Aselsan Hlm Ko Te Mihini Ngakau Pukahukahu by Eren Donertas

Aselsan Hlm Ko Te Mihini Ngakau Pukahukahu by Eren Donertas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Koura in Hoahoa Taputapu Rongoā me ngā Pūrere Hauora Competition Category.

KouraHua Rongoā· 2023

Aselsan Hlm Ko Te Mihini Ngakau Pukahukahu

by Eren Donertas

Client: Aselsan

A' Design Award Koura Winner in Hua Rongoā Category

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The Design

About Aselsan Hlm Ko Te Mihini Ngakau Pukahukahu

Ko te miihini ngakau-mahana i hangaia hei whakarato i nga kaiwhakamahi ki te hanga whirihoranga kia rite ki nga hiahia o ia pokanga ngakau tuwhera. Ma te whakamahi i tetahi whakatakotoranga i hangaia motuhake mo ia pokanga, ka whai waahi nga waahanga o te taputapu ki te whakahekenga nui o te hemolysis toto, ka piki ake te angitu o te tukanga whakaora i muri i te mahi. Ko te whainga o te hoahoa ki te whakarei ake i nga mahi a nga kaiwhakamahi i nga wa e whakahaere ana ma te whakaiti i o raatau taumaha tinana me te hinengaro. Ka tutuki tenei i te taputapu ma te whakarato korero maamaa me te kawe i nga taunekeneke whakahirahira ki a raatau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Koura

Ko Aselsan Hlm Ko Te Mihini Ngakau Pukahukahu te toa o te A' Design Award Koura, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke tuatahi, whakamīharo me te hiranga. Ko ngā toa Koura he mahi tino auaha, he tirohanga mamao, he kanapa ahi, e whakaatu ana i te pūmanawa, te mātauranga me te tohungatanga o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Aselsan Hlm Ko Te Mihini Ngakau Pukahukahu he hanganga tūnga e whakatū ana i ngā ia, he whakanuia rawa, e kawe mai ana i te uara kāore anō kia kitea. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Koura he kaupapa whakamīharo, whakahonoretia e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaara a Aselsan Hlm Ko Te Mihini Ngakau Pukahukahu i te hiahia nui, ka whakaoho i te kaingākau, ka whakatenatena i te auaha, ā, ka whakamīharo i a tātou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The device allows perfusionists (users) to easily create the configurations accordingly to the differing and momentary requirements of each open-heart surgery. The optimized arrangement of components connected to the device decreases the hemolysis of blood, which increases the success rate of the postoperative recovery process.
The usability features of the device reduce the physical and cognitive load of perfusionists, which helps them to take proper actions in time.
Dimensions & Packaging: The device can be used in very crowded operating theaters. Therefore, the dimensions of the device are kept as small as possible to enable surgeons, nurses, and perfusionists to work comfortably and let the device get closer to the patient's bed. Dimensions are 950 x 410 x 1200 mm
Tags: Medical, HLM, Modularity, Cardiopulmonary
Production Technology: The product consists of chemical and Uv resistant materials to enable users to clean the device easily. Large parts of the product are designed using steel material for easy cleaning, virus resistance, and long-lasting, sustainable use. Large volumes are created by bending the steel sheet material. Pump units have a plastic shell to make them easy to carry. All of the mechanical parts in the pump unit are produced by Cnc machining. Supplying the parts locally ensures the device is sustainable.
Design Challenge: Operating theaters (usage environment of the device) are places that are unknown to designers and difficult to empathize with. Also, the user group has its distinctive terminology and traditions.
To understand the actual use, needs, and expectations of perfusionists in detail during the design process, long-term open-heart surgeries have participated. This was one of the most challenging point of the design process. The conservative usage tendency of users was another challenging issue.
Research: User Research, Literature, Research Through Design:
-To examine the problems in usage, to meet with user group, to understand user group's needs and expectations, 5 expert interviews, literature review, a survey with 27 attendees, 12 in-depth interviews, and 8 in-situ observations are done. Insights were that keeping the device as small as possible, reducing the areas that users need to control, bringing the interactions closer, enabling easy configuration for each surgery are critical in usage.
Inspiration: With the noisy, chaotic operation room environment, high workload, and stress, perfusionists can make errors while using the heart-lung machines during open-heart surgeries, which can create dramatic damage to patients. The design aims to reduce the cognitive and physical load on the perfusionists to enhance their performance during long-running open-heart surgeries.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2020 and finished July 2022 in Ankara, Turkey. The applications for intellectual property rights were made in August 2022.
Operation Flow: Perfusionists can use the main screen to configure all settings. Then, they can detach/attach the pump units wherever they need. After these, users can perform most of the required actions only by using a pump unit's touch screen and knob. It allows perfusionists to bring important information provided by screens, reservoir, and vital tubing lines together in a reachable and visible area. This reduces the movements of perfusionists, resulting in a decrease in physical and cognitive load.