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Löwenstein Medical

ELISA 300 | 500 | 800 - Clinical Intensive Care Ventilation Systems

Highly complex and intense!

Intensive care ventilators have been a crucial aspect of critical care medicine not only since the Corona pandemic. The affected patients are usually dependent on the therapy called "mechanical ventilation" for a longer period of time. It is particularly important to be able to make and adjust individual ventilation settings easily and safely so that, for example, synchronicity can be established between natural and artificial ventilation. Weaning from permanent artificial ventilation is also a critical phase in which the equipment must provide optimum support for the medical staff.

The Elisa new development starts when the brand was called Salvia Medical

At the beginning of the project in late summer 2012, there was the desire to develop an extraordinary intensive care ventilator that could combine the most advanced ventilation concepts with the requirements of clinical practice. Löwenstein Medical (then still Salvia Medical or Salvia lifetec) commissioned the WILDDESIGN team in the Ruhr area to design a successor device for the aging ELISA.

The new intensive care ventilator was to incorporate more than 40 years of engineering experience of the current Löwenstein team, and the corresponding design was to stand out clearly in the market. The challenging project initially demanded our entire multidisciplinary expertise and many years of experience in medical design.

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Concept work

We started by studying the competitor products and identifying the problems on the existing equipment. The old ELISA was originally designed as a console unit, and its cart was built underneath as an afterthought. As a result, the system was difficult to maneuver and could not be brought close to the patient. The user interface was cluttered with functions and poorly organized. It was time for a fresh start.

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Medical Design Innovation

What the Salvia engineers then integrated into our design concept borders on revolutionary: the new Elisa 800 is the world's first fully integrated system that enables non-invasive lung monitoring (EIT). This makes ventilation more transparent and directly controllable. In the final industrial design we were able to bring all our knowledge about ergonomics and usability and the technical/mechanical implementation and combine it with the Salvia engineering team. The result is not only tidier and follows a consistent aesthetic, but the usability and user-friendliness could be extremely improved.

Elisa 800

"The new Elisa 800 VIT is a professional ventilator for clinical ICU. All life-support functions are compactly integrated and centrally controlled through the large user interface. The Elisa 800 VIT enables the world's first fully integrated non-invasive Respiratory Monitoring (EIT). Ventilation is more transparent and intuitively controllable from the touch panel. The usability and ease of use have been dramatically improved by the new GUI design and together with the equipment cart combines the overall aesthetic of the unit."

Original text of the IF Design Award 2015

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Elisa 300

"elisa 300 is an intensive care ventilator for clinical mechanical ventilation. Designed as a ventilation platform, it provides a 10.2" touch display for maximum compactness to facilitate intra-hospital transport or ceiling mounting. The platform concept makes it possible to implement any required configuration. The system architecture is flexible so that any future medical and technical requirements and innovations can be integrated. The latest turbine technology and innovative ventilation therapies set a new standard in the field of intensive ventilation."

Original text of the IF Design Award 2018

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Date of launch 2018

Development time 25 - 36 months

Target regions Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe

Target groups Other target groups: Healthcare professionals, Specific sub-group: Intensive care nurses, medical doctors of internal medicine and anesthesiology

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Elisa 500

"elisa 500 is an intensive care ventilator for clinical mechanical ventilation. Designed as a ventilation platform, it provides a 15.6" touch display for ease of operation. The mobile trolley provides a functional interface for all peripheral equipment and ensures optimal ICU mobility. The platform concept makes it possible to implement any required configuration. The system architecture is flexible so that any future medical and technical requirements and innovations can be integrated. The latest turbine technology and innovative ventilation therapies set a new standard in the field of intensive ventilation."

Original text of the IF Design Award 2018

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Date of launch 2018

Development time 25 - 36 months

Target regions Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe

Target groups Other target groups: Healthcare professionals, Specific sub-group: Intensive care nurses, medical doctors of internal medicine and anesthesiology

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What was the WILDDESIGN part?

Analysis phase
Design concept
Design development
Design prototype
Realization phase
Small batch production

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‍Source: COMPAMED.de

The 7-minute film shows the exemplary cooperation between SALVIA medical and WILDDESIGN with an impressive result: from the vision to a product that has meanwhile won several awards to the rejuvenated corporate brand.

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