Hybrid Phaco: Driving circularity in eye surgery with a semi-disposable phacoemulsification redesign

Cataract surgeries using phacoemulsification (phaco) are standard practice, accounting for the large majority of all cataract surgeries. Reliance on sterilization processes has significant environmental implications, giving its energy and resource intensive nature. <br/><br/>This thesis introduces a novel hybrid phaco handpiece design,...

Design of a fixation technique for periprosthetic femur fractures: Rorabeck type III, incorporating the femoral component of a primary total knee prosthesis

This report is the result of a graduation project at the TU Delft, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. The project was done in collaboration with the Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis. The implantation of a total knee replacement (TKR) is one of the most successful operations in the field of orthopedic surgery. Unfortunately, in 0.6-2.5% of the...