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Description:
Hello,

I work in a research lab at the University of Utah. We need to make a frame that can hold a patient's head in place while we image their brain with custom ultrasound transducers.

We have designed the transducers and general shape of the brain helmet. We are seeking solutions to 1) mechanically holding the head in place and 2) making the frame as aesthetically pleasing as possible. All mechanisms for adjustment (i.e. extention/retraction) should be complete in the design i.e. functional.

I attached the solidworks files and a very quick (and ugly) sketch of the general concept. This is just the first idea so please take this as a jumping-off point and feel free to be creative!

Our one requirement is that one of the head fixation parts be a sliding piece over the middle of the head that fixes to the bride of the patient's nose (called the nasion).
Wants:
Completeness of adjustment mechanism details and practicality.
Solution for adjustable fixation of the bride of the nose.
As aesthetically pleasing as possible. Sleek, beautiful form.
Don't Wants:
Ugly bulky design
Impractical design with no possibility of 3d printing
Vague or non-functional mechanisms.
Software:
  1. SolidWorks
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Project Info
  • Created: Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:25:48 +0000
  • Ended: Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:25:48 +0000
  • Entries: 27
  • Designers: 7
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#21 VERSION 2.3.3 by ARROW
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Oct 31, 2021 5:37
#20 Brain Helmet V1.1 by HaSwan
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Oct 30, 2021 5:01
#10 VERSION 2.3.2 by ARROW
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Oct 19, 2021 3:09
#22 STEP - Ultrasound Brain Helmet V1.3 by flaviboy
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Oct 31, 2021 15:53
#19 PARASOLID - ULTRASOUND BRAIN HELMET V1.1 by flaviboy
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Oct 29, 2021 14:56
#4 ULTRASOUND BRAIN HELMET VERSION 2.2 by ARROW
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Oct 13, 2021 18:18
#8 VERSION 2.3 by ARROW
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Oct 17, 2021 7:09
#7 Ultrasound brain helmet by sherifelsheikh
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Oct 14, 2021 20:26
#2 ULTRASOUND HELMET VERSION 2 by ARROW
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Oct 11, 2021 9:10
#16 ULTRASOUND BRAIN HELMET by flaviboy
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Oct 25, 2021 13:57
#1 ULTRASOUND HELMET VERSION 1 by ARROW
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Oct 6, 2021 13:24
#24 Ultrasound Brain Helmet by Concadd
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Nov 1, 2021 15:36
#26 VERSION 2.3.3 (resubmit) by ARROW
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Nov 2, 2021 12:52

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tomr

Buyer

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 13:56:09 +0000
Ok. Sounds good.

avitol

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 08:44:21 +0000
currently have UNI exams and thus cannot do any freelance work till NOV 1. await my submission post NOV 1.

avitol

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 07:21:41 +0000
I can work on some light weighting approaches if that is what the main goal is, keeping in mind 3d printing and respective additive manufacturing constraints.

tomr

Buyer

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:24:14 +0000
@Chaniago No logo for this project, thanks. We are going for a sleek, high-quality, professional look. The ultrasound arrays do not need to be adjustable, in fact they need to be fixed. The head fixation mechanisms are the only thing that should be adjustable. The existing ultrasound array cannot be modified. However, do not worry too much about creating a way to embed them into the device. We will figure that out when we design this for manufacturing. We need you to focus on the form of the frame that surrounds the arrays and head fixation mechanisms only.

Chaniago

Designer

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:08:41 +0000
Hi...Tom
I have a few things I want to ask
*Do you need a logo on this product. If needed, please share the log ?
*Do ultrasound arrays have to be adjustable ?
*Is it possible if I modify the existing ultrasound array ?

Regards,
Chaniago

tomr

Buyer

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 13:06:56 +0000
@Ysuf Aryasa Thanks for checking. No electrical components in the frame. It is just for holding the patient&;s head and transducers.

Yusuf Aryasa

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 03:25:23 +0000
Hello Tom, are there any electrical components in the frame? Or just only for holding the transducers and the patient&;s head?

Thank you.

tomr

Buyer

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:21:43 +0000
@Steven wijay Just design for 3D print is sufficient. Thanks!

tomr

Buyer

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:20:54 +0000
@Harry the transducer case DopplerPhasedArray1 cannot be changed unfortunately. Everything else around it can though. Hoping to make the frame sleek to hide this bulky transducer.

Steven wijay

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:45:12 +0000
Hai Tom, i have one question. your goal for now is only good design and 3d printable ? or wanna until mass production ? because there is different design method for them both.

if you wanna design for 3dprint. i can do optimal for that goal.

best

steven

HaSwan

Designer

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 02:51:14 +0000
Thanks for the .step file.
Now my question is can we change the shape and size of the bulky transducer case? If we can, what&;s the minimum size?

tomr

Buyer

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:09:35 +0000
@Harry S. I uploaded a .STEP file of the array assembly. The ultrasound transducers are the parts labeled &;DopplerPhasedArray1&;. Let me know if you have any questions.

HaSwan

Designer

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:27:24 +0000
I can&;t open the files in SW 2019. Could you save to older version or to .step files?

tomr

Buyer

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:02:08 +0000
Solidworks is preferred. But if Blender can export to STL for 3d printing then that is fine.

siddharthD

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:03:35 +0000
May I make it in Blender software?

tomr

Buyer

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:55:59 +0000
I may not understand your question, sorry, but I will try to give as much information as I can. The human will be lying down with their head fixed in place within the device. There needs to be no material between the arrays and patient&;s head so ultrasound can pass through uninterrupted. I.e. nothing can be on the sides of the head between the transducers. Gel pads that press agaist the forehead could work! As long as they are adjustable to fit several different adult patients - male and female (this typically requires 40 mm of adjustable length).

KiDSneo

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:29:12 +0000
If not need to be human head in fixed places. Why not using gel pad and strap it on to bicycle helmet. :)

KiDSneo

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:25:55 +0000
Hmm, does the human head need to be in fixed place so the scanner could scan easliy? or redesign the helmet to scan a brain?

tomr

Buyer

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:05:34 +0000
It was an M3 screw. But any screw is accessible to us.

ARROW

Designer

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:03:06 +0000
Can you tell me which screw where used with the 3 D print i.e which is easily accessible to you.

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