PregTector house-hold terminal in remote pregnancy detection medical system

Remote detection is necessary to soothe parents in the under-served areas with very few hospitals and offers health detection aid via Internet.

Personal PregTector terminal is an house-hold  terminal coupled with internet, transmitting ultrasound images and sounds to remote physician experts.

It could be life-saving to keep detecting the health situation , especially for aged mother during high-risk stage. Plus, hearing and seeing the unborn baby will also provide great experience.

Ling was pregnant twice, and sadly enough, she has had two miscarriages.  Now that she’s pregnant for a third time, she wants to do everything in her power to have her baby.  She said she felt secure knowing that she no longer had to wait for a Doctor’s appointment to hear the baby’s heartbeat. “The remote PregTector system made these days more assuring, and happier for my hubby and I for there is no better sound in this world than our little angel's heartbeat. Being able to listen to our baby's heartbeat has been a wonderful experience.”

Amily are able to see the baby in flesh tone color, count fingers and/or toes, and compare facial features to see whom the baby most resembles. “Oh…My baby is smiling! Look, he stretches! “ To see the baby as a real baby makes it so much more real for the mom, dad, siblings, and everyone present. It enhances the prenatal experience and strengthens the bond with all of those present.

The function of PregTector:

+ Ultrasonic probe for accurate pregnancy detection

+ Sound detecting, recording, and replaying

+ picture capture

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

+ Easy for non-physicians to operate

+ Single on/off button for easy operation

+ Lightweight for self-using

+ Function is visualized by signaling diodes

+ Alarm when using it excessively

Book: Young Asian Designers, Daab gmbh, Cologne, Germany 2005.