The overall aim throughout the project was to outline a new modular platform for a future generation of ventilators as well as designing a ventilator based on the defined platform. Doing so through a conceptual approach, looking at enabling cost efficient development, manufature and product scalability as well as taking the users needs for flexibility, improved usability, cable management and transport into consideration. The project used a traditional user centric design approach while also having a strong manufacturers focus when it came to looking at modularity and the company’s product offering. The main insights throughout the project revolved around looking at the entire ecosystem of products and how they worked together in the intensive care unit (ICU). Understanding the core struggles and time consuming tasks in order further improve the workflow in the ICU. A big part of the ideation and concept development process was spent on building rough mock-ups for fast evaluation together with users and the collaborating partner. The result was a combined, highly modular, ventilator and monitoring system called Servo One. With a new tubing system that incorporated both humidifier and patient filter in a flexible way, together with an external sensor system, the concept drastically improved cable and tubing management - one of the biggest challenges in the ICU.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-140016 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Jens, Rehammar |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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