Endoscope Assembly Fixture

Our Team:

Jonathan Foster

 

Daiquiri Fale



Jeremy Bauck  

We designed a manufacturing fixture/jig for Stryker Endoscopy to help their assemblers build rigid endoscopes. The current process is very skill oriented, and there are a limited number of people who are able to efficiently build endoscopes. We primarily focused on the issue of loading optical fibers. Optical fibers are very brittle, and they are often broken during the assembly process. We began by defining an"official" problem statement. It is as follows:

      "Our goal is to develop an assembly process to aid a person in the loading of optical fibers and lens tube into an endoscope. This process should allow for an acceptable production rate. Regardless of production rate, the assembly of the scopes should be made easier and more repeatable. Our process must not compromise endoscope quality or performance in any way. "

Our Final Product:

 

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