WOCA A battery powered wound pump designed for use in low-resource settings

Poster (2023)

Authors

Noa Nicolai External organisation
J.C. Diehl Design for Sustainability - IDE
A.J. Knulst Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Suraj Maharjan External organisation
Research Group
Design for Sustainability (IDE) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2023 Noa Nicolai, J.C. Diehl, E.R.L. Raaijmakers, A.J. Knulst, Suraj Maharjan
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Published Date

2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Sustainable Design Engineering

Research Group

Design for Sustainability

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.