Kidney Assist Transporter Primär funktion: Enhet för organbevaring och organtransport by Brightbird - Bart Kip and Matthijs Looze is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Silver in Medicinteknisk Produkt- och Utrustningsdesign Competition Category.
SilverMedicinsk produkt· 2021
Kidney Assist Transporter Primär funktion: Enhet för organbevaring och organtransport
by Brightbird - Bart Kip and Matthijs Looze
Client: Client: Xvivo - Organ Assist.
A' Design Award i Silver Winner in Medicinsk produkt Category
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About Kidney Assist Transporter Primär funktion: Enhet för organbevaring och organtransport
Kidney Assist Transporter är en medicinteknisk produkt för bevaring och transport av donerade organ. Systemet ger syresatt maskinperfusion under förkonditionering, bevaring och rekonditionering. Kontinuerligt perfusionsflöde med 100 procent syre bidrar till organkvaliteten. Dubbla isenheter med förbättrad isolering ger starkare och längre kylning. Ett LED-stött gränssnitt gör användningen logisk och intuitiv. Alla funktionella delar, inklusive syrgasbehållaren, är integrerade i en kompakt och robust enhet som är säker under transport.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Silver
Kidney Assist Transporter Primär funktion: Enhet för organbevaring och organtransport är vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver, ett utomordentligt prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, hänförande och imponerande designverk i toppskiktet. Silvervinnare är oerhört briljanta och utomordentligt kreativa verk som illustrerar sina formgivares enastående expertis, talang och skarpsinne. Kidney Assist Transporter Primär funktion: Enhet för organbevaring och organtransport förväntas vara ett underbart paradexempel som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och djupt innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Silver är en mycket uppmärksammad, beundrad uppfinning som gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Kidney Assist Transporter Primär funktion: Enhet för organbevaring och organtransport är en skapelse som avundas starkt, som väcker längtan, förmedlar positiva känslor och väcker förundran och häpnad.
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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