSS clinicians and confirmed appropriate future directions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drafted clear, detailed instructions for the incoming design team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This project is not possible without support from the VFSS clinicians, Dr. Matthew Walker III, and Dr. Kevin Galloway. 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