Clamping mechanism of memory shape material for delayed female sterilization

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

A.N. Motyka Mechanical Engineering

Contributors

T. Horeman Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (mentor)
J.C. Fleischer Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (mentor)
Jenny Dankelman Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (graduation committee member)
Kaspar Jansen Emerging Materials - IDE (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Copyright: © 2019 Alicja Motyka
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Published Date

18-11-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

Female sterilisation is difficult to access in many low- and middle-income countries. Opt Medical wants to solve this problem by developing a clip that can be placed around the Fallopian tubes during C-sections without immediately affecting the fertility. By activating the clip at a suitable time, a clamping mechanism occludes the Fallopian tube leading to scar tissue formation and eventually sterility. This requires the development of a Nitinol clamping mechanism as described in this study. Part 1 contains a study on the shaping and training of Nitinol, part 2 describes the development of a simple and affordable way to test the clamping force and part 3 focuses on the iterative design process of the Nitinol clamping mechanism.

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