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Modular Retractor

Modular Retractor. Senior Design 2010 – Group 10. Hassan Atassi Mohamed Osman Naziha Md Lazim Azni Nabela Wahid Zul Zolkaffly. Surgical Retractor. Used in surgery to create a working area Average cost is $2k -5k Multiple retractors needed during different times in a surgery

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Modular Retractor

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  1. Modular Retractor Senior Design 2010 – Group 10 Hassan Atassi Mohamed Osman Naziha Md Lazim Azni Nabela Wahid Zul Zolkaffly

  2. Surgical Retractor • Used in surgery to create a working area • Average cost is $2k -5k • Multiple retractors needed during different times in a surgery • Standard design remains unchanged for past 80 years

  3. Problems • Rising healthcare cost • Increase in patient population • Surgical inefficiencies • Sterilization time • Takes a lot of space in operating room/storage • Uncomfortable ergonomic design

  4. Solution: Modular Retractor • Detachable tips and changeable length for different usage - Decrease cost • Save space • Increase efficiency • Save time • Comfortable handle for surgeon

  5. Fastener Design • Quick • Easy • Reliable

  6. Design 1- ‘Flat and Screw’

  7. Design 2 – ‘Key Twist’

  8. Design 3 – ‘T & hole’

  9. Design 4- ‘Key and Maze”

  10. Design 5- ‘Bump & hole’

  11. Future work • Tweak/Solidify Fastener design • Surgical consult • Ergonomic handle design • Stress/strain analysis for design dimensions • Prototype

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