Fabricación del mecanismo de conformado de la punta de un tubo hipodérmico usado en un dispositivo mecánico generador de flujo con presión positiva CPAP usado como alternativa en el tratamiento de pacientes con covid-19

Abstract

With the development of the mechanism system for shaping the tip of a hypodermic tube, it will allow the manufacture and adaptation of this fundamental internal element of the respirator, consequently it will help to reduce the time of elaboration and assembly of the same. The methodology of this technical project begins with an evaluation of the information provided by the Mercedes AMG company and the UCL. For the design of the deformation mechanism of hypodermic tubes, SolidWorks software was used, while ANSYS software was used for simulation, in which an analysis of the machine's infrastructure was carried out to determine that there is no overstress and that it may cause failures; likewise, an impact analysis was carried out in a specific contact region, between the tip and the hypodermic tube, based on a height of fall of an element (weight), in order to determine the deformation of the tube. Finally, the construction of the machine was executed. Functional tests were carried out in the laboratory of the Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, where results of 1.31 mm (average value) of deformation of the hypodermic tube were obtained, tests that were adapted with the simulations carried out, resulting in a correct operation of the mechanism.