Redesign of the HeartEye ECG device for home use

This Master's thesis describes the redesign of the HeartEye portable Electrocardiogram (ECG) device to enable home use for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The initiative aimed to transition the medical-grade 12-lead ECG from a clinical setting to a user-friendly, home-based application, maintaining the device’s diagnostic integrity...

Mediventic Smart Shirt: Knitted Breathing Sensors for Medical Wearables

This project focuses on developing a functional wearable prototype that can monitor changes in breathing behaviour by integrating textile sensors. The project was initiated by Mediventic, a healthcare industry start-up aiming to simplify the diagnoses and treatment of Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome (CHVS) by creating affordable home-use smart...

Sustainable endoscopy: Redesigning the polyp trap

This project aims to reduce the environmental impact of an endoscopic product, the Polyp trap. The polyp trap is a single use device, that is used during endoscopy to catch removed polyps. Endoscopy is a department that has a relatively high reliance on single-use devices. This is one of the reasons why endoscopy has a high carbon footprint....

PressFit: Design of a pressure-sensing textile tool to digitise expert intuition in the fitting of below-knee prostheses

Prostheses and orthoses are trending towards digital methods and automation. Adopting these methods is especially a challenge at Frank Jol, a clinic where patients' wide variety in residual limb characteristics and high activity demands pose a challenge for digital workflows which utilise 3D scanning to arrive at a final prosthesis. This is...

Stimulating waste separation in the Intensive Care Unit: Exploring opportunities for Circular waste streams

This design thesis explored the possibilities of recycling medical waste from the Intensive Care Unit of the Erasmus MC Hospital in the transition towards Circular ICUs. Through a combination of qualitative research methods, such as observations, interviews and waste audit, the medical context and the waste composition were explored. By...

Reprocessing of Syringe Extension Device for Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) procedures in Low Resource Settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Effects on material and manufacturing choices

Understanding how medical-grade Chemical Sterilization and High-Level Disinfection (HLD), and usage of the device in context affect the integrity of the device within its expected lifetime, and to suggest material choice, manufacturing method and recommend design changes for a syringe extension device, to be used for Manual Vacuum Aspiration...

COEVOLVE: a design journey towards more inclusive and circular medical practices

The industry devoted to keeping us healthy is also one of the largest contributors to climate change: one of the greatest threats to our well-being. Medical devices and services are often designed in and for high-income countries. However, they are also used in low- and middle-income countries. Due to this mismatch of context, they are often not...