FRIEZE ART FAIR NEW YORK 2012
MILAN 2012: SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE
MILAN 2012: SATELLITE EXHIBITIONS
MILAN 2012: BRERA DESIGN DISTRICTWhile doing research on workstations for a DIY project, I've developed a bit of a medical device fetish. It started when I saw BK Medical's Red Dot Design Award winning Flex Focus 700 ultrasound system, which is basically just a touchscreen on wheels:
That's no iPad by the way, it's a 19-inch tablet displaying "sharp laparoscopic, intraoperative, and percutaneous images, with detail that is visible from virtually any angle." It's height-adjustable, meant to serve Docs both tall and small, and for those who don't want the rollie it also comes in countertop and wall-mounted versions.
Philips' iU22 xMATRIX ultrasound system eschews the minimalism of the Flex Focus and has a chunkier, droid-like form...
...as do GE's Vivid and Logiq E9 ultrasound systems:
All of those look cool, but if I had all the money in the world and could design my own workstation however I liked, I'd emulate the bad-assed ceiling-mounted rig of BK's Pro Focus system.
Comments
Interesting. I discovered the world of sexy ultrasound machines last week ... It was one with two non-touch screens, trackball and slide-out keyboard. Looked great but didn't really fit with the way our sonographer used it. Of course that's just a single observation session so I can't go saying the design is crap but interesting if we're still failing to consider context and even the basics of ergonomics.
this is pretty awesome
this is what bad design review is all about! Image only. Who cares how cool these devices look. that's not the point.
Are they more effective, easier to learn how to operate, less prone to induce error, cheaper, more effective. The last thing the US with rapid YoY healthcare costs is design bling without increased efficacy. Come on Core77 show us your design reviews are deeper than just surface analysis of what looks cool and expensive. Go deeper, be better.