1. Patient Positioning Aid Eduardo Vargas, Mikhail Britan, Emmanuel Kordieh BME 440 September 30, 2005

2. Overview Background on existing technology Customer specifications Our design Quality Function Deployment Diagram

3. Background Environment = No Metal –Foam, rubber, solidified gel Existing technology –Very basic; not specific to individual users.

4. Customer Specifications Hospital / Clinical Facility Bruce –Renal failure, manual wheelchair Joan –Heart failure, old, weak, hard of hearing Lloyd –Type II Diabetes, overweight Sophia –On heparin, limited right arm function, uses a cane Arnold –Parkinson’s, Diabetes, suffers from slight to moderate tremors Dave –Limited use to right arm and leg, may use a scooter.

5. Our Design Bed-topper matress –Initially filled with air –Patient lays down –Beads contour body –Deflation –Contour stays as a solid entity –Clinician allows air back into the system –Ready for the next patient

6. QFD Diagram

7. Fin Any questions?