VELYS is a robotic knee surgery system consisting of a robotic saw, a computer cart, and a cart to carry the robot. I worked on ideation for details of the carts while contracting on-site at Ethicon in 2018, and while freelancing in 2019.
Early cart ideation:
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Slide out handle ideation sketches:
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Back venting ideation:
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Raising knob ideation:
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Plug ideation:
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The system can be viewed at this link:
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