Facilities

The healthcare development facility comprises point-of-practice clinical care suites, including a fully instrumented living space, state-of-the-art motion capture lab, 2-bed modular patient care suite, MRI imaging center, and a fully functional operating room co-located with advanced manufacturing capabilities, including a wide array of 3D printing, CNC manufacturing, and electronics assembly equipment and test capabilities.

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For more information on how to get involved, contact:

Catherine Bouthillier
cbouthillier@wpi.edu
(M) 860-428-6840
(O) 508-831-4653

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MRI Imaging Suite

  • GE SIGNA Premier 3.0T MRI Scanner with powerful Super G gradient technology and wide 70cm bore
  • Advanced fMRI capabilities through NordicNeuroLab VR headset, Brainwave imaging package, and 48 Channel Head Coil
  • A full suite of imaging coils including two 30 Channel Air Anterior coils for maximum flexibility, image quality, and subject comfort
  • Pre-loaded software and scan sequences for advanced 
    Vascular, Cardiac, Neuro, Orthopedic, Thoracic, Oncological, and Pediatric imaging
  • NordicNeuroLab InroomViewingDevice Portable 40” LCD monitor
  • MRI conditional anesthesia cart with ventilator and 
    isoflurane vaporizer
  • Stryker Aria MRI conditional surgical drill
  • Medtronic Visualase MRI-guided laser ablation system
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Surgical Suite

The Surgical Suite offers various technologies where users can test and train on the integration of new devices in a true-to-scale environment...

  • Hybrid imaging operating room with C-arm fluoroscope and CBCT reconstruction
  • Motion capture room capabilities
  • Powered reconfigurable OR table
  • Standard OR medical gas (N2, O2, compressed air, vacuum, WAGD)
  • Boom-mounted OR lights and video display and recording system
  • Minimally invasive surgery instrumentation including Stryker & Olympus endoscopy processors, insufflation, light sources, and electrocautery
  • Flexibly configurable research version Intuitive daVinici surgical robot (dVRK)
  • Multi-camera closed circuit video monitoring and recording
  • WelchAllyn 1500 Patient Monitor with accessories
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ICU

Our versatile ICU/NICU suite is designed for testing and training in intensive care solutions. Oversized for enhanced training capabilities, it can be scaled down for true-to-size simulations. The space is fully adaptable, allowing modification into a physician’s office for outpatient-focused studies, ensuring a realistic and dynamic environment for medical research and device testing.

  • Patient monitoring, beds, and lifts
  • Configurable to simulate any office setting
  • GE LOGIQ E9 Ultrasound machine with set of imaging features enabled
  • Linear probe (L8-18i), Covex (C1-6), and 4D (RAB6-D) ultrasound probes
  • NDI Aurora electromagnetic tracking system
  • Rescue Randy bodyweight training mannequin
  • Juno clinical skills nursing mannequin 
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Rehabilitation and Assistive Care Suite

The Rehabilitation and Assistive Care Suite enables the development/testing of exoskeletons, prosthetics, and rehabilitative robots and devices related to healthcare IoT, assistive and home care, aging in place, sleep, and telehealth...

  • Fully equipped three-room apartment: kitchen/living area, bedroom, bathroom, all with ceiling gantry for subject safety and support
  • Instrumented residential setting for testing of smart home technologies
  • Motion capture capabilities
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Motion Capture Suite

Our high-end motion capture facility allows users to prototype new technologies and analyze the effect on gait and full-body motion...

  • 11 Camera VICON Vantage motion capture system with Lock+ 64-channel ADC 
  • VICON Vue for color video overlay 
  • Gait analysis track with two integrated AMTI OPT400600 force plates 
  • Delsys Trigno Wireless system with 16 Avanti EMG sensors containing integrated IMU, Bluetooth compatibility, and SDK/ API support 
  • Configurable exercise equipment and obstacles to include doors and stairs 
  • Ability to connect to external ultrasounds and accelerometers 
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Neurotech Suite

Our Neurotech Suite is a fully equipped suite with a host of imaging and user experience equipment enabling researchers to conduct a broad range of multimodal translational studies, from cross validation experiments to clinical trials...

  • Task-based functional MRI on the GE SIGNA Premier 3T scanner
  • NIRX Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Imaging System (MRI Compatible)
  • Tobii Eye-Tracking System
  • VivePro Virtual and Augmented Reality Systems
  • Electroencephalography (EEG)
  • Radio Frequency Shielded Acoustic Chamber
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Confidential Offices and Conference Spaces

Collaboration areas and dedicated corporate pods are available to provide convenient working spaces for on-site talent and innovations... 

  • Ability to house product at facility, eliminating potential transportation damage
  • Co-locate R&D in one facility
  • Massachusetts company address for dedicated branded office space users
  • Complete office functionality, equipped with all needed office equipment
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Manufacturing and Testing Instrumentation

We offer on-site mechanical and electrical fabrication facilities so that users can iterate designs quickly and efficiently... 

  • Markforged Mark Two, and Formlabs Form 2 printers for prototyping plastic and fiber-reinforced parts
  • Mechanical fabrication and prototyping with Haas CNC mill, lathe, ProtoMAX small format waterjet cutter, and Universal Laser PLS6.150D 150W laser cutter
  • Mixed signal oscilloscopes, function generators, and spectrum analyzers 
  • General purpose soldering stations and Nano Rework station
  • Circuit board assembly with BGA rework system, and reflow oven
  • RF electronics test equipment
  • Acoustic, vibration, and EMI chamber capabilities