Amgen
Amgen
2019-2020
Amgen builds various medical devices, mostly concentrated on drug delivery products. I worked on various products for this company: wearable IV pump for at home drug delivery, a novel sterilization technique for drug delivery devices, and container closure integrity (CCI) disassembly test fixtures for various auto-injectors. I designed a wearable IV pump to enable patients to stay at home while being administered a drug product. This wearable IV pump had to deliver a consistent volume of drug to the patients at a regular interval even if the patient was laying down or standing up. Additionally, I designed a injection pump to utilize a novel sterilization technique to reduce costs and reduce assembly complexity. Finally, I designed various CCI disassembly test fixtures to disable auto injectors to ensure drug sterility.
Skills/Tools used:
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3D CAD design using Solidworks
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Firmware design using C and NXP microcontrollers
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Sensor Integration: pressure transducers, LCD, temperature, peristaltic pumps, and piezoelectric buzzer
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PID tuning using rotary encoder as feedback
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Heat sealing films
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Sterilization techniques
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Arduino programming
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Peristaltic pumps
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2D drawings for manufacturing
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3D printing techniques: SLS, MJF, FDM
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Machine shop prototyping techniques: Manual mill, lathe, drill press, sanding, water and laser cutting
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Industrial design prototyping techniques: spray painting, sanding, polishing, and cosmetic finishing