he played on 9/8 vs. Northwestern and then didn't play again until 9/29 against VT, missing games against NC Central and Baylor. But yes that seems like a very quick absence.
Faced with nearly impossible odds at cracking the lineup, just how can a team member tangibly aid the group’s success?
Many benchwarmers—as they are affectionately referred to by their counterparts who receive more playing time—focus on lifting the spirits of their teammates, essentially serving as extra cheerleaders. But for Clark Bulleit and Kevin Gehsmann, both seniors on the Duke football squad, their contribution to the team is as real as it gets.
Bulleit and Gehsmann are rarely called upon on the field—the two have a combined 17 career snaps in their four years on the Blue Devils. And yet, when Duke’s star quarterback Daniel Jones fractured his clavicle against Northwestern Sept. 8, the pair sprung to action, designing and creating a 3D-printed brace that allowed Jones to return from a fractured clavicle in just three weeks.
“This is definitely a first for Duke football,” Gehsmann said.
With Jones’ injury potentially putting the Blue Devils’ season in jeopardy, Bulleit and Gehsmann did not decide to merely spend more time in the weight room or film room. The duo instead opted to focus their efforts at the Innovation Co-Lab—a campus center that hosts all sorts of creative student projects—and take advantage of their respective biomedical and mechanical engineering majors.
Bulleit had extensive experience at the Innovation Co-Lab, as he completed an independent study last semester that focused on creating a 3D-printed wrist brace.
Stumped by what to do when it came to protecting Jones, Duke’s executive director of athletic medicine Hap Zarzour turned to two unique assets he had at his disposal: Bulleit and Gehsmann.
In order to implement any of their ideas, Bulleit and Gehsmann needed approval from the team’s medical personnel. The training staff did more than just simply give the okay, opting to fully collaborate on the process.
“The training staff helped us to identify pressure points, and took Daniel through his range of motion, telling us where the brace could or could not go,” Bulleit said. “We would determine how to change the shape of the brace to cover the collarbone and retain its integrity while not hitting the pressure points.”
The duo began to mock designs for a 3D-printed clavicle brace. 3D-printing allows users to fully customize their object and works by printing small layers of material consecutively.
The potential braces drawn up by Bulleit and Gehsmann were certainly nontraditional and did not resemble a standard brace in the slightest in terms of size and shape. They hoped to create something that would ensure maximal levels of security and mobility for their quarterback.
To ensure full comfort for their teammate, the two engineers made use of scanning technology from the Innovation Co-Lab, customizing the brace to Jones’ body and fitting the brace perfectly to his previously fractured collarbone.
Overall, the two created nine prototypes. For each model, Bulleit and Gehsmann printed on a relatively basic 3D printer before advancing to a more advanced PolyJet unit for the final brace.
...I don't think I've ever seen a quarterback with such a weak arm. I can tell from reading BBI threads, it explains why all his passes are underthrows and his interception rate is so high.
The broken collarbone explains it, cause his arm isn't really even attached properly with that broken bone flopping all over like that, amirite?
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BUT, i'll admit i was trying to have a little fun here....
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Worst unintentional one at least
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Here's a great article about his recovery
Many benchwarmers—as they are affectionately referred to by their counterparts who receive more playing time—focus on lifting the spirits of their teammates, essentially serving as extra cheerleaders. But for Clark Bulleit and Kevin Gehsmann, both seniors on the Duke football squad, their contribution to the team is as real as it gets.
Bulleit and Gehsmann are rarely called upon on the field—the two have a combined 17 career snaps in their four years on the Blue Devils. And yet, when Duke’s star quarterback Daniel Jones fractured his clavicle against Northwestern Sept. 8, the pair sprung to action, designing and creating a 3D-printed brace that allowed Jones to return from a fractured clavicle in just three weeks.
“This is definitely a first for Duke football,” Gehsmann said.
With Jones’ injury potentially putting the Blue Devils’ season in jeopardy, Bulleit and Gehsmann did not decide to merely spend more time in the weight room or film room. The duo instead opted to focus their efforts at the Innovation Co-Lab—a campus center that hosts all sorts of creative student projects—and take advantage of their respective biomedical and mechanical engineering majors.
Bulleit had extensive experience at the Innovation Co-Lab, as he completed an independent study last semester that focused on creating a 3D-printed wrist brace.
Stumped by what to do when it came to protecting Jones, Duke’s executive director of athletic medicine Hap Zarzour turned to two unique assets he had at his disposal: Bulleit and Gehsmann.
In order to implement any of their ideas, Bulleit and Gehsmann needed approval from the team’s medical personnel. The training staff did more than just simply give the okay, opting to fully collaborate on the process.
“The training staff helped us to identify pressure points, and took Daniel through his range of motion, telling us where the brace could or could not go,” Bulleit said. “We would determine how to change the shape of the brace to cover the collarbone and retain its integrity while not hitting the pressure points.”
The duo began to mock designs for a 3D-printed clavicle brace. 3D-printing allows users to fully customize their object and works by printing small layers of material consecutively.
The potential braces drawn up by Bulleit and Gehsmann were certainly nontraditional and did not resemble a standard brace in the slightest in terms of size and shape. They hoped to create something that would ensure maximal levels of security and mobility for their quarterback.
To ensure full comfort for their teammate, the two engineers made use of scanning technology from the Innovation Co-Lab, customizing the brace to Jones’ body and fitting the brace perfectly to his previously fractured collarbone.
Overall, the two created nine prototypes. For each model, Bulleit and Gehsmann printed on a relatively basic 3D printer before advancing to a more advanced PolyJet unit for the final brace.
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why would you make this your thread title?
Oh relax
BUT, i'll admit i was trying to have a little fun here....
This is fun? You seem like a blast.
For sure
Thanks, buddy!
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Attention seeking moron.
Oh relax
Remind me again, April Fools threads are a bannable offense but they're alright when it's not April 1st? Got it.
Damn you, cjac!
And I came on here hoping to read about D'Andre Baker's injury status.
The broken collarbone explains it, cause his arm isn't really even attached properly with that broken bone flopping all over like that, amirite?
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Can we change yours to indicate that no actual research was done?
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Check out the Deandre Baker injury update thread
Heck, Pat Shurmur has a shiner because his dog knocked him over at home.
Who the hell knows. Freak accidents happen and they don't always happen during football activities. It's a fucking awful thread title.