1. P15073: Autonomous IV Stand
Michael Binger, Caitlin Conway, Nick Goddard, Nicholas Jacobs, Christina Pysher, & Ethan Whritenor
Mike
September 11, 2014

2. Agenda Introduce team Project background
Problem statement & project deliverables
Use scenarios
Prioritized list of needs (customer rqmts)
Engineering requirements
Draft of project plan
Mike
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

3. Team Introduction & Roles
Team Member
Expertise
Team Role
Michael Binger ME
Project Manager
Caitlin Conway EE
Nick Goddard
ISE
Project Planner
Nick Jacobs
Christina Pysher
BME & ME
Team Facilitator
Ethan Whritenor
Michael Zona
Xerox Engineer
Guide
Mike
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

4. Project Background Motivation
Seeing family, friends and strangers struggle with IV stands
Complaints from nursing staff
Making hospitals a friendlier environment for patients and staff
Providing new technology to medical care
State of Project
The project does not have a formal customer
Customer requirements have been adopted from interviews last semester
Stakeholder Interviews
Welch Allyn personnel
Dr. DeMartino from the Innovation center
Mike
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

5. Current IV Stand Insufficient number of hooks
Pole length is not always adjustable
Stand can not be taken apart
Base is too wide for some areas of hospital
Difficult for weak patients to transport
Christina
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

6. Problem Statement
An autonomous intravenous (IV) stand is a device that allows for mobile medicine distribution without the need for the patient to maneuver the device. The current IV stand has a large base that causes trip hazards, is limited to four hooks, and is difficult for weak patients to maneuver. The IV stand became prominent in the 1950's and the design has not experienced much modification since then.
The goal of this project is to modify the existing IV stand by developing and implementing an autonomous system that will follow a patient around a medical facility. Other projected outcomes include improvements to the design of the stand such as a smaller base, a detachable base that will attach to a bed or wheelchair, and provide more IV bag hooks.
Christina
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

7. Desired State Follow the patient automatically
Increase the number of bags it can hold
Make the pole detachable from the base
Design pole attachments for a wheelchair and a bed
Decrease the base diameter
Provide a wider range of height adjustment
Christina
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

8. Constraints Meet FDA requirements and standards
Does not interfere with patient treatment
Water resistant
Stays within project budget
Traverse through a hospital environment
elevator divide, doorways, flooring, etc.
Ethan
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9. Project Deliverables
Create a simple and ergonomic system for patients, and medical staff to use and manage several different IV bags and medical devices for each patient.
Create a prototype of the autonomous IV stand and perform significant testing to verify the design and safety.
Meet FDA standards for an IV stand and other similar medical devices
Reach stage of clinical trials
Produce a marketable product
Ethan
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10. P15073 Stakeholders Dr. DeMartino MSD Team Medical Staff
Ethan
Medical Staff
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11. Scenarios Considered Scenario 1: Patient has surgery
Scenario 2: Patient is transferred in bed to new location
Scenario 3: Patient is transported in wheelchair
Scenario 4: Patient goes for walk
Nick J
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12. Scenario 1: Patient has surgery
Nick J
Scenario 1: Patient has surgery
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13. Implements with bed frame.
Detaches from base.
Implements with bed frame.
Allows staff to use less personnel to transport.
Nick J
Scenario 2: Patient is transported in bed to new location
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14. Easily implemented with wheel chair.
Detaches from base.
Easily implemented with wheel chair.
Allows patient more independence.
Nick J
Scenario 3: Patient is transported in wheelchair
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15. Detects patient is mobile.
Follows at safe distance.
Allows patient access to proper support.
Nick J
Scenario 4: Patient goes for walk
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16. Customer Requirements
Caitlin
Customer Requirements
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

17. Engineering Requirements
Caitlin
Engineering Requirements
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

18. Caitlin
House of Quality
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19. Preliminary Schedule System Design Phase: Weeks 4-6
Nick G - Simple schedule with phases lasting 3-5 days, simpler to look at than a Gantt chart containing all action items
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20. Major Project Risks P15073: Autonomous IV Stand
Nick G - Major project risks that we identified at this point in the project
Major Project Risks
P15073: Autonomous IV Stand

21. Questions?
Nick G - Specifically about our problem definition. Do you need further clarification on something?

22. What We Want From The Audience
Do you think this is a current problem?
Do you think an autonomous solution to this problem is feasible?
Is there anything that we are failing to consider?
Nick G

23. Thank You
Nick G