During the internship, I got to design for two navigational medical devices that tackle two entirely different medical procedures. They aim to guide medical professionals through procedures by offering related information and spacial guidance within a body part.

I worked closely with my manager and started off with UX research to familiarize myself with the operation room (OR) and the related procedures down to the smallest detail possible. After having done so, I would move onto creating user flows and wireframes.

For my main project, I created three prototypes with increasing fidelity, each with a different graphical method to provide the surgeon with spacial aid to ensure the accuracy of their operation.

For my side project, I got to benchmark competitor products that tackles the same operation as my project. In addition, I was able to create two versions of a high-fidelity prototype, with the second being an improvement of the first. This improvement came about as I was able to project my prototype onto a mockup of the generator in a room recreated to look like an OR.

At the end of my internship, I walked away from Stryker with new UX research methods to utilize and far better prototyping skills. Most importantly, Stryker equipped me with far more neurons for more advanced design thinking