Smart Knee
A smart implant as add-on to a regular knee implant for early infection detection after a knee prosthesis surgery.
Researchers:
Lisa Abdel Alim-van den Berg, Max Hoeboer, Bo Koperdraat, Bart Krijgsman, Daniel Laszlo-Deli, Siemon van Opstal
Design methodologies:
- Embodiment
Project type: Master Project
Integrated Product Design
Domain: Design in Healthcare
Design Level: Technology
Outcome: Smart knee design
2016
Challenge
One of the biggest challenges with implants is the risk infections that might arise only after the procedure. It is important to treat infections as soon as possible and in the right way. The challenge of this project was to create an embodiment of a smart device that is implanted with the prosthesis integrating different sensors enable to detect early infection in an existing knee prostheses.
Result
The Smart Knee is a smart device concept integrating different sensors like glucosemeter and pHmicrosensors able to detect infections in an early stage. The device is implanted with the knee prosthesis and communicates in close proximity with an external device (e.g. a mobile phone) to read out the measurements.
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Student researchers:
- Lisa Abdel Alim-van den Berg
- Max Hoeboer
- Bo Koperdraat
- Bart Krijgsman
- Daniel Laszlo-Deli
- Siemon van Opstal
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