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Philips Healthcare, aiming to innovate through its “Innovation Program”, explored Augmented Reality (AR) as a next-gen technology to improve procedural confidence and care outcomes in Ultrasound-based Procedures

Philips Healthcare, aiming to innovate through its “Innovation Program”, explored Augmented Reality (AR) as a next-gen technology to enhance healthcare worflows for ultrasound imaging.

CLIENT

Philips Healthcare

Role

XR designer

Service

Product Innovation, Patents, XR R&D With Design Strategy

Service

Product Innovation, Patents, XR R&D With Design Strategy

Impact Video

Scope & Vision

An AR-assisted solution to help ultrasound technicians and midwives work more efficiently—by improving procedural accuracy, streamlining training, and enabling confident decision-making in clinical settings.

An AR-assisted solution to help ultrasound technicians and midwives work more efficiently—by improving procedural accuracy, streamlining training, and enabling confident decision-making in clinical settings.

My Role

My Role

Key Tasks

Wearing Many Hats to Shape AR experience, I bridged clinical insight with design and tech to create a solution that supports safer, more informed deliveries.
Led user research

literature review, interviews, diary studies


Mapped real-world workflows

and created task flows


Designed low-fidelity AR concept storyboards

storyboards and 3D fetal alignment flows.


Developed early Unity prototypes

collaborated with developers for final HoloLens integration.


Connected PACS ultrasound data with HoloLens

via EM tracking to guide fetal repositioning visually.


Getting Started

Deeper Insights from User Research Drawn from interviews, diary studies, and workflow observations with OB-GYNs, midwives, and sonologists

Design & Build

Guided by our research insights, I translated real clinical challenges into tangible AR solutions.

Guided by our research insights, I translated real clinical challenges into tangible AR solutions.

2D to 3D MRI Mapping Feasibility

As translating 2D scans into accurate 3D models was complex, I collaborated with PhD researchers in MRI to refine medical model conversion through multiple co-creation sessions.

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2D to 3D MRI Mapping Feasibility

As translating 2D scans into accurate 3D models was complex, I collaborated with PhD researchers in MRI to refine medical model conversion through multiple co-creation sessions.

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2D to 3D MRI Mapping Feasibility

As translating 2D scans into accurate 3D models was complex, I collaborated with PhD researchers in MRI to refine medical model conversion through multiple co-creation sessions.

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Understanding Real Clinical Workflow

As I Needed deeper insight into the ultrasound procedure to design meaningful guidance for midwives, I conducted a diary study with doctors to map critical steps and timing, informing feature prioritization and UI flow.

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Understanding Real Clinical Workflow

As I Needed deeper insight into the ultrasound procedure to design meaningful guidance for midwives, I conducted a diary study with doctors to map critical steps and timing, informing feature prioritization and UI flow.

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Understanding Real Clinical Workflow

As I Needed deeper insight into the ultrasound procedure to design meaningful guidance for midwives, I conducted a diary study with doctors to map critical steps and timing, informing feature prioritization and UI flow.

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Scaling the Prototype for Real Use

Due to my intermediate Unity skills, so I collaborated with Unity developers to enhance the HoloLens app—integrating real scan data, and dummy-switch functionality for a more immersive training experience.

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Scaling the Prototype for Real Use

Due to my intermediate Unity skills, so I collaborated with Unity developers to enhance the HoloLens app—integrating real scan data, and dummy-switch functionality for a more immersive training experience.

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Scaling the Prototype for Real Use

Due to my intermediate Unity skills, so I collaborated with Unity developers to enhance the HoloLens app—integrating real scan data, and dummy-switch functionality for a more immersive training experience.

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Impact & Learning

Co-creation with domain experts is vital - solutions must be grounded in real clinical practice

Prototyping early, even scrappily, creates alignment and momentum across teams.

Co-creation with domain experts is vital - solutions must be grounded in real clinical practice

Prototyping early, even scrappily, creates alignment and momentum across teams.

🏆 Recognized as Philips Design India’s Most Innovative Project of the Year and secured funding to advance the AR prototype toward an MVP for emerging healthcare markets.
🏆 Recognized as Philips Design India’s Most Innovative Project of the Year and secured funding to advance the AR prototype toward an MVP for emerging healthcare markets.

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