EXURGEO
EXURGEO
2015
This project was undertaken as the thesis component in applied research for my Honours studies.
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Within a medical robotics context, I chose to incorporate further research into soft/hard smart wearable materials and parametric optimisation into my design.
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Acknowledgements:
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Professor Vesna Popovic
Design Institute of Australia (DIA)
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Professor Ross Crawford,
Australian Academic Orthopaedic Surgeons Committee
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation
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Owen Bawden and Dr Anjali Jaiprakash
Australian Centre for Robotic vision
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Tim Cragg
Managing Director of Vascular Enhancement Technology Pty Ltd
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Dr Devakar Epari
School of International Bio-design
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EXURGEO is a wearable sequential graduated compression device. This device is a mechanical prophylaxis in the treatment and prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) It’s form is a hard/soft wearable hybridisation of existing pneumatic compression sleeves and compression stockings. The product is active smart garment that is form fitting from the base of the heel to just below the knee.
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Due to it’s compact form factor, the user is able to take their EXURGEO with them wherever they go. This means that when the user is placed in an environment where they are at increased risk of DVT, such as an airplane cockpit. This product makes use of synthetic polyester, urethane parametric meshing and shape memory alloys which allow it to organically adapt its form and shape to fit the user.
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The name EXURGEO is a latin word meaning “to squeeze out” and was selected as a suitable name for this product for a variety of reasons.