Product,Circuit design & Rapid Prototyping

Automation and Redesigning of Vascular Clamps/Forceps

Development of an electromagnetic forcep that can greatly reduce the surgery time stress on a surgeon's hands. The product is automated at necessary points to improve the ease of use.

Skills and Expertise:

PCB design- H bridge & ULN2004 circuits; Product design in SOLIDWORKS; CATIA, 3D prototyping, ARDUINO- Atmega 328 microcontroller

Innovation

Eliminates the handling stress for surgeon, first electronic clamp An in-depth study of prior implants were studied. The critical factors that caused failure of implantation through several means like infection, detachment from implant site etc were studied. The setbacks in design was identified and a novel design was proposed and 3D printed to prove the reproducability of the proposed complex design

Description: The different approaches tried for designing the product:
1. Stepper based Design: Algorithm and Circuit Design for stepper motor for making it move in a predefined number of steps.
2. Relay type design: Designed a relay model to allow movement of the teeth of the clamps in response to the current given to it.
3. Electromagnetic Design: Design of vascular clamps with the use of electromagnet by exciting the primary coil and providing the necessary magnetic field to attract the ferromagnetic plate.