SMILE!
Fall 2022
-12 weeks-
Design Brief
Designing a product that is for people who are experiencing an allergic reaction to reduce hospitalization rates and to keep higher survival rates.
Note: This product design will be a future design.
Target audience: Children
Research
What is anaphylaxis(hives) ?
a severe allergic reaction that can be life-threatening
it can happen immediately or after a few minutes after being exposed
Problems
What are epipens?
are currently designed for hives/anaphylaxis to cool down
Using it early reduces hospitalization rates, higher survival, and the prevention of high blood pressure.
Being unprepared for hives because they are unpredictable
Too many steps in finding out what caused hives
Exploring devices that makes it convenient to wear or to carry
Devices that had more potential with the conveniency and simplicity
light weight, convenient, and enjoyable
Can detect hives(histamines)
Alerts you through phone
Can track history of what happened
Can detect on what caused hives
Has a smiley face to enjoy and show off
Testing final size, thickness, and proportion
Cam gets ready for school. Her parent helps put the anaphylaxis sensor on her arm.
The teacher runs to her backpack and gets the epipen.
Storyboard
Cam eats salad for lunch.
Her teacher injects the epipen on her thigh.
Few minutes later, her teacher heard her phone making alert noises. She then checks her phone and saw that the app notifies that Cam is getting hives soon.
Her teacher checks the history of what happened and how she got hives. Cam got hives by tomatoes that wee in her salad.
Exploded view & materials
Waterproof cushioned adhesive material: Soft, comfortable, durable, waterproof
Polypropylene (PP) material: durable, stable
Material not yet determine
