AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Work
GOALS
Decent Work & Economic Growth
KEYWORDS
nursing, health, equipment
COUNTRY
Singapore
DESIGNED BY
CHOW WAI TUNG EASON
WEBSITE
https://www.behance.net/gallery/16491323/Flipod-Assistive-Bed-Rotation-Device
FLIPOD
Flipod simplifies bed rotation for non-ambulant patient to relieve respiratory & bed discomfort.
Many non-ambulant patients have to be rotated manually in bed by their caretakers in order to relieve bed sores and improve breathing. This situation is prevalent in many homes and significantly increases the caretaker's burden due to disrupted rest every night. Flipod simplifies bed rotation for non-ambulant patient to relieve respiratory & bed discomfort due to prolonged static positions while sleeping by replacing manual body rotations for non-ambulant patients with the help of inflated air bags that lifts a person's body to its sides with an intuitive pulsating inflation sequence, for better pulmonary functionality and pressure sore relief in patients.
The air bags can also be positioned specifically to user's pressure points to provide an optimized relief of bed sores for patients with Scoliosis(Curved Spine) with the help of magnets.