Medical Devices Innovation for Africa

Sudesh Sivarasu; Harry  Teifel; Riaan  Stopforth; Qhamani  Maqungu; Lan  Xu; Neil  Stacey; David  Rubin; Diane  Hildebrandt; Ntokozo  Magubane; Malebogo  Ngoepe; Kashangabuye Jordan  Masirika; Lara  Timm; Maureen  Etuket; Kandolo Jire  Christian; Georgina  Mampuru; Jonathan  Oehley; Vernon  Louw; Lynthia  Paul; Izak  Minnie; Stewart  Gibson; Joel  Philpott; Richard  Raine; Alexander  Francis; Doron  Joffe; Muhammad Arshad  Eyasim; Jasveer  Pillay; Aliya  Singh; Kerina  Virasamy; Pragesh  Govender; Uchenna Ogemdi  Okwuosa; Oscar  Philander; Brandon  Reabow; Elisha Didam  Markus; Clive  Hands; Sebolelo  Mokhobo-Nomvete

doi:10.15641/UCTLib40

Medical Devices Innovation for Africa: enabling industrialisation

Synopsis

FOREWORD

It is with great pleasure to recognise all our partners in the merSETA Viro-Vent Innovation Skills Challenge who contributed to this publication: University of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, University KwaZulu Natal, University of Witwatersrand and National Technologies Implementation Platform.

Thank you, Professor Sivarasu, for your leadership of the University of Cape Town for supporting these efforts to find new forms of collaboration that focus on “Skills for localisation” and “Skills for re-industrialisation”.

This publication comes at a time when South Africa and the world are still recovering from the devastating effects of the covid-19 pandemic complicated by an emerging war in Ukraine. This is expected to continue disrupting social and economic activities, including education, training, and work. The merSETA and its stakeholders are working tirelessly to ensure that training and other skills development activities continue despite these challenges.

This innovation project, among others at the merSETA, utilises existing research and Higher Education Institution (HEI) Infrastructure to stimulate rapid response technology innovation aimed at the development, design and prototype production of a medical device in response not only to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to an economic sector dominated by imports.

To serve the skills development mandate of the merSETA, the project investigates the technology management capabilities or future skills required to accelerate South Africa’s post-covid recovery. The concept of innovation, as vested in this program, is aligned to the merSETA’s strategic intentions, that include:
i. Supporting skills for Economic Reconstruction, Recovery and Growth,
ii. Supporting skills for the changing world of work,
iii. Supporting skills for the growth and sustainability of the green and circular economies and
iv. Exploring and supporting the role of the mer-sector in the digital economy, as well as
v. Continuing to strengthen the role of the SETA as an intermediary body

Making informed sector skills planning decisions is the objective of this program. – that is, to understand those future jobs that would drive the localisation of components in a model that could stimulate expanded manufacturing opportunities through relevant skills supply. The merSETA’s Viro-Vent Innovation Skills Challenge anticipates a contribution towards closing the skills gap through a job generation model.

The merSETA remains committed and is looking forward to engaging on how this initiative sees a pipeline of new product innovations expanding the manufacturing sector. We owe it to the citizens of South Africa to find innovative ways of harnessing our young talent into industrial expansion.

Ms Sebolelo Mokhobo-Nomvete
Acting Chief Operations Officer, merSETA
March 2022

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Chapters

Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Overview of the mediventors challenge

Sudesh Sivarasu, Harry Teifel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40374

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Chapter 2: Establishing eco-systems in support of medical devices industrialisation

Harry Teifel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40375

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Chapter 3: Medical monitoring wearable technology

Riaan Stopforth

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40376

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Chapter 4: Design and development of a tracking system for autoinjectors using Bluetooth low energy with autonomous emergency alert

Qhamani Maqungu, Sudesh Sivarasu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40377

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Chapter 5: Low-cost load shedding-resilient medicine storage with phase-change material
theoretical heat Transfer evaluation of a design concept

Lan Xu, Neil Stacey, David Rubin, Diane Hildebrandt

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40378

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Chapter 6: Development and validation of a medical device software to size autoinjector components

Ntokozo Magubane, Sudesh Sivarasu, Malebogo Ngoepe

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40379

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Chapter 7: Development of an integrated covid-19 tracking and monitoring system

Kashangabuye Jordan Masirika

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40380

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Chapter 8: Design and development of an open-source ADL compliant prosthetic arm for trans-radial amputees

Lara Timm, Maureen Etuket, Sudesh Sivarasu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40382

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Chapter 9: Development of a control algorithm for a bag valve mask ventilator

Kandolo Jire Christian, Georgina Mampuru

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40383

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Chapter 10: Development of an ultraviolet c irradiation device
initial findings for the treatment of spiked whole blood

Jonathan Oehley, Sudesh Sivarasu, Vernon Louw, Lynthia Paul

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40384

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Chapter 11: The use of hollow fibre membrane dialysers in a liquid-liquid configuration for respiratory support

Izak Minnie, Stewart Gibson, Neil Stacey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40385

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Chapter 12: Design and development of a bipap non-invasive ventilator
prototype development

Joel Philpott, Sudesh Sivarasu, Richard Raine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40386

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Chapter 13: Feasibility of repurposing hollow fibre membrane dialysers for oxygenating blood in resource constrained environments

Alexander Francis, Doron Joffe, Lan Xu, Neil Stacey, David Rubin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40387

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Chapter 14: Design and development of a cost-effective cpap device with oxygenation and an automated mdi delivery system

Muhammad Arshad Eyasim, Sudesh Sivarasu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40388

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Chapter 15: Hospital oxygen tank valve defrosting system

Jasveer Pillay, Aliya Singh, Kerina Virasamy, Pragesh Govender, Riaan Stopforth

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40389

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Chapter 16: Development of a peep (catpul) valve for ventilators
a computational approach

Uchenna Ogemdi Okwuosa, Oscar Philander

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40390

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Chapter 17: Affordable orthotic moon boot alternative

Aliya Singh, Riaan Stopforth

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40391

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Chapter 18: The design and devlopment of a low-cost high flow nasal oxygen device
a functional analysis

Brandon Reabow, Sudesh Sivarasu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40392

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Chapter 19: Systems integration of a smart iot-based telemonitoring system

Pragesh Govender, Riaan Stopforth, Sudesh Sivarasu, Elisha Didam Markus, Clive Hands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15641/uctlib40393

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