The First China Smart Medical Device Innovation Competition was recently held in a hybrid format.

The competition was organized by the China Association of Medical Equipment (CAME) and hosted by Zhejiang University.

The final comprised of 40 entries from 27 universities and colleges, spanning 13 provinces and cities from across the country.

The Bone Shakalaka team from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) achieved outstanding results, winning the National Prize from the graduate student category and the Outstanding Instructor Award.

The Bone Shakalaka team was supervised by Yongbo WU, Chair Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, and Chao LIU, Assistant Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. The team consisted of students from different majors, including Shibo ZHANG, Zhirui CHEN, Yang LIU, Haotian CAI, and Yonghao PAN.

An ultrasonic bone scalpel is a medical device that uses the principle of high-intensity focused ultrasound to cut soft and hard bone tissues.

The Bone Shakalaka team used high-intensity focused ultrasound technology to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy through a transducer, and developed a set of ultrasonic bone knife devices with high cutting efficiency and low heat generation.

The team also won the gold medal in the 13^th Challenge Cup Guangdong University Student Entrepreneurship Competition and the first prize in the SUSTech 13^th Challenge Cup Guangdong University Student Entrepreneurship Competition.

SUSTech attaches great importance to the cultivation of students’ innovative abilities in the classroom, creating a pathway for innovative achievements in major competitions both inside and outside the University, and striving to nurture more top-notch talents.