Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04356, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Duchaine, Vincent (École de technologie supérieure), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Pega Medical is a medical devices manufacturer dedicated to pediatric orthopaedics. Two of Pega Medical's_x000D_
products are the Fassier-Duval Telescopic IM System (FD) and the Simple Locking IntraMedullary System_x000D_
(SLIM) which are a self-extending rod designed to correct deformities and a pin designed to create a stable_x000D_
fixation in long bones respectively. During surgery, as the anatomy of every patient differs, the implants are cut_x000D_
at various lengths to get the best fits as possible._x000D_
Currently, when implanting the FD, the female component is cut intra-operatively with a diamond-coated_x000D_
cutting disc and de-burred with a de-burring tool. The male implant is cut in-situ with a specially designed_x000D_
cutter. In the case of the SLIM, the hospitals are provided with implants of different lengths and diameters that_x000D_
surgeons use as-is in surgery. In order to cover all the cases, this method requires surgeons to have many sets of_x000D_
implant ordered and prepared for every intervention and therefore increases the cost of the interventions._x000D_
To eliminate the need to have many lengths available during every surgery, a standard length implant could be_x000D_
used along with a cutting device. This project consists in the conception of this cutting device and will be_x000D_
realized through three main phases that are the design and fabrication, the testing and validation and the_x000D_
preparation for manufacturing the device. The benefits that this project will bring are the cost reductions for_x000D_
the fixation system, but also for the time saved during the interventions and for the simpler inventory_x000D_
management. Moreover, Pega will benefit of our expertise and the PIs lab will benefit of an industrial_x000D_
partnership., program purpose french : Pega Medical is a medical devices manufacturer dedicated to pediatric orthopaedics. Two of Pega Medical's_x000D_
products are the Fassier-Duval Telescopic IM System (FD) and the Simple Locking IntraMedullary System_x000D_
(SLIM) which are a self-extending rod designed to correct deformities and a pin designed to create a stable_x000D_
fixation in long bones respectively. During surgery, as the anatomy of every patient differs, the implants are cut_x000D_
at various lengths to get the best fits as possible._x000D_
Currently, when implanting the FD, the female component is cut intra-operatively with a diamond-coated_x000D_
cutting disc and de-burred with a de-burring tool. The male implant is cut in-situ with a specially designed_x000D_
cutter. In the case of the SLIM, the hospitals are provided with implants of different lengths and diameters that_x000D_
surgeons use as-is in surgery. In order to cover all the cases, this method requires surgeons to have many sets of_x000D_
implant ordered and prepared for every intervention and therefore increases the cost of the interventions._x000D_
To eliminate the need to have many lengths available during every surgery, a standard length implant could be_x000D_
used along with a cutting device. This project consists in the conception of this cutting device and will be_x000D_
realized through three main phases that are the design and fabrication, the testing and validation and the_x000D_
preparation for manufacturing the device. The benefits that this project will bring are the cost reductions for_x000D_
the fixation system, but also for the time saved during the interventions and for the simpler inventory_x000D_
management. Moreover, Pega will benefit of our expertise and the PIs lab will benefit of an industrial_x000D_
partnership., agreement title english : Cutting device for pediatric orthopedic nails, agreement title french : Cutting device for pediatric orthopedic nails, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada