Kidney Assist Transporter Función principal: Dispositivo de preservación e transporte de órganos by Brightbird - Bart Kip and Matthijs Looze is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño de Dispositivos e Equipos Médicos Competition Category.
PrataProduto Médico· 2021
Kidney Assist Transporter Función principal: Dispositivo de preservación e transporte de órganos
by Brightbird - Bart Kip and Matthijs Looze
Client: Client: Xvivo - Organ Assist.
A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Produto Médico Category
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The Design
About Kidney Assist Transporter Función principal: Dispositivo de preservación e transporte de órganos
Kidney Assist Transporter é un dispositivo médico para a preservación e o transporte de órganos de doantes. O sistema proporciona perfusión mecánica oxixenada durante o preacondicionamento, a preservación e o reacondicionamento. O fluxo continuo de perfusión con 100 por cento de osíxeno favorece a calidade do órgano. As unidades de xeo dobres cun illamento mellorado ofrecen un arrefriamento máis forte e prolongado. Unha interface asistida por LED fai que o manexo sexa lóxico e intuitivo. Todas as partes funcionais, incluído o recipiente de gas osíxeno, están integradas nunha única unidade compacta e robusta que é segura durante o transporte.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Prata
Kidney Assist Transporter Función principal: Dispositivo de preservación e transporte de órganos gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Kidney Assist Transporter Función principal: Dispositivo de preservación e transporte de órganos sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Kidney Assist Transporter Función principal: Dispositivo de preservación e transporte de órganos é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Main purpose was to develop a product that offers oxygenated machine perfusion at all different timepoints in the pathway of organ donation: during preconditioning, preservation and reconditioning. The design challenge was to make the product suitable for all these different situations. Sturdy and safe during transport. Logical and intuitive to use during installation and surgery. Sterile. Sustainable. With special attention to user experience, in combination with an iconic visual appearance.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 599 mm x 392 mm x 345 mm
- Tags
- Brightbird, Xvivo, Kidney, Donor, Transporter
- Production Technology
- Polyester technology, polyester/acrylate/aluminium
- Design Challenge
- Hardest part of the design activity was: how to achieve a compact product by integration of a large number of functional components, in such a way that handling of the product remained easy and logical. On top of this challenge of course, the task to accomplish an attractive design suitable for serial production. To keep a long story short: a complex but fantastic project!
- Research
- Research program was focussed on improving the processes of preconditioning, preservation and reconditioning donor-organs by the use of oxygenation. This resulted in substantial improvement for various organs. Further research was dedicated to meticulously controlling the flow process, and maintaining a stable cooling level for a long period of time.
- Inspiration
- Extended research has shown that 100% oxygenation during organ perfusion results in substantial improvement of kidney preservation and consequently in survival of patients. A great opportunity to develop a unique product, additionally offering more professional quality than competition regarding technical execution, ease of use and reduction of disposable components. Our focus on finding a compact overall solution led to a completely integrated concept, including even the oxygen gascontainer.
- Project Duration
- The design project started in April 2019 with both Xvivo-Organ Assist and Brightbird Design Center in Groningen, the Netherlands. Testing program of prototypes started in September 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Continuous perfusion flow through the organ, with 100% oxygen, guarantees optimal performance. Double ice-units with improved insulation ensures stronger and longer cooling. LED-supported selective user interface provides logical and intuitive process operation in all circumstances.
- Team Members
- Studio: Brightbird Design Center
Project leader: Bart Kip
Designer: Matthijs Looze
Designer: Spiros Pandis
Designer: Yagmur Aydogmus
Visualiser: Tim Mulder
Animator: Jeroen Grondijs
Support: Reina Kuipers - Image Credits
- Brightbird Design Center - Tim Mulder
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