Portescap offers a variety of custom design options to help create a perfect fit solution for your surgical power hand tool. Our experienced engineering and operations staff have designed, built, tested and troubleshot quality concerns for our surgical power tool customers for over 20 years.
Longer life and reliability to withstand harsh environments (Sterilizable design)
- Stator & hall sensor encapsulation to withstand autoclave, dishwasher and saline environments
- Bearing, gear, and grease material to prolong clinical life
- In-house capability to test for load and sterilization/dish washer cycles
BLDC slotted technology – An advantage for Surgical power hand tools and medical devices exposed to harsh environment
- Improved encapsulation of windings providing enhanced autoclavability and survivability
- Improved heat dissipation enabling higher continuous stall torque
- Smaller Air Gap enabling lower rotor inertia
- Improved di-electric characteristics (Upto 1500Volts AC or above available on request)
- Skewed stator design available to minimize cogging in low speed applications
- Customized Speed/Torque per customer's input (Peak vs Continuous Torque)
- Thermal analysis and/or testing to meet customer’s motor case temperature requirements
Mechanical and Electrical Customization enhancements
- Modifications to motor electromagnetic system to hit specific working points and performance
- Modifications to mechanical features to integrate and mate with system design
- Cannulated shaft options (including GH)
Custom Design Capability Examples
| Design Options | Design Details | Design Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Custom shaft design | Custom designed motor output shafts Custom seals and coatings integrated to shaft Gearhead configurations (custom size, custom ratios) |
Easy plug and play with end effectors/blade assembly & efficient design Reliability and long life |
| Customized Housings | Integrated housing (plug & play) Custom housing with integrated (cannulated) pathway for suctioning of fluids Custom housings integrated with anti-rotation and mounting flanges |
Lower cost (shorter bill of material Supply chain consolidation Lower weight/less fatigue/Lower enveloper/Integrated Cooling/Longer life (fluid pathways) |
| Customized Pin Connections and Lead Wires | Custom pin configuration Custom lead wires and colors |
Easy plug & play with cable assembly Sturdy design (no leadwire breaks or nicks) Better reliability (avoid moisture ingress) Poke Yoke and easy during assembly |
| Custom PCB Layouts | Custom PCB layout and encapsulation Integrated flex cable & PCB |
Easy integration with drive/controllers & onboard electronics |
| Custom laminations and windings | Special lamination material Windings customized for optimal input voltage |
Withstand higher temperatures and corrosive environment Higher power density Optimal motor performance |
| Testing & qualification support on request | Motor lifecycle test (autoclave and dishwasher) Motor load/Stress test (specific load points can be simulated for durability) Motor exposed to Saline test |
Pre-empt failure and countermeasure design Estimated approximate life for warranty purposes Faster time to market as OEM can focus on critical design aspects Optimal use of design engineers (focus on design and POC/protos than testing) Utilize Portescap expertise in standard testing of established protocols |
Sterilizable Motors - Custom Design Capabilities
Customized housings
Customized pin connections and lead wires
Customized PCB layouts