Ever feel things could be improved?

[ben__jammin]

Hi
I'm a product design student, currently doing a design project on dialysis... I was hoping that someone here may have some insight that may help me... Basically like the title to you feel anything could be improved (oh i'm no scientist, so I can only improve on how things are used etc...) obviously one thing i've been looking at the size to the machine making it like a small briefcase so you could use it anywhere go sit outside in the garden, starts to rain walk back inside that kind of idea.
So if you feel anything could be improved let me know also if anything was possible how would you like to recieve your treatment (thinking outside the box is allowed)

Thanks any reply would be helpful sorry if you don't understand i'm not very good at explaining things...

[cdwbrooklyn]

Are you a dialysis patient?

[sullidog]

I'm blind, so I can't do the machines myself, I'd like to see a dialysis machine that talks because right now I have to depend on with the nurses/techs tell me instead of see for myself that my treatment is done right.

Troy

[Rerun]

We get these "design students" and we fill them full of information and they never get back to us with a product or paper or even a grade.

You should have introduced yourself like the directions say......  Are you in college??

Put Design Student in the search and see what ALL the others have had written for them

           

[ben__jammin]

sorry i'll introduce myself i'm a product design student at sheffield hallam university (uk), i'm 22 in my final year, currently working on my final degree project and wanted to do something more interesting and worth while then a kettle! i'll be happy to my outcome on the forum it would be interesting to see what you think of it,and hopefully get my work displayed at the new designers show in the summer. Thanks for the tip about searching design student, save alot of people repeating themselves.

I'm blind, so I can't do the machines myself, I'd like to see a dialysis machine that talks because right now I have to depend on with the nurses/techs tell me instead of see for myself that my treatment is done right.

Troy

i'm guessing the best possible product would be one you could operate completly on your own... what specifics would you want feedback about... i'm also wondering do you feel you could insert a catheter without help

[ben__jammin]

how would you feel having a permcath, i'm guessing the name came from permanent catheter for once a scientific name that is coherent. if there where no problems with the system (such as infection) and it could be there indefinantly would you want it/ feel confortable with it there. also where would you want it places arm, wrist, chest, leg...

[okarol]

Portable kidney threads
http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=17162.0
http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=17389.0

[okarol]

how would you feel having a permcath, i'm guessing the name came from permanent catheter for once a scientific name that is coherent. if there where no problems with the system (such as infection) and it could be there indefinantly would you want it/ feel confortable with it there. also where would you want it places arm, wrist, chest, leg...

The permacath is recommended for temporary use, for less than 12 months, and the patient cannot get wet above mid chest, which is a major inconvenience. Having a tunnel catheter that could be used for a longer period, with no showering restrictions, and no infection risk, would be a good thing.