UI / UX DESIGN
SUMMARY
Intuitive is a global leader in minimally invasive healthcare and robotic assisted surgical technology.
As a product design intern, I conducted an exploratory design project for interaction, workflow, and visual enhancements to the da Vinci 5 surgeon console experience. I collaborated across UX, engineering, system analytics, human factors, and clinical development teams.
Internship Duration
3 months
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MY ROLE
As part of a small design team, I conducted an exploratory project for enhancements to the surgeon's console of da Vinci 5, Intuitive's most advanced robotic surgical system.
CONTEXT
14M+
procedures performed worldwide through 2022 using da Vinci systems. That's a new procedure started every 13.8 seconds.
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Every design decision for the surgeon's user experience profoundly impacts surgeons, patients, and families around the world.
DELIVERABLES
Over the course of my internship, I delivered…
Design and analysis of user flow concepts for in development features
Visual prototypes demonstrating new 3D interaction and motion design to define design standards on the system
UI/UX support for interactive prototypes in simulation environments
High fidelity 2D & 3D UI assets
Project direction
I explored 3 key areas over the course of my internship.
EXPLORATION 01
How can we integrate alternative hand control interactions to increase usability and surgeon autonomy?
BACKGROUND
Surgeon's interact with the system through a combination of moving, rotating, pinching and flicking hand controllers. These controllers present a large opportunity space for new alternative interaction methods to increase usability and surgeon autonomy in the operating room.
DELIVERABLES
Worked with engineering, systems analytics, human factors, and clinical development teams to determine controller behavior specs and user flows for new interactions.
EXPLORATION 02
How can we redesign existing and upcoming features to better align with surgeon workflows during operations?
BACKGROUND
Every surgeon has their own unique workflow and operating room dynamic. The more we can give control to the surgeon through aligning features with what they might want, need, and expect at any given moment, the more we can ensure safe and efficient operations.
DELIVERABLES
Worked with in-house clinical team to gain a deep understanding of surgeon needs and workflow pain points.
Used insights to design user flow concepts for enhancements to in development features.
Contributed to redesigns of menu system to improve efficiency and information architecture.
EXPLORATION 03
How can we expand the use of 3D UI and motion design to enhance the surgeon's experience with the interface?
BACKGROUND
While the da Vinci 5 console is capable of supporting complex integrated 3D UI and motion, it's current usage it limited. Expanding the use of 3D could improve the usability of the system and help introduce new interaction possibilities.
DELIVERABLES
Created 3D models, textures, lighting, and motion design references that directly contributed to defining design standards for integrated 3D.
Created hi-fidelity video prototypes to demonstrate use of 3D UI & motion in the context of new features and interaction methods.