WEEK 6

Week 6: 10th May, 2017 - 16th, May 2017.

On Wednesday, our team came to the innovation studio around 3:00pm with the intention of creating an acrylic pill with the use a 3D printer. With the use of Afina Studio, a 3D printing software, our team could create a 3D pill design on the software. The 3D design created on the software is seen below. The hollow space is where the magnet will be placed to make the pill magnetic. The pill was designed to be able to comfortably fit into the PVC pipe with minimal space surrounding it.  It took four hours for the 3D printer to print both parts of the pill. The estimated time for the printing of the pill was forty minutes. Unfortunately, the printer malfunctioned numerous time so we couldn’t get the printing done within the estimated time.

After printing the pill, the team met later in the week to construct the colonoscopy simulation model. First, the PVC pipe was cut to 3.5ft and the rough sides were made smooth with the use of sand paper. The PVC sealing were punctured and the pressure regulators were firmly and securely placed in the holes. The pill was placed in the PVC pipe. Finally, with the use of adhesives, the sealing were permanently placed on side of the PVC pipe. The colonoscopy simulation model was left to dry overnight and testing was set to begin in the following week.

Figure 1.1:  A Sample Pill: The pills dimensions are 5.5 cm in length and 2.7 cm in diameter.

Figure 2.1: A Pressure Regulator Attached to A PVC Cap

Figure 3.1: The Colonoscopy Simulation