Patient Positioning Aid Eduardo Vargas, Mikhail Britan, Emmanuel Kordieh BME 440 September 30, 2005

Overview Background on existing technology Customer specifications Our design Quality Function Deployment Diagram

Background Environment = No Metal –Foam, rubber, solidified gel Existing technology –Very basic; not specific to individual users.

Customer Specifications Hospital / Clinical Facility Bruce –Renal failure, manual wheelchair Joan –Heart failure, old, weak, hard of hearing Lloyd –Type II Diabetes, overweight Sophia –On heparin, limited right arm function, uses a cane Arnold –Parkinson’s, Diabetes, suffers from slight to moderate tremors Dave –Limited use to right arm and leg, may use a scooter.

Our Design Bed-topper matress –Initially filled with air –Patient lays down –Beads contour body –Deflation –Contour stays as a solid entity –Clinician allows air back into the system –Ready for the next patient

QFD Diagram

Fin Any questions?