The Student Creativity Program, Karsa Cipta scheme (PKM-KC) team from Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) has carried out reliability trials of the Needle Crusher Integrated System (NECIS) innovation at a number of health facilities. This internet of things (IoT) based device, designed to destroy syringe needle waste, was tested directly in the field to make sure the technology is ready for real-world handling of infectious hazardous and toxic (B3) medical waste.
The NECIS reliability testing was carried out comprehensively at three health facilities of different service scales, namely UMS A.R. Fachruddin Hospital, Muhammadiyah Medical Center (MMC) UMS, and the independent midwifery practice of Diah Wahyu Adi in Polokarto. These three locations were chosen to validate the device's performance and effectiveness across various levels of medical service, from hospital scale, to a main clinic, down to an independent practice.
Throughout the field trial process, the entire PKM-KC UMS team, consisting of Daffa Satria Nugraha, Mahmudah Mufidatul Hasanah, Hengky Boyyanza, Safaila Mefia Zahra, and Evandra Ardhy Pratama, went directly into the field to make sure every stage of testing ran smoothly.
PKM-KC UMS Team Leader Daffa Satria Nugraha said this trial stage was an important follow-up to the prototype that had been built together with their supervising lecturer, Ir. Dedi Ary Prasetya, S.T., M.Eng.
"Through this direct testing, we were able to evaluate NECIS's entire integrated process. That includes the speed of the rotary shredder, which destroys a needle in 30 seconds, pathogen sterilization using UV-C light, automatic separation of metal and plastic fragments, as well as the real-time waste capacity monitoring feature via the IoT dashboard," Daffa explained on Tuesday (8/9/2026).
Testing at UMS A.R. Fachruddin Hospital (10/8/2026) received a positive response as well. A hospital representative, dr. Denny Setyawan, said NECIS's design was considered very compact and practical, since its size allows it to be placed on top of a medical trolley. Both he and his colleague also praised the results of the needle-shredding process, which proved fine and consistent, as well as the presence of the dashboard monitoring feature, which greatly eased the work of staff.
Similarly positive feedback came from MMC UMS representatives dr. Vita Fauziah Noer Hidayah and dr. Ida Ayu Esti Widiantari. Both considered NECIS's performance to be strong, particularly because it was able to fully and completely destroy syringe needles. In addition, its portable size was seen as making it easy to place the device in various service areas.
Positive impressions also came from Midwife Diah Wahyu Adi, who runs the independent midwifery practice in Polokarto. She considered NECIS very well suited to independent practice scale and expressed satisfaction with the device's performance.
The implementation of NECIS at these three health facilities demonstrates that this prototype has significant potential to reduce the risk of needle stick injury (NSI), the incident of being pricked by a used syringe needle, among healthcare workers.
Going forward, the evaluation results from the reliability testing at these three facilities will serve as a reference for refining the device, so that NECIS will be ready for broader implementation to support the safety of medical personnel and environmental sustainability.urnaan alat, sehingga NECIS siap diimplementasikan secara luas guna mendukung keselamatan tenaga medis dan kelestarian lingkungan.
Writer: Maysali Sudarwati
Editor: Fika Annisa’ Sholihah
Translator: Farizal Luqman Majid
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