Magnesium Clip Chirurgica Biodegradabile by Tung-Lin Tsai and Chun-Chieh Tseng

Magnesium Clip Chirurgica Biodegradabile by Tung-Lin Tsai and Chun-Chieh Tseng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award di Bronzu in Pruduttu Medicu Competition Category.

BronzuPruduttu Medicu· 2021

Magnesium Clip Chirurgica Biodegradabile

by Tung-Lin Tsai and Chun-Chieh Tseng

Client: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre

A' Design Award di Bronzu Winner in Pruduttu Medicu Category

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The Design

About Magnesium Clip Chirurgica Biodegradabile

U Magnesiu hè una liga di magnesiu idru-reattiva cuntrullabile, sviluppata per usu medicu. A liga hè cumposta di magnesiu, zincu è calciu, elementi chì u corpu umanu pò assurbisce. L'aghjustamentu di l'entropia di mistura di a liga permette di cuntrullà cù precisione u ritimu di degradazione, mentre chì a resistenza à a corrusione è e prupietà mecaniche sò ameliorate. U materiale si degrada lentamente è uniformemente finu à esse assurbitu è purtatu via da i liquidi corporali. A liga hè impiegata in una clip emostatica à usu unicu chì ùn hà bisognu di una seconda intervenzione chirurgica per esse toltu. Nisunu trattamentu supplementariu di superficia hè richiestu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Bronzu

Magnesium Clip Chirurgica Biodegradabile hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Magnesium Clip Chirurgica Biodegradabile sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Magnesium Clip Chirurgica Biodegradabile suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: By modifying the mixing entropy value of the alloy, Controllable Hydro-Reactive Magnesium Alloy breaks through the controllability that cannot be accomplished by the existing technology and improves the poor corrosion resistance of the traditional magnesium alloy. It can replace the traditional magnesium alloy with aluminum, tin, rare earths, and other elements that threaten human health, and achieve the purpose of alloy design by strengthening the corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of the alloy itself, as well as uniform and controlled degradation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Disposable Clip Applier of Controlling the Degradation Rate technology of Medical Magnesium Alloys / 60 x 20 x 20 cm / 1KG
Tags: Mg, Alloy, Clip, Design, ISO
Production Technology: Controllable Hydro-Reactive Magnesium Alloy is the world's first innovative material. The degradation rate of Mg-Zn-Ca alloy is precisely controlled to achieve a uniform and slow degradation until it is completely absorbed by the human body and can be completely discharged from the system with body fluids. Therefore, there is no need to remove it by a second surgery, thus eliminating the psychological and physical pain of the patient.
Design Challenge: The Controllable Hydro-Reactive Magnesium Alloy changes the entropy value of the alloy by selecting biocompatible magnesium-zinc-calcium elements, it provides the most suitable amount of hydrogen production and precisely controls the rate of hydrogen production without the concern of metabolite residues in the organism. Innovative materials and developments can be integrated seamlessly with current production processes.
Research: Currently, the Controllable Hydro-Reactive Magnesium Alloy has been launched in the market and cooperated with medical equipment manufacturers and medical institutions. Therefore, the development and design of the world's first Disposable Clip Applier of Controlling the Degradation Rate technology of Medical Magnesium Alloys that can be absorbed by the human body, which does not need to be removed after surgery and is gradually degraded through the material.
Inspiration: The Controllable Hydro-Reactive Magnesium Alloy leverages the metabolizable and non-toxic properties of magnesium, zinc, and calcium to alter the entropy values of the alloy, thus allowing precise control of the alloy's degradation rate based on its application, and thereby improving its stability and mechanical properties. And this technology has been applied to develop the first single-use magnesium alloy hemostatic clip that can be broken down and absorbed into the human body.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 in Taiwan and finished in November 2020 in Taiwan.The product has been recognized with several international awards, including the Red Dot Design Award in Germany, the Golden Pin Design Award in Taiwan, and The R&D 100 Awards in USA.
Operation Flow: The Controllable Hydro-Reactive Magnesium Alloy is safe for biomedical applications, has human affinity and biodegradability, and can help patients stimulate bone cell activity, resist the corrosive effect of body fluids, and eliminate the Stress Shielding Effect. No additional surface treatment is required to slow down the degradation rate, which can reduce the product manufacturing cost by more than 20%.
Patents: Patent / US9, 506, 161B2 / MIRDC / 2016 / USA
Patent / I534299 / MIRDC / 2016 / Taiwan
Patent / JP6300876B2 / MIRDC / 2018 / Japan
Patent / CN106852712B / MIRDC / 2019 / China
Team Members: Tung-Lin Tsai
Chun-Chieh Tseng
Pei-Hua Wang
Rong-Ting Li
Image Credits: Image #1: Tung-Lin Tsai, Disposable Clip Applier of Controlling the Degradation Rate technology of Medical Magnesium Alloys, 2020.
Image #2: Tung-Lin Tsai, Clip Design, 2020.
Image #3: Tung-Lin Tsai, Clip Design, 2020.
Image #4: Tung-Lin Tsai, Handle Design, 2020.
Image #5: Tung-Lin Tsai, Quick Punch, 2020.