{"id":129,"date":"2023-11-17T20:15:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/modified-vac-assisted-male-external-catheter-system\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:46:46","slug":"final-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/modified-vac-assisted-male-external-catheter-system\/final-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The final design encompasses a novel condom attachment site intended to be placed on a patient. Fabricated in silicone by casting from a 3D-printed mold, the tip features a collection chamber designed to resist collapse when subjected to vacuum. A temperature sensor, embedded in the collection chamber silicone wall, will detect urination cycles and regulate a solenoid valve to apply vacuum for a clinically relevant period to assist collecting urine output in a canister. The tip collection chamber contains one-way check valves to modulate the vacuum level while preventing urine leakage. A load cell monitors the canister’s volumetric contents and triggers an alert, auditory or visual, to staff when full. Additional information, such as urine output rate and canister volume, is displayed on an LCD. A separate urinalysis mode, activated at any point during use, allows convenient urine sampling by diverting urine flow with a pinch solenoid. Final features include a moisture trap to protect the house vacuum and a 2000ml collection canister.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Final design of the Modified Vacuum Assisted Male External Catheter System.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Final Design material selection for the control box: <\/p>\n\n\n\n