Medical Electrode Forming

Summary

The team has partnered with Becton Dickinson to improve the manufacturing process of electrodes for the WaveLinQ EndoAVF System, a minimally invasive solution for creating arteriovenous fistulas in End-Stage Kidney Disease patients. The current manual forming method leads to inefficiencies, high scrap rates and scalability issues. The team is developing an automated wire-forming device that integrates engineering principles from ASU, including circuit and PCB design, manufacturing and computer-aided modeling. This solution combines automated mechanical forming with electronic control systems to reduce variability, improve consistency and enhance product quality.