Hands free and fully PPE compatible communicator for clinicians in infection control settings

Mobilus是一个早期阶段，投资者支持，过去的创新英国资助接受者。由于新冠肺炎疫情，投资者信心已荡然无存。这笔赠款使企业能够适应并应对这一紧迫的机会。Mobilus是一家创新公司，它开发了一种无需手和耳朵的“智能对讲机”，旨在供员工在限制性环境（建筑和重工业环境）中使用。这种方法的重要创新之处在于，通过使用骨传导技术来捕获和记录音频信号，从而避免了进入耳朵和嘴巴的需要。实际上，Mobilus设备是基于与耳朵后面的头骨接触的传感器。这种方法的主要好处是，用户可以在佩戴护耳器和口罩等个人防护设备的情况下，与远程人员进行正常对话。Mobilus还开发了新颖的软件来支持团队沟通，Mobilus平台使团队能够拥有基于语音的“whatsapp”风格功能。例如，用户可以包含在预先配置的“语音团队”中，这样一个人的声音就可以广播到不同的团队，以反映工作结构。例如，A组：直接同事，B组：起重机操作员等。由于Covid-19大流行，面临重大沟通挑战的医生与Mobilus取得了联系。严格的感染控制程序（限制房间进入，经常使用个人防护装备）对团队沟通产生了严重的负面影响。他们要求Mobilus为诊所开发一种通讯产品。目前的Mobilus产品已被开发用于夹在工业安全帽和工业用户上。Mobilus正在寻求开展一项紧急研发计划（即本项目），以开发一种新的临床PPE兼容通信器，该通信器兼容：？临床常用的护目镜、口罩和呼吸器？临床用户需求，即软件适合医生使用，具有适合医院环境的界面和功能。该项目的范围还将包括在临床环境中对原型进行广泛的beta测试，以及为制造而设计（DFM），以加快进入市场的路线。

Mobilus is an early stage, investor backed, past Innovate UK grant recipient. Due to Covid-19 investor confidence has dissolved. This grant enables the business to be resilient and respond to this pressing opportunity.Mobilus is an innovative company that has developed a hand and ear free “intelligent walkie talkie” that is intended for use by staff in restrictive environments (construction & heavy industry setting). The vital innovation in this approach is to avoid the need to access the ear and mouth by using bone conduction technology to capture and record audio signals. In practice the Mobilus device is based on sensors that are in contact with the skull just behind the ear. The major benefit of this approach is that users can have a normal conversation, with a remote person, while wearing personal protective equipment such as ear defenders and face masks.Mobilus has also developed novel software to support team communication, the Mobilus platform enables the teams to have a voice based “whatsapp” style feature. i.e. users can be included in pre configured “voice teams” such that a person's voice is broadcast to different teams to reflect working structure. E.g. Team A: immediate colleagues, Team B: crane operator etc... Mobilus has been contacted by doctors that face significant communication challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Strict infection control procedures (restricted room access, constant use of PPE) has a serious negative impact on team communication. They have asked Mobilus to develop a communications product for the clinic. The current Mobilus product has been developed to clip onto industrial hard hats and industrial users. Mobilus is seeking to conduct an urgent programme of R&D (i.e. this project) to develop and new clinical PPE compatible communicator that is compatible with:? Common clinically used visors, masks and respirators? Clinical user needs, i.e. the software is suitable for use by doctors and has an interface and features that are suited to the hospital environment.The scope of the project will also include extensive beta testing of prototypes in clincal environments as well as design for manufacture (DFM) to expedite the route to market.