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Our Stakeholders

Dr Tom Ward and surgeons - Project key stakeholder

Course supervisors - Audit, review and grade the project

Project team - Achieve the goal of the project

Patients - Who will apply for knee replacement surgery

Shadow team - Review and keep track of project progress

Medical students - Provide feedbacks on project

What they require from us are ...
  • Cost

    • ​This should be done within the given budget. 

  • Safety 

    • The product must be biocompatible and operate within safety limits.

    • The clamp shall not break during sterilizing.  

  • Technical 

    • ​The clamp can lift the leg up and measuring forces. 

    • The functions of this clamp can cooperate with the existing control system (eg. Stryker surgery assisted robot).  

    • It should be similar to existing surgical clamps for surgeons to pick up and use quickly. 

  • Stability 

    • Modelling method to assess stress and strain distributions of the designed clamp. 

  • Material

    • The prototype must be printed in Titanium. 

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