SMART Goniometer
Physical therapists (PT) currently have to trade-off time to assess (measure and manually record) versus treat. The one-step PT smart goniometer automatically updates the patient's electronic documentation, eliminating time-consuming steps.
The project started in a CMU class. Team members included Manish Sharma, Swathi Veeraragh, Peeyush Goyal, Samrat Sarova, Mesra Yannier, Indu Ancha, and I. Later Manish, Parshad Patel, and I took the idea further and become co-founders of Occura System. We presented to investors and received initial funding in 2013-2014 Trill Mill's (early-stage startups incubator) Business Bout in Pittsburgh, PA. For the project, I did the mechanical design (CAD and prototypes), led user research, and contributed other areas shown.
Problem: Physical therapists (PT) currently have to trade-off quality time to assess versus treat the patients range of motion. A typical session with a PT up to 30% can go into taking and recording measurements.
Solution: Smart Goniometer paired with physical therapy patient diagnostic software automatically updates the measurements from the goniometer into the database eliminating time consuming the manual data recoarding steps.
Integrated product development (IPD) process
Concept generation: Part of concept generation session with team using Six Thinking Hats Process to come up with a new idea.
Architcture review: Hardware architecture brainstorm session I did with the team
Prototyping: User research Velcro prototype I designed and built (top). Working prototype (left). I designed the mechanical structure and Parshad Patel designed the electronics. Appearance prototype (right) I design and built to evaluate the final form.
User research: I led user research including in-depth interviews and user survey.
Opportunity Map
Business Canvas: Identifies the business model built around the Smart Goniometer I helped complete with Manish Sharma.