Future Technology » Search Results » hospital transport http://www.tuvie.com Future Design, Technology, Industrial Design, Car Concept, Futuristic Gadget, and Product Concept Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:40:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Design Bugs Out : Medical Devices from Design Council UK http://www.tuvie.com/design-bugs-out-medical-devices-from-design-council-uk/ http://www.tuvie.com/design-bugs-out-medical-devices-from-design-council-uk/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 01:38:46 +0000 TheFuture http://www.tuvie.com/design-bugs-out-medical-devices-from-design-council-uk The UK Design Council has recently commissioned a series of useful medical equipment concepts aiming to diminish the spread of germs. Under this initiative, the council has designed various products such as a easy to clean, durable, comfortable and cleverly usable porter’s chair that will definitely reduce the number of user ‘touchpoints’ where germs can be spread. Another product is an ‘intelligent’ mattress that can change color when it comes with the contact of body fluids. A patient bedside arrangement, featuring bedside storage along with an easy to clean over-bed table made of scratch-proof materials. The 21st century portable commode is another useful product that will eliminate the potential of spreading out the germs and can be cleaned easily. A smart canella is another helpful equipment by the council that can tell the staff when it is time to change the intravenous lines.

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The main goal of these useful and innovative designs for hospital furniture and apparatuses is to help fight against healthcare associated infections such as MRSA and HCAIs. The prototypes have used cutting edge techniques in order to reshape the patient transport, bedside environment and usual medical equipments keeping easy clean in mind. The design also influences staff and patient behavior to lessen the probability of exposure to HCAIs.

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Designer : Design Council via Core77

]]> http://www.tuvie.com/design-bugs-out-medical-devices-from-design-council-uk/feed/ 0 Levo : Hospital Transport Chair http://www.tuvie.com/levo-hospital-transport-chair/ http://www.tuvie.com/levo-hospital-transport-chair/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:35:33 +0000 TheFuture http://www.tuvie.com/levo-hospital-transport-chair Do you know that based on research, the collapsible transport chairs are difficult for the uninitiated to open or close ? And by horizontally stacking the chairs, space-saving is increased by a third and the chairs are always ready to use. Based on that goal and the high volume patients in a Mega Hospital, Aaron Daley designed “Levo” to address the need for conspicuous storage and intuitive usage.

Levo also removes the traditional mechanical adjustments such as the collapsible footrests and replacing them with a single foot platform, which make Levo becomes a safer and more intuitive experience. The platform serves as both a leg-lifter and a brake, thus eliminating the need for unnecessary bending. This benefits the patient and the attendant pushing the chair.

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Designer : Aaron Daley

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