MDG Final Presentation

Havn't been able to upload my progress, but here's my final presentation posters:

DESIGN SOLUTIONS
1. A redesign of an existing medical apparatus to make it more affordable and accessible for Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) and skilled midwives.

2. Extend the postnatal survival time by reducing PPH; and even to allow transportation time of patient to the nearest hospital.

3. Distribute and promote the use of contraceptive devices, e.g. condoms within the slum communities, in conjunction with health organizations and the government.

4. Incorporate a sterilization system with local hospitals for reuse of the pump components.

5. The bellow is calculated to contain approx. 120ml per segment. The adoption of the bellow structure is to allow observation between inflations whether bleeding has stopped or not.

6. The top also allows ergonomic maneuver to vacuum out and retrieve the saline inside the intrauterine condom.

TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

1. Saline liquid used in hospitals can be concocted domestically by the midwife herself [0.9% salt + 99.1% boiled water = saline liquid].

2. Based on substantial experiments, the combination of a filled condom and catheter is effective in reducing PPH. Hence the midwife is only required to purchase the pump pack which accomplishes both the inflating and deflating tasks of the saline solution, whereas in hospitals the tasks are done by separate methods.

3. If in need of replacement of components, the inflation needle and condom sizes are designed to be compatible against the average existing products. The catheter can even be replaced with a 15 French (=5mm) medical catheter donated by hospitals.

4. Materials: HDPE for the pump component, medical-grade PU for the catheter.