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What it does

This design solves traditional syringes rely on manual readings, which can lead to excessive dosage due to visual impairment or operational errors; The hidden danger of needle trauma causes fear of infection and psychological burden; The problem of drug waste.

Your inspiration

After years of research and development, needle free injection technology has gradually matured and been applied in clinical practice. There are many problems with traditional needle syringes in clinical applications, such as pain, needle related risks (such as needle stick injuries), and subcutaneous induration. Needle free syringes provide a safer and more comfortable injection method. Needle free syringes use the principle of pressure jet to complete injections through high-pressure transdermal diffusion technology, without needles, eliminating patients' fear of needles and the risk of being stabbed by needles.

How it works

The intelligent insulin needle free injector uses the principle of pressure jet to complete subcutaneous injection of medication, that is, the pressure generated by the pressure device inside the needle free injector pushes the medication in the tube through micropores to form an extremely fine medication column, allowing the medication to instantly penetrate the human skin and reach the subcutaneous area. The medication is absorbed in a dispersed form with a diameter of 3-5 centimeters under the skin. Prevent accidental triggering and locking to prevent children from accidentally triggering. Data interconnection, synchronizing dose data to mobile phones, AI dose recommendations, and recommending optimization solutions based on historical blood glucose trends. Designed for the elderly and disabled, with multi dialect voice guidance for operation steps, the device automatically sleeps at 30 degrees to prevent accidental touches.

Design process

Through a large number of early research and consulting data, it is proposed to optimize the design of diabetes medical products. By using the original operation mode of the product and providing new usage functions, the product can be made safer, more scientific, and more reasonable in terms of use and operation, thereby making the product more able to meet people's lifestyle needs. The insulin needle free syringes on the market do not damage subcutaneous tissue, avoiding the formation of hard lumps due to long-term injection, improving patients' anxiety and depression, and enhancing their quality of life. However, there is no medical product that combines blood glucose monitoring with insulin syringes, which is the entry point for design. The product design adopts a top-down design concept, starting from the stacking, layout, and assembly relationship of the product according to its functional requirements, gradually refining to the implementation of assembly methods and detailed design of components, and adjusting the layout and assembly relationship appropriately to meet the requirements of detailed design and product functionality. Pursuing a people-centered approach, focusing on user needs and experience.

How it is different

Starting from the triangle as the design concept, the shape of the product is designed based on the basic shapes of rectangles and crutches. According to the design concept, the feeling analysis of the triangle was carried out. Combined with the shape characteristics and concept of the rectangle and crutches, it was extended to the research on the shape design of diabetes medical products. The overall shape design was combined with the curve and straight, and the warm color matching was integrated, giving people a sense of safety, trust, simplicity, and friendliness. By referencing geometric elements, use full, soft, and rational forms in the product. Based on people's general preference for colors, combined with design concepts and product requirements, when planning colors, light colors are considered as the main color scheme, with warm tones as the main tone, and gray as a supplement to expand the product's color range.

Future plans

Using a soft circuit board to integrate a resistor array to solve the difficulty of operation for elderly and visually impaired patients. The "pressure posture" dual sensing auxiliary device consists of two core modules: a miniature pressure sensor that monitors skin contact pressure in real-time. The three-axis gyroscope monitors the tilt angle of the equipment to ensure that the verticality deviation of the injector is ≤ 3 °. Clinical tests have shown that the device reduces the overflow rate of medication and significantly improves dosage accuracy. Production automation is changing the manufacturing model of the industry.

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