This new innovation is designed to hold infusion pumps (and other medical devices) away from the patient to ensure their comfort and safety while being transferred within a clinical setting.
Bridging the gap from idea to production
The idea of the Patient Pump Bridge was initially the brainchild of specialist engineers at PHNT.
Andrea Carpenter, team leader at the PHNT specialist mechanical workshop, highlighted a gap in the market to revolutionise and address the comfort and safety of patient transportation within the Trust.
Patients undergoing treatment requiring infusion pumps and other monitoring equipment often need to be moved about within a Trust. While in transit, this can result in medical equipment placed on or around them causing discomfort and also serious risk of damage to the equipment.
This led to the production of the original prototype, which was designed by Andrea Carpenter and Colin Putt, to provide a raised platform to hold vital equipment safely and out of the way of the patient.
Revolutionising patient transportation
The development of the Patient Pump Bridge has provided numerous benefits including the enhancement of patient comfort and safety during treatment.It has also been shown to substantially improve patient transfer times when transporting patients from trolleys to beds, or beds to scanning equipment, because the patient and a fully loaded Patient Pump Bridge can safely be moved simultaneously between beds and trolleys. When seconds count, this can make all the difference.
With the support of the Trust Innovation Pathway, Andrea and Colin collaborated with a commercial partner, Luminati Waycon Ltd, to use their expertise in working with display plastics to finalise the design and manufacture four models of the bridge to meet the different clinical needs across various departments.
These include the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Department (ED)/Theatres and Imaging with each design optimised to suit the patient and the user within each clinical setting. All bridges are made using a robust PETG material and can easily be stored on an integrated storage rail.Positive Feedback
The Patient Pump Bridge range has been successfully implemented across PHNT as well as other Trusts across the South West Peninsula.
It has since received positive feedback for its innovation and design to revolutionise the comfort, safety and ease of patient transportation.
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