Patient Transfer - Project Breif - Conventional methods of transferring medical patients from stretchers to hospital beds requires the strength of several people and are proven to cause strain and injury to staff. Our goal was to create a solution that could be implemented today which eliminates the chance for staff injury while addressing patient and medical concerns.
Patient Transfer - Concepts
Patient Transfer - Testing - Force and spatial testing was executed to simulate the demands of a medical environment.
Patient Transfer - Compact Sorage - Device collapses when not in use for convenience in crowded medical environment.
Patient Transfer - Procedure 1 - 1) Roll device up to opposing bed and flip switch to lower forks 2) Slide device up to the bed matching the bumper to the side bed rail 3) Lock wheels by applying the brake 4) Raise arms to extended position
5) Attach the clamps cables on the patient's sheet 6) Slide dial when ready for transfer 7) The devices three electronic motors pull the patient across effortlessly
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Stryker Medical - Patient Transfer
Simon Warnos
Forward Thinking Industrial Designer Grand Rapids , MI