AMULET Acquisition Workingstation

AMULET Acquisition Workingstation

Fujifilm | Industrial Design / Product Conception

How does a mammography workingstation for the 21st century look like?

The acquisition workstation is part of the full digital mammography DR-system from Fujifilm. It convinces through its optimized ergonomic adaptability and the intelligent arrangement of the work space. The formal main subject of the design consists in the combination of vaulted surfaces and a revolving frame. The outcome emphasizes the precision of a medical product and underlines the innovative character of the AMULET system as a product family.

Next to the ergonomically adaption Fujifilm focuses on the psychological perception of the client. This makes the AWS unique in the field of Acquisition tables. The illuminated opal glass facing toward the client and so it creates a pleasant room ambient contravening with the other protective design concepts to this day.

Therefore the new acquisition workstation meets all the newest standards of the European medical technology and hospital hygiene. It structures and optimizes the workflow based on an extensive analyses of the application scenario.

New features of the AWS

  • Electronic height adjustment of the work space for the 5th to the 95th percentile of the medical technical assistants
  • Individual-related memory of height levels through speed dials
  • Conscious structuring of the workspace in different areas, based on the analysis of the work procedure while using the workstation.
  • Optimization of the cable management in due consideration to the new hygiene regulations in the medical productlaw (UK)
Close-up of the AMULET AWS workstation desk surface with pink accent strip, photographed in a production environment
AMULET AWS with illuminated opal glass privacy screen; second unit blurred in backgroundOverhead view of the AMULET AWS showing dual mammography diagnostic screens and central control panel
Early design sketches of the AMULET AWS exploring height adjustment, workspace layout and screen positioningMultiple AMULET AWS prototypes lined up in production space, highlighting ergonomic form and pink accent detail
AMULET AWS beside an ergonomic diagram illustrating electronic height adjustment from 150 to 180 cm for medical staff
By Simon Gorski · August 2014