Fine Engineering Services
ALFApump™
RELIEVING THE PRESSURE!

Customer

Sequana Medical AG, Switzerland

 

Description

Patients with liver disease, congestive heart failure and certain cancers can suffer from the accumulation of excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity.

 

The ALFApump™ Device from Sequana Medical is a battery powered implant able pump, designed to move this excess fluid from the peritoneal cavity into the bladder, where it is eliminated from the patient.
AFS

ALFApump

Patients with liver disease, congestive heart failure and certain cancers can suffer from ascites.

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Challenges

Extremely short time schedule for almost a complete system re-design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALFApump™ is a registered trademark of Sequana Medical AG

 

Solution

Well documented redesign of hardware and software, prepared for CE approval.

 

Setup of engineering team within very short time.

 

Integration of external resources:

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Software engineers
  • Customer's own resources
AFS-Print

ALFApump

One rigid-flex print, no connectors.

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Benefits

  • One rigid-flex print, no connectors
  • Improved functionality of the hardware and the software
  • Design optimised for production and test
  • Smooth design and optimal HW/SW co-design
  • Full speed to CE approval

 

Comments

Sequana Medical received CE Mark for the commercial sale of the ALFApump™ in July 2011. News Release from Sequana Medical

 

ALFApump™ (former Automated Fluid Shunt), PDF 240KB