The Design of a Compact Angular Drilling Device for Medical Application

The Design of a Compact Angular Drilling Device for Medical Application

Krijgsman, Laurens (TU Delft Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering)

Spronck, Jo (mentor)

Delft University of Technology

Mechanical Engineering | Mechatronic System Design (MSD)

2019-07-10

The technology used in health care is one of the fastest developing fields in Precision Engineering. The main focus in this field is on the development of steerable, small dimensioned instruments. Using these, surgeries can be done with minimal damage to the patient, shorter hospital stay and more aesthetical healing.
From the medical field the question arises why medical drilling devices are not developed into smaller, less invasive devices in the last years. The bulkiness of the medical drilling devices currently used is leading to inevitable challenges for surgeons. Sometimes the desired drilling location at the bone is impossible to reach with the devices currently used, alternative methods must be applied, leading to less proper healing, longer hospital stay and revalidation time.
Therefore the goal of this research is to design a compact, angular drilling device for medical application. Experimental research is performed to model, analyse and understand the bone drilling process and a conceptual design for a compact, angular drill is developed.

Medical device design
Medical Drilling
Bone Drilling
Drilling Model
Angular Drill
Compact Drill
Drilling Device

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2020-07-10

Student theses

master thesis

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