Laboratory of Microtechnologies

R&D services in medical engineering, from complex software application development to instruments concept design and prototype manufacturing

HEAD OF LABORATORY

Assoc. Prof. Lucian GRUIONU, PhD 

E-mail: office@incesa.ro

SERVICES

Hybrid CT/ultrasound imaging using electromagnetic navigation application development, for CAD (lung and digestive cancer diagnostic and stadialization)

3D blood vessels reconstruction and endovascular procedure simulation (coronary stenting, obstruction analysis, etc)

Instrumentation design and prototype manufacturing for interventional radiology, trauma, endovascular applications

Complex equipment design and development including mechatronics systems and medical robotics

Computational modelling and simulation of tissues behaviour, prosthesis-tissues interaction, bone remodelling, blood flow in large vessels and capillaries, tissue perfusion

RESEARCH TOPICS

Medical hybrid imaging and navigation applications development

Medical equipment and instrumentation design and prototype manufacturing

Computational analysis of anatomical structures under normal and pathologic conditions 

Research Facilities and Tools

HBM QUANTUM ACQUISITION SYSTEM

Analysis and acquisition system HBM Quantum MX840 with sensors and Catman software. This system is used for force, moments and displacements measuring and stress and strain state evaluation in mechanical assemblies.

STRATASYS FORTUS 400MC – 3D professional printer builds in 11 real thermoplastics for applications that require high-performance, biocompatibility, static dissipation or resistance to heat, chemicals or UV radiation.

VERTICAL CNC MILLING CENTER FADAL VMX 2216

The Center is used for milling or drilling of any complex part from virtually any material. The working area is: X=558mm, Y=406mm, Z=508mm, Precision: 0.005mm. Maximum rotation: 8000 rot/min.

 KNEE JOINT SIMULATOR

5DOF Human Knee Joint Simulator that could be used to acquire reaction forces, contact pressure or strain for a normal or prosthetic joint. This simulator was developed in 2008 during one of our research grants.

R&D SOFTWARE

ANSYS

SOLIDWORKS

MATLAB

CIMATRON

4 AXES LASAG LASER SYSTEM – has an excellent beam quality and could be used for precision cutting, drilling and welding of small parts (up to 2mm width.  This is one of the world most common lasers in medical industry for instruments or stents fabrication.

ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING SYSTEM AURORA NDI V3

Electromagnetic tracking system Aurora NDI with 5 and 6DOF sensors that it is used to develop surgery and interventional radiology instruments.

HUMAN LUNG SIMULATOR

Computer controlled lung simulator actuated by 2 servomotors for abdominal and cardiac movements. The simulator includes real size airways molded in silicone and it is used to test bronchoscopy procedures instruments

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

Our laboratory meets the current needs for interdisciplinary knowledge in clinical and medical engineering research activities: developing state-of-the-art medical software applications and bringing to life valuable ideas of new instruments from design to prototyping.