Arthroscopic Resection - 2024
INTELLIO SHIFT
Twice the resection control in one powerful solution
INTELLIO SHIFT combines the pace-setting COBLATION and DYONICS resection technologies into a single controller and a multifunctional Foot Pedal, simplifying the OR experience
INTELLIO SHIFT was a large project at Smith + Nephew, and served as the Human Factors + Design team's most ambitious project at the time. I worked as the Design Lead for the console, foot pedal, and the User Interface on the embedded touch display.
We wanted to push the envelope with INTELLIO SHIFT, bringing a console design that pushed our new design language while also pushing the boundaries of what is typically seen as a medical console.
The INTELLIO SHIFT user interface design was a ground-up effort, integrating features from previous resection/RF systems as well as new features into a cohesive user experience.
The UI design was driven heavily by formative studies with surgeons and surgical staff. The driving theme was to make the interface as simple as possible, with easy to read treatment screens and simple settings menus that allowed for quick and painless navigation throughout the system.
Treatment screens are what the user sees while using a device such as a Wand or Shaver hand piece. These need to be clear and simple, while allowing surgical staff to quickly and easily adjust settings via the touch display.
Different types of devices have different relevant interfaces. All RF related indications are restricted to the Yellow (denotes ablation) and Blue (denotes coagulation) by regulations, so to pair with that we utilized a green theme to go with Mechanical Resection.
Outside of the treatment screens, we created a very simple Settings workflow so the user does not have to spend unnecessary time hunting for settings. We also included basic instructional animations that appear when necessary, such as when a user is required to connect a foot pedal in order to use a certain device.
Every aspect of INTELLIO SHIFT went through extensive Human Factors testing, from the foot pedal to the UI. For the embedded UI, we created touch-navigable prototypes that were presented on an iPad Mini to users so they could have a simulated experience close to actual use. Insights gained from these Formative studies allowed us to be confident in the usability of our robust UI design.
This project has served internally as a primary example of what the Human Factors+Design team can do when combining strong human factors testing, industrial design, and UI design into one project.
In addition to the design work done on INTELLIO SHIFT, I worked with the Marketing Communications Team to create the product imagery to be used in collateral such as the product brochure and advertisements. I used this as an opportunity to showcase our capabilities for creating photo-realistic renderings for our products.
INTELLIO SHIFT currently has been released in a limited capacity
