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TU Delft Biomedical Engineering for Global Health Lab

Completed Master Projects

2025

Design and validation of capillary refill time measuring device

Irene Orellana Plaza

Exploring the use of UVC disinfection for the reprocessing of the vela® vacuum extractor

Lalou Schwander

Towards a Safe, Sustainable and Affordable: a Needle Safety System

Wouter Bentvelsen

2024

Vacuum Assisted Delivery Training Phantom | TU Delft Repository

Towards a Clinical Trial of the WOCA

Lisa van de Weerd

Integration of an Abdominal Wall Lift Device and Imaging System

Semi-automatic temperature analysis based on real-time hand landmark tracking in infrared videos – a model to support research into the potential of infrared thermography for leprosy diagnosis

Irene Schemkes

Sustainability in obstetrics: assessing the reusability of the vela vacuum extractor.

Gloria Micali

Design and validation of a modular laparoscope for low-income countries

Rafael van Loon.

Assessing autonomous nerve function.

Towards a Universal Modular Hospital Bed

Corrosion Susceptibility of Surgical Stainless Steels in Instrument Reprocessing for LMICs: Influencing Factors and Accelerated Testing

Design and evaluation of an externa aortic compression device for managing post-partum haemorrhage

Jonne Eland

Artificial Intelligence for cervical cancer screening en resource-constrained settings (cum laude).

Marijke Spijk

DoF surgical training eye phantom for cataract surgery in a low-cost setting.

Rajath Shenoy

Improving access to laparoscopic bilateral tubal ligation in LMICs. A novel lifting device with an integrated imaging system (cum laude).

Robbert den Butter.

2023

Design and prototyping of an ECG simulator for medical device testing in low-resource settings

Anna Graell Collado.

Empowering healthcare beyond boundaries. Introducing a frugal laparoscopic camera holder for low resource settings in India

Quality assurance of 3D prints: The development of a low cost test & Investigating the influence of temperature and humidity on print quality

Dieuwertje Drexhage,

Obstetric imaging in low- and middle-income countries

Sybren Heikens

Validating Reusability: Assessing the Cleanability of the Vela Vacuum Extractor

Cato van Leeuwen

Affordable Design of Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Development of Sharps Waste Device for Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management in Nepal - Design and Manufacturing Considerations

The design and development of a context-specific medical washer for laparoscopic instruments for rural Indian hospitals

Validation of a Novel Reusable Vacuum Extractor

Iris Meijer

Artificial Intelligence for cervical cancer screening en resource-constrained settings (cum laude).

Marijke Spijk

Improving parametric load release with the Non-Condensing Gasses sensorcontent_copy In steam sterilization for medical equipment

Jessica Coster

2022

Bringing the Chloe SED a step closer to Kenyan women

2021

A training phantom for a vesicovaginal fistula repair with the transvaginal approach

Design of an Affordable Total Ossicular Reconstruction Prosthesis(TORP)

The design and development of a human centred and sustainable low field MRI scanner for Uganda

Development of a Vacuum Extraction System for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Bakker, Christiaan

Evaluation of a Low-Cost Videolaryngoscope

Sustainable device selection for flexible intubation scopes

Validation of a Novel Reusable Variables associated with the use of bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP)

Janssen, Luc

2020

The development of a universal fixator for application in low- and middle income countries

BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO LIFE: Increasing the amount of in-service medical equipment by developing a MOOC to train Biomedical Equipment Technicians in Low-/ Middle Income Countries

Rutten, Roosmarijn

Design of a module for bipolar vessel sealing

Sinha, Shivani

Pilot Study for the Design of a MOOC to train Biomedical Equipment Technician in Low-/Middle-Income Countries

Garcia de las Heras, Daniel

Optimising the Design of a Medical Device Intended for Use in Low- and Middle Income Countries

Willemsen, Mark

2019

Clamping mechanism of memory shape material for delayed female sterilization

The Smart Optical Diagnostic of Schistosomiasis

The development of an objective test method to evaluate the (optical) quality of rigid endoscopes at the CSSD

van der Plaats, Lisa

2018

Designing a test set-up to measure electrosurgical parameters

Portable, Neonatal, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Device for Low-Resource Settings

Critical Design Requirements for an Electrosurgical Unit used in Low-Middle Income Countries

2017

Assessing the Severity of Dehydration of Children in Low-Resource Settings

2016

Design of an electrosurgical unit for low- and middle-income countries

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