Development of Cooling System for Small Scale Medical Device for Women’s Gynecological Health

One in three women, including up to 58% of pregnant women and 48% of new mothers, experience a pelvic floor disorder (PFD) in their lifetime. PFD affects the everyday lives of women from urinary continence, fecal continence, painful sex and their shame in discussing these symptoms. The lack of comprehensive medical devices to provide for women who suffer from gynecological and pelvic health complications is a serious issue that still has not been resolved. The existing single-functional devices are either outdated and painful or extremely inconvenient to use. This proposed project will research, develop, and test a medical device that can accomplish dilation, heating, and cooling, which are three known effective therapeutic methods that improve pelvic health. To achieve this, computational and experimental thermal analysis and mechanical design will be carried out first for computer-aided design.

Faculty Supervisor:

Zhao Pan

Student:

Partner:

Hyivy Health Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Retail trade

University:

University of Waterloo

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