Automated zero lift device to reduce caregiver injury and support independent living
Automated zero lift device to reduce caregiver injury and support independent living
批准号:
9202592
负责人:
Andrew Hines
金额:
$15.0万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2016
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2016-09-01 至 2018-08-31
关键词:
Accidental FallsAccidentsAdultAreaBackCaregiversCaringClinical ResearchCommunitiesDataDevelopmentDevicesEngineeringEnsureEvaluationExerciseFailureFall preventionFamiliarityFeedbackFloorGoalsHealth PersonnelHealth ProfessionalHealthcareHome environmentIndependent LivingInjuryInstitutesInstitutionLiftingMedicalMedical DeviceMedical StaffModelingMovementNursesOperative Surgical ProceduresPatient Care TeamPatientsPerformancePersonsPhasePhysiciansPoliciesPopulationPositioning AttributeProviderProxyRecoveryRehabilitation therapyResortSafetySelf CareSelf-Help DevicesServicesSiteSmall Business Innovation Research GrantSomatotypeSourceStressStress TestsStructureSurveysSystemTest ResultTestingTherapeuticTimeTrainingUpdateWeightWorkabstractingbasebody positiondesignengineering designfallshigh riskinterestmedical attentionmeetingsmembernoveloperationperformance testsphase 1 studyphysical therapistpost-operative rehabilitationpreventprototyperesponse
中文摘要
摘要:该SBIR应用程序支持跌倒恢复和患者移动医疗的开发
英文摘要
Abstract: This SBIR application supports the development of a fall recovery and patient mobility medical
device to reduce medical professional and caregiver injuries caused by lifting patients. The SitAssist device is
designed to recover a patient from a prone to sitting position (or vice versa) with minimal patient movement,
force and effort. The device is designed both to assist the medical communities “no lift” policies to avoid work
related injuries to health care professionals while supporting in home and self-care of limited mobility patients.
Current fall recovery strategies require the use of a second, or third person fit enough to use a passive
assistive device or knowledgeable enough to operate a Hoyer lift assist device. Beyond accidental falls, the
need to move patients from a sitting position to the floor and back for rehabilitative services is increasingly
necessary as care centers move to support post-accident/post operative rehabilitation to support better
independent living. But direct care-giver lifting/moving of patients results in unacceptable levels of injury to care
providers while improper use of lift devices can cause injury (and embarrassment) to the patient, the caregiver
or both. To reduce health care worker related injuries and to support in-homecare and self care, Unique
Mobility Devices has developed the SitAssist, a simple self-contained device that can lift a person from the
floor to a seated position with little minimal patient movement, minimal force and minimal effort. This Phase I
project will evaluate the product’s design and use in a commercial health care setting using professional care
teams and patients to evaluate the products function, safety and utility.
In Aim 1, stress testing of the prototype device will ensure that it is capable of managing a wide range of adult
sizes and weights safely. This engineering exercise will test the capability, safety, performance and control of
the device. Anthropomorphic models of differing weights (up to 300lbs) and sizes will be used to mimic
patients. The device will be put under significant loads with body positioning to mimic maximum stress. An
optimized design will then be built for testing in Aim 2. In aim 2, the optimized device will be evaluated by
trained medical staff and by patients at a premiere rehabilitative center, Kessler. ~14 staff members (doctors,
nurses, physical therapists) will physically test the device using both anthropomorphic models and staff
members as proxy patients. All participating staff and ~20 patients will also provide feedback via surveys on
device performance, ease of use, safety and potential for injury (patient or caregiver), interface design and
operation, patient recovery requirements, managing the device (moving into position from storage), value and
potential to reduce caregiver injury long term. The results of this Phase I study will be used to support a 510K
filing with the FDA for approval to move into a clinical study in Phase II to evaluate the devices ability to reduce
caregiver injury at home and at care facilities. The SitAssist device will be the first to lift a person from the floor
to a seated position with little to no assistance from others; no other device can make this claim.
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