Penn College student redesigns surgical device
Maxine Zglinicki needed to complete a senior project. Dr. John H. Bailey wanted a surgical tool redesigned. The recent Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate and local orthopedic surgeon teamed up to meet both objectives. Zglinicki, of Norristown, devoted a chunk of her final semester at the college to redesigning a tensioning device used with a robot for knee replacement surgery. The senior project was required for Zglinicki to graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design. “The happiest thing for me about the project is the potential it has to help Dr. ...