CoFI System - Diagnostics & therapy for coronary obstructions

Tidy: Reduced complexity - more usability

The team at WILDDESIGN started the project at a very early stage in order to analyze and understand the complex processes and innovative technology and to design the basis for an ergonomic housing in combination with a comprehensible interface. An initial, simplified research setup with numerous external components, add-on parts and screens already existed. However, the design made it difficult for users and technical staff to operate the system - a task that had to be solved together with CorFlow. Our most important task was therefore to reduce the complexity and significantly improve usability in order to make the application not only simpler but also safer. Together with our long-standing partners BYTEC and Benkana Interfaces, we developed a compact trolley that combines all functions in one integrated housing.

A standard trolley as a base accommodates the all-round clad technical components. The focus is therefore clearly on the operation, which is combined in the upper part of the housing structure and improves accessibility for the user. The widened center of the housing forms the heart of the system: the pump mechanism. A partially transparent single-use cartridge is inserted into a recess in the central front plateau facing the user. CoFI uses an optical system to automatically monitor whether air bubbles form in the system and can react at lightning speed to protect the patient. The transparent cover surface of the cartridge also enables visual inspection of the internal channels and tubing, thus improving the overall safety of the process.

Maximum functions in the smallest space

To save space when positioning CoFI in the laboratory and at the patient's bedside, the housing structure has been slimmed down at the bottom. This means that the handles on the sides do not waste any space thanks to their effective dual use: an infusion holder with up to three liters of liquid can be attached to one side. On the opposite handle there is a suspension for cables so that they do not lie around in the room and get in the way when transporting the device. The design in the CorFlow CI colors blue and white visually reduces the volume noticeably. With its powerful lines, the central indentation on the front of the housing forms a striking and recognizable element that gives the system a strong dynamic.

Thanks to a compact design and the targeted reduction of housing parts, which are optimally joined together, dust or moisture cannot penetrate the device and enable protection class IP 22. Interfaces were positioned during the design process so that they are protected from liquid spillage by a recess at the rear. LED strips for alarm signals are formally integrated flush and optimally visible at the front and rear.