What the facility does
Research and development of medical devices prototyping
Areas of expertise
The Device Development Lab specializes in medical-device prototyping. The lab is well equipped, with a dedicated machine shop, ISO 6 and 7 clean rooms and access to expert scientists and clinicians for collaboration. With access to a preclinical imaging and testing facility, the lab has a strong track record of assisting successful start-up companies and is well positioned to help turn ideas for medical devices into products.
The Sunnybrook Research Institute is affiliated with the University of Toronto and is located within the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, one of the largest hospitals in Ontario.
Research services
- Custom diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound transducer design, fabrication and testing
- MR coil design, fabrication and testing
- Catheter design, fabrication and testing
- Machine shop services for medical devices
Sectors of application
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
- Manufacturing and processing
Specialized labs and equipment
| Specialized lab | Equipment | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Shop | Waterjet cutter | Cutting difficult-to-cut materials |
| CNC | General 3D machining | |
| Rapid prototyper | 3D printing of thermoset, thermoplastic | |
| Clean Room (ISO 7) | Wirebonder | Fine wiring tool (manual) |
| Eutectic bonder | Die bonding tool (manual) | |
| Hot bar press | Flexible circuit bonding tool (PCB to Flex, Flex to LCD bonding) | |
| Clean Room (ISO 6) | E-beam evaporator | Thin-film metal coating |
| Sputtering machine | Thin-film metal and metal oxide coating | |
| Mask aligner | Micron scale mask alignment for photolithography | |
| Processing Room | Dicing saw | Wafer dicing (glass, quartz, piezo crystal) |
| Lapping machine | Fine grinding of piezo crystal | |
| Parylene deposition system | Parylene conformal coating | |
| Quality Control Room | Catheter testing station | Mechanical testing of catheter flexibility |
| Catheter forming station | Forming various structures with catheter tubing |
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| Official opening | http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/advsunnybrook/sunnybrookfeatures/governor-general-of-canada-opens-world-first-lab-of-the-future-at-sunnybrook/article4914125/ |
| Medical device development in Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/advsunnybrook/sunnybrookfeatures/inside-the-ingenuity-shop/article4107081/?service=mobile |
| SRI spinoff and success stories | http://sunnybrook.ca/research/content/?page=sri_comm_spinoff |