Jinsei
Designing for blood donation and testing during the initial 24hours when a natural disaster strikes.
Occurence The Competition of Natural Disasters
For this competition, DESIGN 21 wants designers to focus on longterm planning for disaster relief, recovery and rebuilding. Participants are asked to develop a design solution to a known or imagined problem or issue.
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Occurence of Natural Disasters
Disasters can happen anywhere and at anytime. The map on the right depicts the amount of disasters that occured in 2007 alone. The preparedness of a country is crucial. This project focuses on the preperation of hospitals for the first 24 hours of a disaster.
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Disaster Strikes
Mind Mapping
Victims pour into hospitals Lacerations, wounds, amputaitons Require blood transfusions during surgery Blood Banks have insufficient supplies Donor centers are created in local areas Lack of supplies and personnel Faulted donor screening / Testing process is to long Transfused blood is tainted / Arrives to late
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Unnecessary lives are lost
The mind map on the left shows one scenario that was mapped out aftrer researching case studies from the recent Haiti and Pakistan Earthquakes, as well as the Tsunami in Sri Lanka. A further analysis was taken into the last two steps of the process.
The Facts
24 hours To test blood to be approved for transfusion
The graphic on the right shows the most prevelant aspects and issues with the use of blood supplies during a disaster. A further analysis of the testing, use and cost of the procedure was moved into the next phases.
300,000
23,000
Units discarded during the Pakistan Earthquake in 2005.
Injured from wounds requiring blood transfusions in Sri Lanka tsunami during initial impact.
$ X2
Cost of labor, test materials, and computer and quality assurance systems needed to manage the data generated from a disaster.
4 Tests Blood is tested fot syphillis, HIV, and Hepatitis 1 and 2 to be approved for donation.
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Todays Process
Design opportunity
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Place bar codes on bag and all the different vials.
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Prep the patient to have blood drawn.
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Insert each vial through the tubeshield and draw blood. Repeat four times.
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Attach each tube to the blood bag to be taken to the lab for testing.
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Blood is tested in the lab
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Takes about 8 to 24 hours to clear blood for transport. After this it is sent to where it is needed.
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Take kit out of box. Includes a pipette, test, and lancet.
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Use lancet to prick finger.
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Use pipette to draw blood form the prick and place in well designated for blood. leave flat and wait 20 minutes
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Use second well to read results. Usually indicated by color or lines.
Rapid Screen Testing 1
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Project Statement
Currently, the blood testing process is not
sufficient enough to meet the needs during a natural
disaster. My goal is to design a faster way to test donated blood for HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and Syphillis. This would allow blood units to reach the disaster site faster and save more lives.
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Concept Development: Phase I
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Concept Development: Phase II
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Final Form and Details Extract
Pull
Grip and Seal
4 tests
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Materials Silicone coated rubber top Silicone coated rubber top Thermoplastic PVC
ABS plastic (red) ABS plastic (white)
ABS plastic (grey)
Rubber (black)
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Use Preperation
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Place bar code on top of cap that corresponds with bag.
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Untwist the top part of the cap in order to apply reagents.
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Place reagents into each tube and place back top.
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Place finger inside plunger handle and pull back to create pressure.
Use
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One way valves open when pushed inwards, allowing plunger to enter.
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After removal of plunger the valves shut, creating pressure inside the tube. This creates a vacuum.
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Plug tube into tubeshield and allow blood to be drawn in four chambers.
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Set down for twenty minutes and allow color change. Each test has its own color that a technician can read and give positive or negative.
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Drawing Blood
Simple and intuitive to use and will fit in already established equipment.
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Jinsei
Jinsei is the japanese word for life. By re-thinking the blood testing process, Jinsei brings life to people in disasters that need blood transfusions in a short window of time.
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Thankyou for your time
“Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us.�
- Osbert Sitwell
Ayan Bhandari :: Virginia Tech Industrial Design :: Spring 2011