SLEEG |
Noise - free ICU
2016.9 - 2017.2 // Time
Advanced Concept Design - TU Delft // Course
Group research + solo design // Contributions
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is an environment that often surrounded by intensive alarming sound and high stress level. The aim of this project is to design products or systems to push the progress of achieving “Noise-free ICU”. Instead of installing a sound-proof or anti-sound device that “fight against the alarms” directly, SLEEG is a concept focuses on the wellbeing of the patient. This solution adapts electroencephalogram to reflect ICU patients’ sleeping quality and reduces the unnecessary interruption. Sufficient and quality sleep would speed up their recovery, reduce the chances of delirium and eventually shorten the stays in ICU.
OVERVIEW
Background
Patient-care activity
Sleep monitoring
Sleep indication
Reflection & More
SLEEG is a solution I proposed to the topic “Noice-free ICU” under a course called Advanced Concept Design. This was also the very first project I did as a design student. The experience to solve a “wicked problem” with a real stakeholder was certainly unforgettable.
Design in medical field was challenging especially for a design “newbie” like me. But luckily, context research was completed within a group of 5. Prior to sharpening our individual vision, we were motivated to explore cultural/social values in order to have a visionary understanding of this subject. We also set up tests with recovered ICU patients in order to gain ergonomic insights about patients perception on ICU surroundings and sounds. Aside from working in a team, embracing constructive criticism, I also gained a boost in visualization techniques from that period of time.
Group members: Marijn van Bekkum, Ward Hendrix, Stijn Krabbenborg and Malcolm Royen
Relevant organizations: Erasmus Medical Center, Critical Alarm Lab (TU Delft)
