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EPIPEN REDESIGN
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
EpiPens, an emergency medical device used to combat anaphylactic shock, are among the most common medical devices for children. Since their conception, though, they have remained an incredibly intimidating (and for some, embarrassing) product to use and carry. As a part of a semester long studio project through, I chose to create a design solution that answers the question;
HOW MIGHT WE REDESIGN THE EPIPEN TO BE MORE CHILD FRIENDLY?
PHASE I:
RESEARCH
USER RESEARCH
INTERVIEWS SURVEYS
To gain data about the user group and other stakeholders, over 100 child EpiPen users between the ages of 5-13 and their parents were surveyed about their experience with their device. Additionally, interviews were conducted with several children, parents and practitioners throughout this redesign to inform design decisions at every point.
Pain Points:
Design Criteria:
User Persona:
PHASE II:
IDEATION
FORM IDEATION
SKETCHING MODELING USER TESTING
Once the design criteria for the project had been established, I was able to begin ideating on the form. I started to sketch forms that could feasibly house no-swing injection mechanics, be suitable for children's ergonomic capabilities, and that wouldn't draw attention to the child's need for a medical device.
After I had a large number of avenues to explore, I explored the forms with my the child users and parents from my original interviews, gathered their opinions and cross-referenced them with outside research and professional opinions to narrow down forms to make sketch models of.
FORM DEVELOPMENT
SKETCHING MODELING USER TESTING
After going back to my user group again and seeing how they handled the sketch models, we narrowed down the two concepts to proceed with development. I went back to sketching to flush out some more details.
The second concept was selected after consulting with different stakeholders due to manufacturability, safety, and ease of use. Knowing this, I began to create more models to test with my user group to fully flush out all the design elements.
PHASE III:
FINALIZATION
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