IVIO

Future Intensive Care Monitoring

10 weeks project, Fall 2020, MFA Umeå Institute of Design

Team project together with Anna Hing, Natalia Ikebara and Richard Prossinagg

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In collaboration with

Challenge

Patients arriving at the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) are in a very critical state, requiring constant monitoring of vital signs (the status of the body's vital functions) and support of life-sustaining machines. Medical staff must be able to see the accurate values at any point in time.

Approach

The problem arises when the patient has to be transported to other parts of the hospital for examinations, such as CT-Scans and MRI, or to the surgery room. This frequent occurrence becomes a time-consuming task for nurses, who have to deal with the machines' tangled cables while being under immense time pressure.

Result

The IVIO monitoring system addresses this challenge by simplifying the transport process. It is composed of a new patient monitor and a transport display for universal use. The IVIO transport display enables effortless monitoring for any hospital room setup, which can vary greatly between hospitals. With IVIO, nurses can work more efficiently, spending less time on the changing and moving of equipment, and most importantly, focusing on what matters the most: the patient's health.

ICU room

Complex set-up with many cables from life-sustaining machines.

Transport preparation

Moving the current patient monitor is a time-consuming task due to the number of tangled cables.

During transport

Hard maneuverability due to complicated equipment set-up.

Arriving at CT-Scan

Challenging transfer of patients from hospital bed to CT-Scan bed.

Cable management

Cables get tangled throughout the whole transport process, some cables can accidentally get disconnected.

Time-consuming

Switching from a bed-side equipment set-up to a portable one, before and after every transport, takes a lot of time.

Mental workload

High-stress situation where nurses have to keep track of many things and constantly double-check the machines and equipment.

Physical workload

Heavy equipment and multiple machines have to be moved with the patient during transport.

The IVIO monitoring system consists of a new patient monitor and a transport display for universal use. The IVIO patient monitor’s new layout shortens sensor connections, reduces cable entanglement, and helps nurses keep the cables organized throughout the whole process. During preparation nurses only have to move one cable, which saves time and leads to faster transports. The IVIO transport display enables effortless monitoring for any hospital room setup, which can vary greatly between hospitals. It can be easily mounted to any existing hospital bed, making transport preparation fast and flexible.

The IVIO Patient Monitor

The IVIO patient monitor has an optimal shape and size, making it easy to place it close to the patient. While its soft aesthetics and closed surfaces make it suitable for hospital environments, its ergonomic size and proportions allow for effortless plug-and-play interactions.

The IVIO Transport Display

Here we see the nurse’s view of the IVIO transport display, when mounted at the end of the patient bed. The enlarged screen size and adjustable display angle ensure good visibility and allow the nurse to focus on the patient’s facial expressions, as well as, their vital signs simultaneously.