For nearly a decade, the University’s unique JeffSolves MedTech program has allowed medical, industrial design and textile design students to collaborate and create medical design innovations to improve patient care.
In the latest cohort, two interdisciplinary teams conducted thorough user research and identified problems alongside clinicians at Jefferson Health sites. They then transformed these insights into commercially viable innovations—a reimagined bedside commode and a modified crutch—through a product development immersion guided by experts from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Health and Delve, a multidisciplinary product innovation and development firm.
“This program continues to be a one-of-a-kind experience,” says Dr. Robert Pugliese, co-director and co-founder of Jefferson’s Health Design Lab, which runs JeffSolves. “Now in its ninth year, we continue to iterate on how we innovate to ensure we provide our students with a transformative experience highlighting their strengths while preparing them for an ever-changing and dynamic future.”
