Drop Diabetes treatment by Paula Terra Bosch |
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| DESIGN NAME: Drop PRIMARY FUNCTION: Diabetes treatment INSPIRATION: Observing the relationship between people with diabetes and how they handle the tools they use to treat it was the main source of motivation and inspiration that led me to work out how to design a solution that would help improve their quality of life. I found it difficult to understand that the current systems used to treat diabetes are so complex, cold and distant from users and this spurred me on to continue researching so I could make improvements in the field of type-1 diabetes. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Drop is a medical solution designed to simplify the treatment of diabetes easily, pleasantly and close to the user through four areas that create a better user experience: straightforward interaction and easily interpretable data, glucose monitoring and insulation administration through non-invasive systems, fewer devices needed to follow treatment and communication between users. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The system offers a continuous flow of information between devices. The wearable allows glucose to be monitored non-invasively using reverse iontophoresis. The vibration of the wearable alerts the user if their levels are unstable. The data received is translated into a icons and colours to interpret the glucose levels easily. The injector works using pressure technology, which means that insulin is injected with an invisible and painless jet. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in September 2017 in Barcelona and finished in June 2018 in the same city. Drop was exhibited in Proeject, Espacio Simon 100, Barcelona in July 2018. |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Drop has two main element, the injector and the wearable (sensor itself). The technology used to producte the insulin injector is an injection molded ABS plastic. The production system used to produce the wearable is aluminium injection, its main builiding material is aluminium. The wearable is composed of two elements (the sensor with its technology and a patch). The type of patch used is high quality silicon, it’s transparent and has a durability of five to seven days. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Wearable measurements: 25 x 25 x 3,5 mm Injector measurements: 25 x 25 x 100 mm Packaging measurements: 93 x 42 x 214 mm TAGS: Medical, Health, Diabetes, Technology, mHealth, Wearable, App, Innovation, Noninvasive RESEARCH ABSTRACT: I used the Design Thinking methodology to focus on people and tackle the difficulties that they face. I analysed the problems involved in conventional treatments and the needs of diabetic patients, as well as the perception of care of their illness. This helped me identify the factors that make treatment difficult so that I could optimise the tasks they have to carry out every day and provide a solution to the current problem. CHALLENGE: I sketched out proposals that reduced diabetic kits into a light and compact object, but I also took a look at the proposal I was developing and changed the design to help find a solution that would not only reduce the necessary components for treatment but that would also give these people a better quality of life. I then began to consider the range of products, which has been developed in line with their technical and formal requirements. ADDED DATE: 2018-08-09 16:04:53 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Designer: Paula Terra Bosch IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Creator Paula Terra, 2018. Image #2: Creator Paula Terra, 2018. Image #3: Creator Paula Terra, 2018. Image #4: Creator Paula Terra, 2018. Image #5: Creator Paula Terra, 2018. Video Credits: Paula Terra, 2018. PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Paula Terra Bosch, 2018. |
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NAME: Paula Terra Bosch PROFILE: Paula is a young designer of industrial product and graphic design in Barcelona. She recently founded his own furniture studio called Köllen Design with his partners. His passion for different design areas allows him to combine different sensitivities and skills in his projects, with the aim of innovating and developing new projects. |
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Drop Diabetes Treatment by Paula Terra Bosch is Runner-up for A' Design Award in Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design Category, 2018 - 2019.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Paula Terra Bosch. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Paula Terra Bosch. |
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