Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-7-2022
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Biomedical Engineering
First Advisor
Troy Drewry
Second Advisor
Nikki Reinemann
Third Advisor
Thomas Werfel
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Crutches are a mobility assistive device that are often used in various situations, such as post- surgical rehabilitation and recovery after injury. The current crutch tip design that is used on today’s crutches are often unstable and do not provide quality movement on different terrains, such as snow, ice, mud, and wet surfaces. These problems would be solved with a new tip design that could be attached to existing crutches or manufactured with the crutch itself. The team’s solution to this problem is a crutch tip with modular parts. The tip would attach to the shaft of the crutch like a normal crutch tip, and the bottom of the tip can be removed so different bottoms for different terrains can be used. The team also devised a potential market plan in the event that the tip passes ISO testing standards and can be sold on the market.
Recommended Citation
Skinner, Lauren, "Developing New Crutch Tip Design for Overall Increased Stability and Improved Movement on Different Terrains" (2022). Honors Theses. 2689.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2689
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