PERICARDIUM WELL
KINDHEART
A mount to hold porcine tissue for practicing open heart surgeries.
CAD Modeling, Mold Tool Design, 3D Scanning, RTV Casting, CNC Routing
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
- Watertight enclosure
- Reusable and cleanable design
- Attachment locations for a pump
- Clear walls on the box to visualize how much fluid is building up
PERICARDIUM WELL
KINDHEART
A mount to hold porcine tissue for practicing open heart surgeries.
CAD Modeling, Mold Tool Design, 3D Scanning, RTV Casting, CNC Routing
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Watertight enclosure
Reusable and cleanable design
Attachment locations for a pump
Clear walls on the box to visualize how much fluid is building up
Our team worked to design a mount for placing porcine tissue in to allow doctors to practice open heart surgery on real tissue. The design also included multiple locations for a pump to be placed, allowing blood to be pumped through the vessels of the heart.
Our team worked to design a mount for placing porcine tissue in to allow doctors to practice open heart surgery on real tissue. The design also included multiple locations for a pump to be placed, allowing blood to be pumped through the vessels of the heart.
The box was designed to be milled from a single sheet of plastic, with two sides being laser cut from clear plastic to allow the surgeon to see if any of the tubes from the pump were clogged.
The box was designed to be milled from a single sheet of plastic, with two sides being laser cut from clear plastic to allow the surgeon to see if any of the tubes from the pump were clogged.
A reusable, silicone tray needed to be designed to hold the real tissue in place. To get the most accurate design, our team 3D scanned a pericardium replica and imported the geometry into CAD.
A reusable, silicone tray needed to be designed to hold the real tissue in place. To get the most accurate design, our team 3D scanned a pericardium replica and imported the geometry into CAD.
Because the box needed to be disassembled for cleaning, this presented a challenge in creating a watertight seal. A custom gasket was designed to overcome this challenge and help seal the enclosure.
Because the box needed to be disassembled for cleaning, this presented a challenge in creating a watertight seal. A custom gasket was designed to overcome this challenge and help seal the enclosure.
Once the design was complete, we milled the housing, cast the silicone mount and gaskets, and assembled the units.
Once the design was complete, we milled the housing, cast the silicone mount and gaskets, and assembled the units.
These units are now being used by surgeons to practice open heart surgery on real tissue.
These units are now being used by surgeons to practice open heart surgery on real tissue.