https://www.sammillen.com/ifu-sample-2 daily 0.75 2023-07-26 https://www.sammillen.com/tivoli daily 0.75 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1515641406566-YHGMLAYVARW973J26Q35/Tivoli-4.1%2Bsmall.jpg Tivoli Tivoli Audio The PAL Radio was designed to be a landmark product with a timeless design. It was the last product Henry Kloss worked on before he passed away in early 2002. The design has been built and sold in a variety of colors around the world and still looks purposeful and contemporary nearly 20 years later. A current version of this battery operated radio includes Bluetooth connectivity and continues to be available from Tivoli Audio and can also be found on Amazon. https://www.sammillen.com/transmedics daily 0.75 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550091752642-QOWL20ANQ3RTN4AEC4FB/transmedics_hero_4.jpg Transmedics Construction In order to contain and protect a comprehensive list of life support systems, equipment batteries and vital fluids without adding unnecessary weight, the design team envisioned and implemented a carbon fiber rollcage and panel construction. Technically ambitious product designs are often tempered by the relative complexity and high cost associated with building these “extreme designs”. However, when extreme functional performance including extremely low weight and relatively low “boutique” volumes is acceptable then designs can take on some extraordinary forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550091910844-MTPVN65N5K1DPE064CC8/EPD_Interior.jpg Transmedics Product Configuration The Portable Organ Preservation System (POPS) is essentially a complete ICU on wheels. And this furnished the design team with the challenge of assembling all of the necessary life support equipment in an efficient volume that can easily be transported over long distances and reliably be transitioned between helicopters, SUV’s and operating theaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550091624152-B7AG2475CH1E2YXTUDNO/TRANSMEDICS_2+_Hero.jpg Transmedics https://www.sammillen.com/hologic daily 0.75 2023-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550082280119-WNIHBL62LR5C5U6RP4GS/13_Shoulder-Shot.jpg Hologic Patient Comfort While visiting Dartmouth Medical Center in Lebanon, NH I was given the chance to step into the patient experience of being imaged on a prototype of the Dimensions 3D tomography system. The first time you disrobe and embrace a mammography system the experience should feel very thoughtfully considered. A great deal of attention was paid to patient comfort, both through visual cues in the design of the equipment and specific provisions such as considering the surface temperatures of the equipment, arm rests and hand-hold locations and treating the edges of components with generous radii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1515544753090-8W2YMIMO3G9Y86NRQITQ/Hologic+System.jpg Hologic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1515544727454-91YZA8SW0S3DU31LTO8B/Concept_2_gantry_a.jpg Hologic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1515544660007-9042N8Z0PK5K82AOEOES/sketch_08.jpg Hologic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550082471571-TJ7L5I9WJUOHJWN89R64/14_SeleniaD_Console_closeup.jpg Hologic Mixed Interface Mixed virtual and physical interfaces have been common for quite a while in many industries. When working with relatively complex equipment designs, many scenarios must be carefully considered and walked through. Mistakes in an interface can cause injury to a patient or even the technologist operating the equipment. Emergency “Stop” and patient release buttons are placed in locations that are both readily accessible in the event that they’re needed but also adequately protected from inadvertent activation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550082572536-G57LE7KCDCVSTEYAMO7I/Screen+Shot+2019-02-05+at+11.17.59+AM.png Hologic System Controls Technologists often use both hands to position a patient for imaging. As a result, foot controls allow technologist to work with the patient while setting up and orienting the C-Arm. During the research phase, I found that sometimes the foot controls would get kicked out of the way (sometimes just out of reach). Then when the Technologist needed them… they had to strain to reach and hook the controls with their toe to bring them close enough to operate. I added a heel pad with a raised lip on the leading edge to allow the Technologist to more easily locate the foot controls with a heel or toe. https://www.sammillen.com/invacare daily 0.75 2023-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550083625860-VG6Z7Q1D1WLBXXTPBF1R/M71.jpg Invacare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550083637704-7AHV2YDYSWOVP5KKA285/M71_b.jpg Invacare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550083649731-L9JMU4CL8MKDMGSRPDBX/M71_c.jpg Invacare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1565190218161-13YBCIAQ7097FOR836IH/Invacare+Model.jpg Invacare Prototypes After narrowing the concepts to a single direction and theme, I built 1:1 foam prototypes of the wheelchair power base for evaluation. The only problem with this model was that people came into the conference room and started to sit down in it… because they thought it was real. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1565187570227-IP5LDDGPCTKBNS0HNCST/Invacare+Sketch+1.jpg Invacare Concept Sketch Development Having studied car design in Detroit has it’s advantages (Lots of practice drawing wheels). The M71 wheelchair doesn’t want to be a “clinical” medical device. It wants to be a consumer mobility device. These terms: “Clinical” and “Consumer” have associated aesthetics. Through a broad range of sketched concepts I explored designs and details that would minimize the look of metal tubing (often associated with the clinical look) and instead celebrate the dynamic structure of the suspension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1565187378825-8U8BITGOMDN3SL4UNAD4/Invacare+Sketch+1.jpg Invacare Research Innovation begins with failure. Yes, that’s correct. You must fail a few times before you can succeed. During the research phase of the M71 program, I visited with the Invacare engineering team who carefully led me through the process of failure that inspired them to create a six wheeled “active suspension” wheelchair. The first version didn’t look pretty, but it worked very well. That’s where my work began. https://www.sammillen.com/viaflo daily 0.75 2023-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550084960381-LJU156ZY9V6Q7KOU0JHH/Model_Makers+Drawings.jpg Viaflo Detailed Mechanical Design Once a design direction was selected, I began building models to evaluate the form fo the product. This included dividing the product into it’s proposed constituent parts and communicating the design to a model making group. I built several versions of the design with small variations in the finger hook size and variations in button locations and screen angle for detailed evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1551733869902-ITA207UN8UMI53V4ED67/Viaflo+Pipette+GUI.jpg Viaflo User Interface Development The addition of a touch sensitive scroll wheel and color graphic display to a laboratory pipette presented an opportunity to completely rethink how people interact with these devices. By providing a rich and familiar experience (not dissimilar from interacting with a classic iPod) the team was able to create a distinctive and very well received solution. I worked with the software engineering group at Viaflo to define and develop the device workflow and in turn each user screen and button press. The original usability mockup was built in PowerPoint. Sketch and inVision work pretty well too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550084261303-SM0B0WFVJRU0YF3MVOAC/viaflo_hero_1_soft+edge.jpg Viaflo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550084211980-CQ1KXWL90CI90OZQ36LM/voyager-ii-pipettes..jpg Viaflo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1550084255352-QRBQNSOSTC19G695ULFD/viaflo_hero_2_soft+edge.jpg Viaflo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a13249fa9db09a1cc1890ac/1551733203389-6QZZFQBV4CI5PF8Q0XY8/Viaflo+Sketch+1.jpg Viaflo Concept Sketchwork Beginning with a survey of the competitive product space, I developed several sets of sketched concepts for this innovative new pipette that will have a large graphic display. This particular sketch was selected as the “theme” for the new design. 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