Surgical Power Tool Irrigation Pump Controller

Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Capstone Senior Design Team

Team Members: Nathan Tromp, Robert Arden, and Karl Schlicker,

Mechanical Engineering; Grant Smith, Electrical

Engineering

Advisor: Eddy Trinklein, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering

Mechanics

Sponsor: Stryker Instruments

 

Project Overview

Our design team is sponsored by Stryker

Instruments to update the irrigation system of

the Consolidated Operating Room Equipment

(CORE) console. The console was introduced

back in 2005 and requires updating to maintain a

competitive edge. The project goal is to provide

an updated solution for the transport of saline in

a surgical power tool console. Proposed updates

to the console irrigation system include replacing

the microcontroller while maintaining current flow

performance, reducing electromagnetic interference

(EMI) and audible noise, and providing an FEA

model of the pump housing.

Done