Aora

Getinge Aora is a future vision for the Neonatal intensive care unit.

Conceptual Product solutions | Team member- Joel Sjödin, Niklas Andreasen | 10 weeks | 2024 | University: Umea Institute of design

Overview

AORA. Fosters zero-separation care, enhancing the well-being of premature babies and their parents while reducing inequality by ensuring equal access to their newborns. This hub offers an environment for the entire care journey by merging all essential devices into a modular incubator system. It reduces footprint, minimizes clutter, organizes tubes and cables, and streamlines infant handover for skin-to-skin contact. 

Role:

Some of my specific roles during this project include ethnography, user-entered research, conducting interviews, sketching, CAD modelling, Experience Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, and 3d visualization.

-WIP

We had the opportunity to visit Umeå University Hospital, where we gained first-hand insight into how the NICU wards are designed to support the care of infants. More importantly, the visit highlighted key areas where thoughtful design interventions could enhance the current healthcare environment.

Neonatal intensive care unit

How might we enable family-centered care in the NICU?

  • Hands-free deactivation of alarms

  • Changing disposables

  • Working ergonomics

  • Transfer during skin-to-skin session

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