User Centred Design of Ultrasonic Diabetic Ulcer Treatment

以用户为中心的超声糖尿病溃疡治疗设计

• 批准号: 133002
• 金额: $ 3.89万
• 依托单位: ULTRAWAVE LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Study
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133002
• 关键词: User; Centred; Design; Ultrasonic; Diabetic

This project explores an opportunity to develop new ways of treating diabetic ulcers with ultrasonic equipment, looking to create solutions for both the clinical and home environments. It represents a new innovative approach for the company, engaging with users and other stakeholders to co-create solutions that better meet market needs. The project will bring new expertise to the engineering team at the company, improving Ultrawave’s innovation capacity and leading to new growth for a UK engineering-based company. An ultrasonic medical device has the potential to make a significant impact in treating the microbial infections associated with diabetic ulcers; however, it is not yet properly understood how such a device would fit with the clinical practice of medics? how the benefits might be explained to purchase decision-makers? or, how such a device might be made acceptable to those with diabetic ulcers? Further, there is increasing pressure to address clinical issues in the home environment; thus, an exploration is needed into how such devices might be used by non-clinical staff? and, how treatment compliance could encouraged with home users? These issues will be explored in a user-centred design innovation project with PDR.

该项目探索了一个利用超声设备开发治疗糖尿病溃疡的新方法的机会，希望为临床和家庭环境创造解决方案。它代表了公司的一种新的创新方法，与用户和其他利益相关者合作，共同创建更好地满足市场需求的解决方案。该项目将为公司的工程团队带来新的专业知识，提高Ultrawave的创新能力，并为英国工程公司带来新的增长。超声医疗器械有可能在治疗与糖尿病溃疡相关的微生物感染方面产生重大影响;然而，目前还没有正确理解这种器械如何与医务人员的临床实践相适应？如何向购买决策者解释这些好处？或者，如何使这种装置能够为糖尿病溃疡患者所接受？此外，在家庭环境中解决临床问题的压力越来越大;因此，需要探索非临床工作人员如何使用此类器械？以及如何鼓励家庭使用者依从治疗？这些问题将在一个以用户为中心的设计创新项目中与PDR一起探讨。