OrthoCAD Network Research Cell is a federally funded

research Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...

and development facility in the

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(IIT Bombay),

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

, India.Development of Biomaterials, Devices and Implants for Orthopaedic applications in India, http://psa.gov.in/writereaddata/12420536351_progress_report.pdf, pp.56-59 (accessed on 10 Nov.'09) The Laboratory's primary function is the design and development of reconstruction systems for orthopaedic and other applications, the current focus is on mega-implants for limb-saving surgery, mainly for children affected by bone cancer. The Cell later led to the establishment of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (incubation) Centre (

BETiC BETIC (Biomedical Engineering and Technology (incubation) Centre) based at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is an inter-disciplinary multi-institution initiative for medical device innovation. Established in 2014 with support from the gove ...

Mission

The mission of the OrthoCAD group is to develop

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research and development capabilities on medical implants, surgical instruments (Armamentarium), testing protocol, and surgery planning and navigation system. This is expected to respond to the growing medical needs of Indian patients, to provide affordable and available devices, and to train graduates as well as research scientists in the area of

Biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

and manufacturing.

Research partners

The OrthoCAD Network Research Cell was established in January 2007 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at

IIT Bombay The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay or IITB) is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is considered as one of the best engineering universities in India and is top rank ...

. It is supported by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, New Delhi. In 2017, a follow-on funding was released by the Office to NFTDC for pilot production and human clinical trials. The R&D team comprises mechanical engineers, orthopaedic surgeons and materials scientists from *

, Mumbai (Prof. Bhallamudi Ravi) *Non Ferrous Technology Development Centre,

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(Dr. K. Balasubramanian) *

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an
P.D. Hinduja Hospital
Mumbai (Dr. Manish Agarwal)

Facilities

The Centers at IIT Bombay and NFTDC together have appropriate equipment and instrumentation, including computing facilities. * Rapid prototyping system for feasibility studies * Knee simulator and testing machine for loosening and fatigue studies * Computerized

Universal Testing Machine A universal testing machine (UTM), also known as a universal tester, materials testing machine or materials test frame, is used to test the tensile strength and compressive strength of materials. An earlier name for a tensile testing machine is ...

for static testing of implants * Stereo optical

microscope A microscope () is a laboratory instrument used to examine objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye. Microscopy is the science of investigating small objects and structures using a microscope. Microscopic means being invisi ...

for analyzing

wear Wear is the damaging, gradual removal or deformation of material at solid surfaces. Causes of wear can be mechanical (e.g., erosion) or chemical (e.g., corrosion). The study of wear and related processes is referred to as tribology. Wear in ...

and fracture of implants *

Photoelasticity Photoelasticity describes changes in the optical properties of a material under mechanical deformation. It is a property of all dielectric media and is often used to experimentally determine the stress distribution in a material, where it gives ...

test setup for FEM (virtual testing of implants) validation * Analytical balance (implant wear particle study) * Surgery navigation system for linking with a 3D planning

software Software is a set of computer programs and associated software documentation, documentation and data (computing), data. This is in contrast to Computer hardware, hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work. ...

* Medical modelling system for CT to 3D model conversion and surgery planning * Haptic system for mock surgery * High-end computing facilities for

CAD Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve co ...

and FEM analysis B. Ravi and Manish Agarwal, "Computer-aided Development of Mega Endo-Prostheses," chapter in the book, Bio-Materials and Prototyping Applications in Medicine, (Eds.) Bopaya Bidanda and Paolo Bartolo, Springer, USA, (2007). *Precision CNC manufacturing

Collaboration

The OrthoCAD group is collaborating with other similar groups in India and abroad Medical Engineering and Design Laboratory at SUTD http://people.sutd.edu.sg/~subburaj/ in specific area of mutual interest.

References

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