The Neptune S is a surgical waste management system designed to keep liquids safely contained without the added waste of disposable plastic canisters. I served as project manager and designer, partnering with Rachel Wallace, who led the initial industrial design concept. Working closely with the Stryker team, Delve developed a new Neptune system specifically tailored for the needs of ambulatory and GI clinics.
The core Delve team included Rachel Wallace (ID - She made this project a success!)), Amrish Chourasia (Human Factors) and Ken Soliva (UI). We worked directly with a great team of engineers at Stryker.
Process images: Above - Early thumbnail sketches and CAD studies incorporating Stryker's design principles. Below: We made a series of prototypes from foam core scale models to rough, functioning models ready for test during the formative studies. Dr. Amrish Chourasia (Pictured) lead the human factors effort.
Designer Ken Soliva did the heavy lifting on the GUI - Together we had to think about the system - both physical and on screen operations that were critical to the user.
The Stryker team was a lot of fun to work with. Colonoscopies and Polyps are...well not that fun. In advance of a key milestone, we made T-Shirts to celebrate the work we were doing.
