Design of a robust, intuitive piston interface for a needle free injection system
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Author(s)
Nawrot, Michael Thomas
Advisor(s)
Ian W. Hunter.
Date Issued
2014
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
The MIT BioInstrumentation Lab's linear Lorentz force actuator based needle free injection system has been shown to have numerous benefits over needle-based and other needle-free drug delivery systems in a research environment. While the device has been used extensively on post mortem tissue and live animals, its use on humans has been restricted in large part because of an ineffective drug delivery ampoule interface which compromises sterility. A new ampoule interface has been developed to allow sterility to be maintained, while also improving robustness against manufacturing tolerances and user error. The new ampoule interface has been tested and compared to the previous ampoule interface and shown to have comparable performance during normal use, while also surviving misuse. An intuitive user interface has also been developed which eases the process of mounting and dismounting ampoules.
Description
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195).
Subjects
Mechanical Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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