Women who have cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia often bring a smartphone into the OR to take pictures of this special moment in their lives. However, due to positioning, nausea and vomiting, and other elements unique to the OR, patients may not be able to hold their phones during the case, they might drop their phones, and oftentimes they ask the anesthesia provider to place the phone somewhere on the anesthesia cart or machine. Given the ubiquity of smartphones, it is important that modern ORs entail design elements to facilitate convenient use of these devices to help enhance the patient experience.
At Tufts Medical Center, we have designed and printed a 3D phone holder (Figure 1), which is conveniently attached to an I.V. pole and easily accessible to the patient and her support person. The phone holder was designed using CAD software (Autodesk Fusion 360, San Francisco) and...
