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Cooperative customers: well-known confidential customers
Project Name: Mobile head image inspection equipment
Cooperation content: design analysis | appearance design | structural design | prototype production | accompanying running assistance
In the field of medical imaging equipment, traditional large-scale CT and magnetic resonance equipment are difficult to meet the needs of multi-scene and efficient diagnosis and treatment due to their large size and poor mobility. The emergence of this mobile head imaging equipment breaks this limitation with innovative design thinking. Every detail from design analysis to ergonomics demonstrates the dual empowerment of industrial design to medical functions and user experience. The following from the design analysis, design language, design details, ergonomics four dimensions, in-depth analysis of its design value.
1. Design Analysis: "Scene Breakthrough" and "Experience Upgrade" of Medical Imaging Equipment"
The device is positioned as a mobile head Junior College imaging tool, mainly used in neurology, neurosurgery emergency examination, bedside diagnosis and multi-department collaboration scene. Its core design goal is to solve the pain points of traditional head imaging equipment "large size, difficult to move, and cumbersome inspection process", while improving the inspection experience of patients (especially those with limited mobility).
From the perspective of user groups, the equipment is aimed at two types of core users: one is patients who need to undergo head examination (covering all ages, including severe and postoperative patients); the other is medical staff (radiology technicians and clinicians) who operate the equipment. The design needs to meet the "image accuracy and equipment stability" at the medical level and the "operation convenience and inspection comfort" at the user level at the same time, so as to achieve the balance between "medical efficiency" and "humanistic care.
2. Design Language: "Soft" Expression of Medical Technology
1. Morphological language: the dual value of function and emotion of arc aesthetics
The whole equipment adopts large curvature arc structure, which replaces the square shape of traditional imaging equipment. This form is not a simple visual innovation, but a dual response to "psychological comfort of patients in medical scenes" and "equipment function integration"-the arc shape weakens the cold feeling of medical equipment, conveys the visual hint of "safety and tolerance", and relieves patients' fear of image examination. At the same time, the arc structure provides a reasonable spatial layout for the integration of scanning components and patient seats.
2. Color language: the "professional affinity" narrative of medical white and light blue
Medical white main color: continue the "clean and professional" attribute of medical equipment, fit the visual logic of the hospital environment, and facilitate the cleaning and disinfection of equipment to meet the requirements of medical infection control.
Light blue decorative line: as an auxiliary color embellished on the edge of the equipment and the interactive area, it not only strengthens the visual expression of "scientific and technological sense" (echoes the digital attribute of the imaging equipment), but also conveys "calm and reliable" psychological hint with soft cold colors, making it easier for patients to have a sense of trust during the examination.
3. Material language: layered application of medical grade texture
The equipment shell is made of medical grade ABS engineering plastic (presumably), which has the practical properties of "disinfection resistance and impact resistance" and the visual texture of "fine matte". The core functional areas such as scanning components may be made of metal to ensure the structural strength and image accuracy of the equipment. The layered application of materials not only meets the functional requirements of different parts, but also forms a "soft affinity-hard and reliable" visual and tactile level.
3. design details: medical function "micro landing"
1. Mobile system: the core support of scene adaptation
The bottom of the equipment is equipped with a universal moving wheel, and the wheel set is equipped with a braking device. This detailed design allows the equipment to move flexibly between different departments of the hospital (such as emergency room, ICU, operating room), breaking the space limitation of the "fixed computer room" of traditional imaging equipment, and realizing the efficient diagnosis and treatment mode of "patients do not move and equipment move", especially for bedside examination of severe and postoperative patients.
2. Warning signs: visual reminder of medical safety
The red warning signs (such as radiation warning symbols) on the surface of the equipment adopt the international common graphic language and clearly convey the "operation precautions", which not only ensures the operation safety of medical personnel, but also meets the compliance requirements of medical devices, reflecting the design's strict consideration of "medical safety details.
3. Interaction areas: implicit improvements in operational efficiency
The operation panel on the side of the equipment (presumably including control buttons and status indicators) has a simple layout, and the key size and spacing are optimized ergonomically, which is convenient for medical staff to quickly operate under the condition of wearing protective clothing and gloves. This kind of "blind operation friendly" detail design can effectively shorten the equipment debugging time and improve the diagnosis and treatment efficiency in emergency scenarios.
4. Scanning structure: morphological guarantee of image accuracy
The opening size and angle of the curved scanning frame are precisely designed, which not only ensures the imaging range of the head examination, but also reserves a reasonable space for the patient's head movement (to avoid pressure). The "suspended" layout of the scanning components (relative to the seat) is a balanced design of "image clarity and inspection comfort"-not only to ensure the stability of the equipment during the scanning process, but also to allow the patient to maintain a natural posture in a sitting position.
4. Ergonomics: Experience Optimization from the Perspective of "Dual Users"
1. Patient end: comfortable revolution of sitting posture examination
The equipment adopts a semi-reclining seat design to replace the "supine entry" structure of traditional imaging equipment. This design allows patients to complete the examination in a more natural sitting posture, especially suitable for patients with cervical discomfort and postoperative weakness, and can effectively reduce the physical burden and psychological pressure during the examination. The backrest angle and leg support of the seat have been tested by man-machine to ensure that patients of different sizes can get a good fit.
2. Medical care end: efficiency reconstruction of operating processes
From the perspective of the operation process of medical staff, the mobility and ease of operation of the equipment greatly simplifies the process of "patient transfer-equipment debugging-image acquisition. The medical staff can quickly push the equipment to the patient's bed through the universal wheel of the equipment, and complete the parameter setting through the simple interactive panel, without complicated spatial coordination and manual handling, which not only reduces the work intensity of the medical staff, but also improves the response speed in the emergency scene.
3. Spatial interaction: the hidden care of doctor-patient distance
The arc-shaped structure of the equipment forms a "semi-enclosed" examination space, which not only ensures the privacy of image scanning, but also enables medical staff to observe the patient's state (such as facial expressions and body movements) at any time through a reasonable space opening, so as to facilitate timely communication and comfort. The detailed design of this "spatial interaction" is a hidden embodiment of "humanistic care for doctors and patients.
Epilogue
The design of this mobile head imaging device is a typical example of "industrial design empowering medical innovation. It breaks the boundaries of traditional imaging equipment with "scene thinking", reshapes the experience of patients and medical care with "humanized design", and ensures the accurate realization of medical functions with "detailed landing. In every decision of form, color, detail and man-machine, the two-way rush of "medical efficiency" and "humanistic care" is reflected-this is the core value of modern medical equipment design: to make science and technology more warm and to make diagnosis and treatment more efficient. SOGOT DESIGN: www.soogot.com