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Roboangio Interventional Robotic System by Wenyong Ren and Weinan Yang - Abrobo Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design
Wenyong Ren and Weinan Yang - Abrobo acknowledged for medical devices and medical equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design category for Roboangio Interventional Robotic System by Wenyong Ren and Weinan Yang - Abrobo, designed for Abrobo - Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Biomedical Robot Co.,Ltd.. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Roboangio Interventional Robotic System
Roboangio is an interventional robotic system used in vascular interventional surgery. The system delivers and manipulates guidewires and catheters remotely. A master-slave control solution allows physicians to stay away from the radiation environment while keeping complete control. An adjustable gantry attaches to a surgical table when needed and is removed when not in use. The control console has two operating rods that reproduce the feel of traditional practice, so existing surgical skills remain useful. Shielding uses lead panels and lead glass.
About Wenyong Ren and Weinan Yang - Abrobo
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Biomedical Robot Co.,Ltd., also known as Abrobo, was founded in June 2020. The company specializes in design, development and manufacturing of pan-vascular interventional robotic systems that promote the industrialization of interventional robotic technology. As a pioneer in the field of interventional robotic systems, Abrobo upholds user-centered product development principle. By January 2024, Abrobo has obtained more than 460 pieces of intellectual property involving both domestic and international invention patents.
Award Record
Wenyong Ren and Weinan Yang - Abrobo is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design Award
The A' Medical Product Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good medical product designs by best brands and manufacturers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to medical product designers, medical equipment manufacturers, biomedical engineers and medical device brands from all countries. Typical entries include stethoscopes, wheelchairs, defibrillators, MRI machines, surgical instruments and prosthetics. The awarded medical product designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/medical-product
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/159095
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/159095
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!159095
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/353593
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://cutt.ly/Rw1f29lf
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Roboangio Interventional Robotic System
- Function
- Interventional Robotic System
- Category
- Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Health
- Colors
- Lavender, Silver, Gray, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Abrobo - Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Biomedical Robot Co.,Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wenyong Ren and Weinan Yang - Abrobo
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #159095
Credits
- Team
- Wenyong Ren, Weinan Yang, Zanzhong Xia and Hangye Xu
- Image Credits
- Weinan Yang, Ruiming Wu, Yunong Zeng, Zhihao Hu, Zanzhong Xia, Hangye Xu, Roboangio, 2024.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Roboangio is a new interventional robotic system intended for use in the remote delivery and manipulation of guidewires and catheters during vascular interventional surgeries. With the design of a master-slave control solution, it enables physicians to stay away from radiation environment while preserving complete control. The design brings ease to physicians and safety to patients through a combination of intuitive interaction and robotic precision.
- Inspiration
- The incidence of vascular diseases is on the rise globally. However, to treat vascular diseases via interventional surgeries, a physician faced massive radiation exposure and manual errors. Numerous patients could not access an effective treatment. The design team cooperated with clinical experts to gain original insights, through which this system was invented to change the traditional approach.
- Research
- Research for this project went through many stages. Following the process of developing a medical device for approval by the NMPA is critical to this project. This involved a series of strategic R&D activities proceeding from Inputs, Outputs, Validation to Verification. Data was analyzed through experiments of MVP, formative and summative tests as well as clinical trials. Our design team worked with clinical experts, ensuring that needs were well received and effectively carried to the design.
- Challenge
- For project of this kind, challenges existed in almost all aspects. During the creative process, one of the hardest parts is to objectively receive voices from various perspectives and still hold onto a clear vision of how to empower interventional surgery with robotic technology. Through persistent efforts, this project has overcame obstacles involved multi-disciplinary electromechanical integration, complex control algorithms as well as aseptic manufacturing techniques.
- Realization and Technology
- Electromechanical Integration, Control Algorithms, Radiation-shielded Lead Panel and Lead Glass, Biocompatible Injection-molded Plastics, Precision Machined Aluminium, Ethylene Oxide Sterilization
- Operation and Interaction
- The design team believes that its successful application relies on how well the technology can fit into existing surgical environments and techniques. The adjustable gantry can be easily attach to a surgical table when needed and removed when it is not. The control console has two operating rods that reproduce the feel of traditional practices, so physicians can use their well-honed skills when performing interventional surgery with robotic technology.
- Project Duration and Location
- Development of this project began in March 2021. Clinical trial of the product concluded in June 2023. Released to public in October 2023. Designed in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
- Specifications
- Robotic Drive: 1430mm length X 365mm width X 305mm height, Control Console: 540mm length X 250mm width X 220mm height, Shielded Workstation: 1140mm length X 845mm width X 1410mm height, Adjustable Gantry: 1060mm length x 305mm width x 660mm height, Transit Trolley: 1014mm length x 817mm width x 1020mm height
- Keywords
- Robotics, Surgery, Vascular, Endovascular, Intervention, Radiation, Angiography, Medical Device
