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New method for medical devices design and manufacture: Case study-scapholunate implant

The scapholunate interosseous ligament is located between the scaphoid and lunate bones and if it torns causes instability, leading to weakness in the hand, chronic pain, and lack of motion. While many treatment options are available, based on the type of instability, all of them present side effects including stiffness in the wrist, long recovery times, and widespread scarring. As such, wrist prostheses have been introduced as an alternative treatment. As suitable scapholunate prostheses implanted using arthroscopy are a promising option in reducing complications associated with conservative treatments, this work proposes a new implant designed to replace the scapholunate ligament. The implant is a completely new design, which was manufactured to determine its workability. Medical experts and engineers approved and validated the new design process, and the prototype obtained will be used to evaluate performance and to propose possible future improvements

This study received financial support from the University of Girona (UdG) and the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) through the grants MPCUdG2016/036 and DPI2013-45201-P, respectively

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Director: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Espanya)
Autor: Ferrer Mallorquí, Inès
Grabalosa Saubí, Jordi
Salvador, Antoni
Elías-Zúñiga, Alex
Ciurana, Quim de
Data: 5 juny 2018
Resum: The scapholunate interosseous ligament is located between the scaphoid and lunate bones and if it torns causes instability, leading to weakness in the hand, chronic pain, and lack of motion. While many treatment options are available, based on the type of instability, all of them present side effects including stiffness in the wrist, long recovery times, and widespread scarring. As such, wrist prostheses have been introduced as an alternative treatment. As suitable scapholunate prostheses implanted using arthroscopy are a promising option in reducing complications associated with conservative treatments, this work proposes a new implant designed to replace the scapholunate ligament. The implant is a completely new design, which was manufactured to determine its workability. Medical experts and engineers approved and validated the new design process, and the prototype obtained will be used to evaluate performance and to propose possible future improvements
This study received financial support from the University of Girona (UdG) and the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) through the grants MPCUdG2016/036 and DPI2013-45201-P, respectively
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/319460
Llenguatge: eng
Editor: SAGE Publications
Drets: Attribution 3.0 Spain
URI Drets: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Matèria: Cirurgia -- Aparells i instruments
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Canell -- Cirurgia -- Intruments
Wrist -- Surgery -- Instruments
Pròtesis -- Disseny
Prosthesis -- Design
Títol: New method for medical devices design and manufacture: Case study-scapholunate implant
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Repositori: Recercat

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