Month: October 2026

Preparing for Prototype Inspection Day!

Prototype Inspection Day is right around the corner, and the team has been hard at work getting everything ready! This week we focused on bringing our concept closer to a working prototype and making sure each part of the system… Read More

Starting Prototype Preparations

This week, the IrriGators continued developing our surgical irrigation project following our visit to Arthrex. We focused on refining our tube set locking mechanism to more closely resemble existing Arthrex products, using what we learned during our visit to guide… Read More

Preliminary Design Review Trip to Arthrex

This week, the IrriGators traveled to Arthrex headquarters in Naples, FL, to present our Preliminary Design Review to their engineers and project managers. Presenting to people with real-world experience was a great opportunity for our team. Their questions and input… Read More

Week 4 Blog Post

Hello everyone! This week has been another amazing week for the Irrigators. We finished up our first draft of our PDR, and gave a presentation on it to other teams. We also got to listen to other teams present and… Read More