The development of a minimum viable product to facilitate the venipuncture procedure

This report showcases the development of a product to aid the venipuncture procedure. Venipuncture is a procedure where intravenous access is obtained for several purposes. Finding a location and vein to insert the needle is the most important step of this procedure. Nearly 90% of hospitalised patients have to undergo the procedure. Despite...

A new 3D printed Volume Adaptive Prosthetic Socket for below-the-knee amputees

The lower leg stump is not a stable volume. Volume changes during the day between -10% and +5% may occur and these are caused by fluid movements in the stump. These volume changes can mess up a good fitting prosthetic socket and this can lead to pain and injuries. A new invention called “Unimode Beams” solves this issue by placing over 100 beams...

Hornet Fixation Device

Laparoscopic suturing can be very time consuming and frustrating for inexperienced surgeons. It is one of the hardest actions to perform in a laparoscopic fashion, but it remains the golden standard. There are alternative fixation methods such as automatic needle passers, knot-tying devices, staplers, tackers and adhesives but they all have...

Tic Tac Tiles: An interactive activity unit for children in the Playscape

This master thesis shows the process and results of the design project ‘Tic Tac Tiles - An interactive activity unit for children in the Playscape’ Introduction At this moment the therapists of the Child Development and Exercise Centre of the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital have problems to motivate the older children (9-15 years) to exercise,...

Housing and user interface design of the Elana medical laser

At the start of the graduation project in October 2011, the Excimer laser of Spectranetics was used for the Elana technique. Because the design, technology, and usability was outdated, Elana started in corporation with MLase the development of the new laser. With a functional prototype as starting point, the goal of the graduation project was to...

Design for the Mobile OR, a mobile operation room which provides medical aid in Africa and Europe

Nowadays there are often problems appearing when applying medical care during emergency situations, specifically in remote areas. There can be extreme circumstances in which important and vital environmental factors have to be taken into consideration, like the accessibility of the area, extreme temperatures and the ability of having a sterile...