Assessing Autonomous nerve function

This thesis proposes a method of detecting autonomic neuropathy in low-income countries using an infrared camera. Access to healthcare is often limited in low-income countries delaying the detection of neuropathy. If neuropathy can be detected in the earliest stage, often the autonomic state, damage to motor and sensory nerves can be prevented....

Development of Sharps Waste Device for Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management in Nepal: Design and Manufacturing Considerations

The project's purpose was to investigate the development of a medical sharps waste device appropriate for use and manufacture in Nepal. Medical sharps waste management in Nepal is still somewhat dangerous, despite the physical and environmental dangers.<br/><br/>After considering several design directions, it was determined to create a mechanism...

Design of a dispenser for crime scenes and laboratories

This project explores the context of laboratory technicians at the NFI and CSIs with the police, and their experience using dry wipes and disinfectant dispensers at their work. It also delves into designing a new dispenser for them, which is the project aim, with a focus on prototyping and validating designs.

A Variable Bending Stiffness Instrument: The AlKingScope: A Proof of Concept Prototype

When treating a Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) via Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), a guidewire first needs to be passed through or around the occlusion, a task requiring considerable skill and clinician experience. Proper backup support for the guidewire being used by the clinician is a prerequisite to prevent buckling or uncontrolled...

Rinsing of complex conduit geometries in implanted insulin infusion devices: Effectiveness of removing insulin precipitates from conduits

Implanted intra-peritoneal insulin infusion (‘i4’) devices administer insulin into the peritoneum of diabetic patients with extreme blood glucose swings, that are highly difficult to control. The flushing procedures of i4 devices to clear obstructions from its conduits caused by insulin degradation are not always fully effective. The goal of...