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Product Development,
Stryker Corporation

Hands-on experience in medical device design, testing, and automation.

Goal

Work with a team to develop improved tibial inserts for total knee arthroplasty.

Total Knee Replacement
Prototyping

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Goal: Develop a reliable prototype for a new tibial insert that addresses currently unmet user needs.

  • Iteratively developed 9 prototypes total
  • Created design inputs to address unmet user needs
  • Modeled and evaluated prototypes in PTC Creo
  • Fabricated prototypes using FDM
Verification

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Goal: Verify that a new tibial insert meets all design inputs and regulatory requirements.

  • Demonstrated equivalency of key features in novel insert to legacy
  • Completed 10 GD&T drawing comparison analyses
  • Verified device met compensating provisions against failure modes
Testing

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Goal: Evaluate the performance of a new tibial insert and its sterile packaging through rigorous testing protocols.

  • Compared knee laxity values between novel and legacy inserts
  • Evaluated packaging after simulated 5-year shelf life
  • Performed tests on 50+ samples
Automation

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Goal: Streamline the creation of digital files for products to improve team efficiency.

  • Automated the generation of 316 digital template files
  • Programmed macros in PTC Creo
  • Batch processed files using MATLAB
Stryker 1
Stryker 2
Stryker 3
Stryker 4
Stryker 5
Stryker 6
PTC Creo
GD&T
FDM
Product Testing
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Technical Communication