Palladium Intelligent Infusion Controller by Zhenwei You |
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| DESIGN NAME: Palladium PRIMARY FUNCTION: Intelligent Infusion Controller INSPIRATION: In China, because of the overpopulation of patients, nurses in the emergency room have to work extra hours. A large number of the patients take infusion treatment as emergency measures. Even though nurses are working hard to take care of all the patients, risks still exist if patients change the infusion speed themselves or needles are not pulled out in time before drug runoff. Therefore, an intelligent controller that can help nurses make the treatment safer is necessary. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Palladium is an intelligent product used in the emergency room in China. This medical device is designed to reduce medical workers’ workload and ensure the safety of infusion. It can automatically adjust the speed and temperature to the required amount after nurses start the treatment. When medicine is about the runoff, Palladium will send notice to nurse. With the help of Palladium, the right time of pulling out the needle won’t be missed. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Nurses will use the smartwatch to set required infusion speed and heating information for the patients and send it to the corresponding Palladium. The button of "start" will light up after successfully receiving the demand. Press "start ", the device will automatically adjust speed and heating up the medicine. When the treatment is about to finished. The device will send notice to nurses, patients can also press "Help" to call the nurse or whenever they need help. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in January 2017 and finished in July 2017, tested in Beijing Hospital in 2021. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: To realize the function, the device integrates various of modules: the central processing chip, for controlling all the other modules; the Wi-Fi module, for receiving and sending message to the watch; the mini-motor, for adjusting infusion rate by rolling the wobbler; the heating wire, for heating up the medicine; and also a rechargeable battery that can maintain working for more than 12 hours. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Width 40mm x Depth 24mm x Height 96mm TAGS: Infusion Treatment, System Design, Medical Device, Safety, Efficiency RESEARCH ABSTRACT: China is facing serious over population of patients, especially in the emergency room. In order to make infusion treatment more safe to the patients，Palladium was designed. In the research phase, two nurses who worked in emergency room and more than twenty patients were interviewed. The result indicated that patients always changed the infusion rate to shorten the treatment time. And they have no idea when they should ask nurse to pull out the needle. During the design implementation stage, a prototype test was carried out to confirm the final shape of the product. CHALLENGE: There were two hard parts in the design activity. One was the realization of the flow controller. The other was how to design the multiple information in one small screen. ADDED DATE: 2022-04-26 04:32:26 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1：Photographer Zhenwei You，Operation, 2017 Image #2：Photographer Zhenwei You，Back and Front, 2017 Image #3：Illustrator Guo Chen，Buttons, 2017 Image #4：Illustrator Guo Chen，Set Up the Infusion, 2017 Image #5：Illustrator Guo Chen，Information Displayed and Assembly, 2017 |
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Palladium Intelligent Infusion Controller by Zhenwei You is Runner-up for A' Design Award in Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design Category, 2022 - 2023.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Zhenwei You. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Zhenwei You. |
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