WOCA A battery powered wound pump designed for use in low-resource settings
Noa Nicolai (External organisation)
Jan-Carel Carel Diehl (TU Delft - Design for Sustainability)
E.R.L. Raaijmakers (Student TU Delft)
Arjan J. Knulst (TU Delft - Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology)
Suraj Maharjan (External organisation)
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Abstract
Vacuum-Assisted wound care (VAC) is effective for treating complex wounds, but is hardly available in low-resource settings. An affordable, portable and safe VAC device was developed to treat patients with chronic and complex wounds: the Wound Care (WOCA) Pump. The WOCA safely controls the pressure accurately (+/- 10%) between -70 and -125 mmHg for a total component cost of USD 150. In this research important steps were taken to make VAC therapy more accessible, affordable and safe for marginalised patients in low-resource settings. Next research will aim to assess its safe clinical use.