UMC Utrecht Medical Center

The assignment was to analyze potential and current use of a integrated operating room used in the UMC Utrecht and design new products to make use more ergonomic and efficient. The integrated operating room was a Karl Storz OR 1 system, which is used for minimally invasive surgical procedures. The system aims to create the ideal working environment to perform these procedures.

Research

In this project the functionality of integrated operating room system was categorized, use of the functionality was observed and requirements were analyzed through questionnaires with operating room staff. In an ideal product functionality, use and requirements are fully overlapping, so these three research phases yielded a valuable insight into potential use and  current use. Finally the usability of the system was analyzed through a heuristic analysis, and the results of the research phases were placed within an innovation adoption context to identify design opportunities relevant the the UMC Utrecht, and recommendations for all parties involved (manufacturers, suppliers, hospital management and hospital staff).

current "operating room of the future"

Design

The recommendations that followed from the design phase were translated into product ideas. From the ideas several were selected to create a vision on the future operating room of the future. From this vision the most feasible idea was chosen and detailed through a series of card board mock ups. Card board mock ups allowed for quick and easy testing. The final concept was modeled in Solidworks. Based upon this model a prototype was constructed to allow a final user test to prove the newly designed interaction concept.

I sincerely enjoyed working at the UMC Utrecht and would like to thank everyone again who participated in my project.

]]> http://yvopluymakers.com/?feed=rss2&p=165 http://yvopluymakers.com/?p=245 http://yvopluymakers.com/?p=245#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:59:20 +0000 yvo http://yvopluymakers.com/?p=245 Zum Berlin auf der Autobahn! Und wieder zuruck. Neue Bilder jetzt online. Folgen Sie bitte dieser link.

zum berlin

Und auch Leeman und strandhagen bauen weiter! Sehe die Bilder hier

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Met dank aan Created in Noord-Holland (link)

New photoos online at flickr.

And new photos too! A short tour of the UMC Utrecht surroundings and Leeman & strandhagen verhuisd.

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]]> http://yvopluymakers.com/?feed=rss2&p=137 http://yvopluymakers.com/?p=133 http://yvopluymakers.com/?p=133#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:06:08 +0000 yvo http://yvopluymakers.com/?p=133 Aloha! After seven months of work at the UMC Utrecht, MTKF, I am happy to announce that I graduated last week. I have much enjoyed my project “The operating room of the future, use analysis and new interaction concept development”. I would like to thank everyone at the UMC Utrecht (everyone at the department for MTKF, all operating room staff and the rest), my friends and family and, of course, everyone at IDE, TU Delft. Thanks!

I will now be looking for something cool to do.

Sincerely,

ir. Y. Pluymakers