Resumen
This paper presents a portable automated teardrop microinjection system as a practical solution for patients suffering from severe dry eye. The electronic device for the controlled and continuous injection of artificial tears is designed, assembled, and tested for performance and stability. It is controlled via Wi-Fi from an Android programmable device. Its design is based on the physicochemical properties of artificial tears, and with both production costs and portability in mind. The system was modeled according to the V methodology of the association for professional German engineers VDI 2206 standard. The microinjector handles a wide range of internal variables such as tears flow rate (0.13 to 60 µL/min), tears viscosity (up to 600 Pa·s), temperature (up to 60 °C), injected volume of tears, and time between consecutive injections. For evaluation purposes, a comprehensive set of experimental tests were carried out to the system, comparing the actually delivered amount of tears, flow rate, and prescribed time vs. programmed values, the error was ~0.2% for commercially available artificial tears.