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Joshita Vinanya Singaravel

BD2014

Conveyor Bed: A Patient Turning Assistive Device

The Conveyor Bed is a patient-turning assistive device that turns patients who are unable to turn or be repositioned to gently do so with less effort and increased safety. The product aims to reduce strain and have fewer disturbances on the healthcare staff, caregivers, and patients increasing independence and stability of the patient. Additionally, it eliminates the need for lifting, pushing, tugging, and handling the patient roughly to not aggravate their injuries. The Conveyor-Bed can be used in any setting such as the client’s own home, in hospitals, care homes, or nursing homes. Technical Drawing, Process and other work: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IYWY5j2siQsD8qTwGZM1NsnMz3URY11L?usp=drive_link


Report Content

Preliminary Exercises

Background and Brief of the Product

Understanding Elderly and Finding the Topic of Interest(also based on degrees of potential as per my POV)

Finding Priorities by objectively grouping them based on Ability, Like and Necessity

Understanding the Problems faced by those unable to turn and mapping them based on experience and interviewing the protagonists

Ideation: Creating and Assimilating Ideas

Understanding the Existing Products and Mechanics of Turning around in Bed

Possible Salient Features of the Product

Product and Working Prototypes