Medical Cart - Thrombectomy Device — STUDIO BACKS

Interventional & Delivery Systems

Medical Cart - Peripheral Thrombectomy Clot Remover

Medical Cart - 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.

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.

The cassette presented the biggest challenge, as it needed to be handed from a sterile to a non-sterile field while making multiple connections to the patient. The accessibility to the cartridge for the tech and doctor, who are positioned on opposite sides of the unit, presented numerous challenges. The cassette is a highly sophisticated one-time use module that houses all plumbing, hoses, filters, and three foldable sterile bags used for aspiration and irrigation. This highly complicated procedure involving identifying and locating the clot, breaking it down with a process of jetting and a combination of suction, while minimizing blood loss to the patient.

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