Speculum Redesign
Developed a unique silicon, disposable and adaptable to different body sizes speculum, inspired by stent deployment systems.
Turnaround of Speculum Redesign Project to Patent Pending Technology
Date: Fall 2020
Institute: Duke University
Course: Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping
Skills: Design for Injection Molding, FEA Analysis, Photoshop, 3D Modeling (Fusion360), Animation, Rendering, LBM Estimation
Interactive 3D Model
Left Click to Rotate | Scroll to Zoom | Right Click to Pan
First Invention:
Current Technologies:
Not much progress from the first invention...
Moodboard:
Inspiration Sketches:
3D Model Renders:
Mock Up:
FEA Analysis:
Handle:
Expansion Mechanism:
LBM:
If were to be injection molded in china and assembled in the US.
Turnaround of Speculum Redesign Project to Patent Pending Technology
Title of Invention: Adaptive and Radially Expanding Disposable Speculum
EFS ID: 44679090
.gif)
Further Targeted the Following Needs:
- Material Discomfort
- Crosscontamination Risk
- Reprocessing Requirement
- Multiple Size Availability
- Vaginal Walls Hinderance
- Unidirectional Vaginal Wall Retraction
- Pinching/Scraping from Sharp Edges/Hinges
3D Model Renders:
Technical Drawings:
3D Printing of Prototype:
Physical Prototype:
