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This instrument belongs to a new generation of doctors, more aware of their role as instruments of human welfare and less technical or functional.

Taking into account the needs of two primary users activity, patient and physician, was built this instrument that seeks above all be an added ergonomic and psychological experience of women in a gynecological examination as preventive medicine and secondly meet the functional needs of physician practices and ergonomic in its activity.

This solution came from the conscious analysis of the characteristics of the activity, its development, the role of both users as active and passive, their specific needs, creating a clear alternative in use, with semiotics own without breaking with the icon – which is the speculum nearest reference to the basic function of the new review tool.

This product goes beyond conventional speculum, taking a study of use that disclaims the need for specialized equipment and complex, generating its own light, with an image that expresses its purpose and versatile functionality that allows its use under any social and geographical condition, responding to a universal population sample, intended for a domestic market with equally Mexican production.

General Project Definition (ODT)

Is required to design an instrument that will serve as the main tool for vaginal revisions exogenous (from the vaginal opening to the cervix or cervix), which allows you to fulfill the vaginal walls to take an overview of their physical, focusing the cervix for diagnosis and basic gynecological examinations, responding to the needs of two-subject main users:
the gynecologist (practical function and ergonomic function) and the female patient (ergonomic comfort, psychological and physical security image). Must respect and conform to the relationship with other instrumental and auxiliary used in gynecology, responding to current medical trends and the different social fields in which they can take the instrument (semiotics).

Focus and Scope of the Development of D.I. Thesis Project in

The project was borne of a field research on medical devices and instruments that were identified within the activity of Gynecology, vaginal speculum instrument (vaginal speculum or speculum) as a tool with many shortcomings functional, ergonomic and aesthetic despite being a key element in any kind of routine vaginal examinations and preventative medicine. Therefore, this paper analyzed the activities of a gynecological examination and vaginal speculum performance within these, on the basis of the draft instrument its relations with its two direct users to design and develop a new instrument that helps both individuals in the successful development of a routine vaginal examinations.

Identifying Users and Market

Subject Manipulator (user) gynecological and technically trained personnel in areas of preventive health and Gynecology.
Will those conducting the manipulation of the apparatus, for general periodic reviews. Those who are most clearly directed a study of use (function-ergonomics) and the aesthetics of identity and identification of components (function, aesthetics). It requires that the apparatus can receive ongoing treatment, beatings and resist sterilization processes.

Subject ultimate benefit (passive user) ‡ Women in general, from age 18 until 60 years (range ideal), with the possibility of entering the range from menarche (first menstruation), for any problem, injury or they have started their sexual activity early.

Will users who have contact with their sexual organs and the instrument, the user who requires revision. Who will address are most important to study the aesthetics and some of the ergonomic in that they require psychological and visually not aggressive, but inviting feel comfortable and safe.