Need Statement
Based on conversations with our client the identified need is to:
“Build a device by determining the most efficient and effective method of de-aerating the Balanced Salt Solution (BSS) for use in phacoemulsification cataract removal surgeries by eye surgeons in order to prevent gas bubbles from forming in the lens of the patient’s eye during the surgery.”
“Build a device by determining the most efficient and effective method of de-aerating the Balanced Salt Solution (BSS) for use in phacoemulsification cataract removal surgeries by eye surgeons in order to prevent gas bubbles from forming in the lens of the patient’s eye during the surgery.”
Project Scope
In phacoemulsification surgeries, BSS is used to maintain the shape of the cavity in the eye where the removed cataract used to be so that an artificial lens can be inserted. During the surgery procedure, dissolved oxygen can create bubbles in the eye, causing complications such as extended durations and obstructed surgeon vision. Thus, there is a need to prevent this problematic bubbling by eliminating the dissolved oxygen from the BSS. Our device is expected to be attached between the bottle the fluid is stored in and the tool used to inject the fluid into the eye. This device is expected to be implemented in Bausch + Lomb phacoemulsification surgery machines, both already on the market and yet to be developed.
This device prototype is scheduled to be delivered to the client by April 26, 2019.
This device prototype is scheduled to be delivered to the client by April 26, 2019.
Design Specifications
General specifications:
1. For use during surgery.
2. Single use.
3. Made of material that can withstand gamma radiation which is used for post-packaging sterilization of surgical equipment.
1. For use during surgery.
2. Single use.
3. Made of material that can withstand gamma radiation which is used for post-packaging sterilization of surgical equipment.