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AKURA Medical - Peripheral Thrombectomy Clot Remover
AKURA Medical - Peripheral Thrombectomy Clot Remover
This revolutionary and highly complex procedure needed to be packaged in a one-of-a-kind cart to provide peripheral Thrombectomy Clot Removal, including blood return functionality.The design development process included early definition of the product architecture (whether it was a tabletop or an integral floor-standing cart), identifying reusable elements, consumables, and disposable modules. Definition of the cart content included the location of system power supply, vacuum + water pump, pressure + saline pumps, pressure sensors, pinch valves, physician and tech monitors with a pole-mounted 27” monitor, onboard storage for replaceable modules, external water inlet connections for onboard supply, IV pole mount, and additional saline and waste bag holders, connections to the gantry, data input and output, and all cable management.
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Major ergonomic and usability issues evolved around the ideal height restrictions to include full visibility of the clot catcher, accessibility to the cartridge, while fitting all vertically stacked components as efficiently as possible inside the volume considering access, heat dissipation, vibration, and center of gravity. The unit needed to be designed to be as efficient as possible with the smallest footprint and high maneuverability, ideal caster placement, as the unit would need to be easily moved between procedures out of the catheterization labs into the aisle or storage room.
