The team traveled to Naples last week and met with the Arthrex team! During this visit, the team had the opportunity to present the PDR for the project, observe a cadaver lab using one of Arthrex’s devices, and walk through their R&D Lab. The labs were the highlight of the team’s experience as we got to see a true visual of how Arthrex aims to provide minimally invasive surgical care and how a physician would use those devices. Through the cadaver lab, in particular, the team was able to speak with one of the physicians to understand what they struggle with, what they would like to see included or improved, and any areas of risk that they believe we should keep in mind whilst designing our own device.
Currently, we are looking forward to prototype inspection day (PID) that will be November 12th. The mechanical team is working on 3D modeling new concepts for the tubing attachments and will send these models to print for testing within the next week. The testing will include using the peristaltic pump and water with the 3D models to simulate how they will perform with the final saline pump. The electrical team has a GitHub platform setup to begin coding the flowrate of the saline control system.