Aselsan Hlm Umatshini Wemiphunga Yentliziyo by Eren Donertas

Aselsan Hlm Umatshini Wemiphunga Yentliziyo by Eren Donertas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweZixhobo zezoNyango kunye neZixhobo zezeNzululwazi yezoNyango Competition Category.

IgolideImveliso yezoNyango· 2023

Aselsan Hlm Umatshini Wemiphunga Yentliziyo

by Eren Donertas

Client: Aselsan

Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Winner in Imveliso yezoNyango Category

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The Design

About Aselsan Hlm Umatshini Wemiphunga Yentliziyo

Umatshini we-modular heart-lung wenzelwe ukunika abasebenzisi amandla okwenza ulungelelwaniso oluhambelana neemfuno zotyando oluvulekileyo lwentliziyo nganye. Ngokusebenzisa uyilo oluyilwe ngokwesiqhelo kuqhaqho ngalunye, izixhobo zesixhobo zifaka isandla ekunciphiseni okubalulekileyo kwi-hemolysis yegazi, okukhokelela kwinqanaba eliphezulu lempumelelo yenkqubo yokuphilisa yasemva kotyando. Uyilo lujolise ekuphuculeni ukusebenza kwabasebenzisi ngexesha lokusebenza ngokunciphisa umthwalo wabo ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Isixhobo sifezekisa oku ngokubonelela ngolwazi olucacileyo kunye nokuzisa intsebenziswano ebalulekileyo kufuphi nabo.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

Aselsan Hlm Umatshini Wemiphunga Yentliziyo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. Aselsan Hlm Umatshini Wemiphunga Yentliziyo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Aselsan Hlm Umatshini Wemiphunga Yentliziyo idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

Behind the Design

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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.