Emergency medicine physician Dr. Carlos “Coco” Trigo wanted to find a way to apply a sterile cover to an ultrasound probe to perform ultrasound-guided procedures without having to find an extra pair of hands in the busy emergency room. Trigo and others in the ER use the students’ innovation on a daily basis, freeing medical workers and protecting patients from exposure to additional hospital staff. The UTDesign team adapted the cup holder on a portable ultrasound machine so hospital workers can lock the ultrasound probe into place, allowing them to install the required sterile probe cover for ultrasound-guided procedures without assistance. “You can essentially use one hand to install the probe cover in a sterile manner,” said Eric Busch BS’20, who led the team that worked on the senior project. At the same time, emergency personnel needed the device more than ever to reduce the need for hospital workers to come into close contact with patients, he said.