Dorthe Kjerkegaard's and Hans Danielsen's (Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark & Capital Region of Denmark) presentation from the Hospital + Innovation Congress 2015 in Odense, Denmark

1. THE NEW PSYCHIATRIC BED
Dorthe Kjerkegaard & Hans Danielsen

2. A cooperation between two Regions in Denmark
The new psychiatric bed
WHY ?

3. Before:
A standard
Hospital bed
Electric cables
Cleaning problems
Unsafe - risk of self-harm
Stigmatizing
Not matching the psychiatry of the future
Noisy
Unstable

4. No cables
Easy cleaning
No ”hospital” look
Promoting peace of mind
Optimized for users
Integrated pillow
A bed for modern psychiatry
Safe
Comfort
Now:
A specialized
psychiatric
bed

5. Comparison

6. Comparison

7. Comparison

8. Comparison

9. The multi functional pillow
- An important part of the bed
Function
Can be used for various purposes during day and night.

10. HOW
was it developed ?

11. Innovation process
Observation and user analysis in
Region of Southern Denmark and
Capital Region of Denmark
Open innovation workshops for
all Regions in Denmark in 2012-
2013
Innovation co-operation between
Region of Southern Denmark and
Capital Region of Denmark

12. What did we learn ?
Innovation workshop  No ”hospital look”
 No visible electric cables
 No ligature points
 Easy cleaning
 Optimized for staff
 Robust
 Larger
 Comfort
 Better sleep
 Promoting peace of mind

14. How to make the project attractive for companies ?
• Dialog and market survey
• Measureable specifications and requirements
• Contract with design and innovation milestone payments
• Contract including manufacturing and delivery agreement
• Delivery options to the other Regions
• Contract specifying the innovation cooperation and the user
involvement, and the user tests
• The Regions allocated two industrial designers

15. Contract process
• Tender in 2014
• 4 Companies applied for pre-qualification
• 3 Companies were pre-qualified
• 2 Companies quoted
Contract winner:
• Agitek - with consortium partners Alvitrol and B.V.
Spring Produkties and the sub-supplier Protac A/S

16. Innovation & development process
Challenges:
 Timeframe
 Small company – ressources
 Innovation from scratch
 Communication
 Prototypes
Opportunities:
 Out-of-the-box thinking
 No restraints, ”no history”
 Optimization

17. Prototype

18. User process

19. The new bed
Features:
 Battery driven
 Hidden mecanism & cables
 Stable, low centre point
 Extractable wheels
 Smooth surfaces
 Fixation possible
 Patient and a Staff remote
 Integrated multifunctional
pillow

20. The multifunctional pillow
Consists of 3 modules in
continuos upholstery
 Promoting peace of mind
 Comfortable
 Enveloping
 Support the beds ”sofa
function”

21. Data
SUPPLIER
AGITEK ApS
Jean-Paul Bergmann
Tel: +45 21 42 27 84 / +45 75 75 27
55 www.agitek.dk
SUB-SUPPLIER (Pillow)
PROTAC A/S
Niels Bohrs Vej 31 D,
8660 Skanderborg
Tel: +45 8619 4103
www.protac.dk
CONTRACTOR
Region of Southern
Denmark
The Capital Region of
Denmark

22. Thank you for your attention