Safe and efficient removal of the cataractous lens during cataract surgery

Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedure worldwide. In this project we combine medical, biological and engineering competencies in order to make this surgery safer and more efficient.

Brief information

School:

Engineering and Architecture

Status:

Completed

Period:

01.10.2020 - 30.09.2022

Overview

The efficiency of the removal of the human lens during cataract surgery is dominated by the fragmentation mechanism and by the removal of the fragments using fluidics. This project will enable the industry partner to design the instrumentation using engineering model calculations.

Facts

Type of project

Forschung

Internal organisations involved
  • CC Fluid Mechanics and numerical methods
  • CC Bioscience and Medical Engineering
  • CC Autonomous Systems and Robotics
External project funder
Funding
  • SBFI
  • Private / Stiftungen
  • Innosuisse - HSLU als Hauptforschungspartnerin (Main Research Partner)

Persons involved: internal

Project manager
Project Co-Head
Member of project team