Design of a Surgical Tag Applicator

Surgical removal remains the preferred treatment for tumors. In order to ensure complete removal, a margin of surrounding healthy tissue is removed together with it. Research has found a relationship between the width of this resection margin and tumor recurrence; patient outcome is improved with greater margins. In order to ensure that no tumor...

EPI-OUT: an improved workflow for epilepsy surgery

This graduation thesis show how a research can benefit when an industrial designer is involved during research. In terms of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL), this development is currently at level 1: the basic principle is observed and reported, but no more than that. Due to this early stage of development, this graduation project offers a...

Positioning the MIM in its context: “Designing a positioning system for the Minimally Invasive Manipulator in the operating room”

The subject for this master thesis is the design of a positioning system for the minimally invasive manipulator, intended for laparoscopic surgery. Focus points were ergonomics, ease of use, and user-centred design.

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...

Contextmapping in a healthcare environment

Designing a device to treat skin lesions

A skin lesion is an abnormal tissue formation on the skin, examples are skin cancers and nevi (moles and birthmarks). Every day, thousands of people have a skin lesion removed, for a number of different reasons. The lesion could be malignant (like skin cancers), show a risk of malignancy or removal could be for cosmetic or practical reasons. The...

Improving the Experience of Lumbar Puncture for Children

This report presents a six month project executed for the pediatric hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, to improve the experience of lumbar puncture for children between eight and eleven years old. Initially, a literature study is carried out to understand the context, the opportunities, and the requirements of this medical method. Lumbar...

Design of a new micro-needle device

U-Needle B.V. is company specialized in the development and production of mono-crystalline silicon micro-needles. These micro-needles have a thickness of 0.25 mm and a maximum length of 2.00 mm. Because of this short length, micro-needles are an ideal solution for easy and reliable intra-dermal injections, which finds its use in many...

Design of a tailored telehealth device based on psychological profiles of chronic patients

This assignment focuses on defining a set of guidelines for the design of tailored interactions with telehealth devices based on psychological profiles of chronic patients. Telehealth systems allow patients to measure their vital signs at home and send them to a monitoring health agency. Remote monitoring increases the patient’s independence,...

Design of foam applicator which transforms ExEm®-Gel into ExEm®-Foam

HyFoSy (Hysterosalpingo Foam Sonography) is a gynaecological procedure to test the tubal patency of infertile females. The procedure is performed with a transvaginal ultrasound probe and an intrauterine foam, ExEm©-Foam. The foam distends the walls of the fallopian tubes and has echogenic properties. The ultrasound waves excite the air bubbles...

Development of Surgical Tool to Aid in Component Positioning of THA Surgeries

Currently, there is no universally accepted way to carry out the cup insertion process with help of an alignment tool, and, as a result, the cup is often placed incorrectly dramatically increasing the likelihood of post surgical complications. The project was developed to aid in the proper cup placement so to reduce the chances of these post...

Design a new handle of a vacuum grasper

The project focuses on using vacuum for laparoscopic graspings instead of regular forceps. Since regular forceps have notches on them when the surgeon is stressed or inexperienced they might damage the tissue.When vacuum is used, since the maximum vacuum you can create is limited there is no risk of damaging the tissue. A new product has been...

Jacket for people with balancing problems

This report concerns the development of a jacket for people with balance problems. Patients with failing balance organs can have serious difficulty to maintain their balance. The balance jacket contains a sensor and a belt of actuators. The sensor determines the orientation of the patient and provised feedback to the jacket. The jacket contains...

An assistive device for eye drop administration

This master thesis discusses the design of an assistive device for eye drop administration. The administration of eye drops is a daily task for many people. Some of them experience problems doing this, many others make mistakes without even knowing it. Assistive devices do exist, but none of them satisfies all the needs of the users. A...