Right Pill Right Dose Right Time DON’T LET MEDICATION GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
USER CONTEXT Rock climbing. White water rafting. Gardening. Skiing.
Has to take a dose of warfarin twice a day to prevent potentially fatal blood clots. Has fit her medication into her active life. Can’t take her dose every 12 hours, must give her body a break from the medication.
Ellen Simmons 2008
IN ENVIRONMENT
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Right Pill Right Dose Right Time
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Alarmed pill container that tells you what pills to take and when to take them, you’ll never miss a dose again.
DON’T LET MEDICATION GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
Ellen Simmons 2008
DEVELOPMENT
Developing the form to make it more ergonomic and practical.
A more comfortable shape to hold
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3 Take the rounder, more ergonomic form from this design.
Combined with the function of this design.
The cross-shape is reminiscent of a tap. It suits the action of opening a bottle.
The developed design can screw onto a bottle, allowing you to take your pills with water
Ellen Simmons 2008
EASY-PILL Screw Mouthpiece fits into the pills are neck of a SIGG released with bottle. water here.
Pills are released into the mouthpiece at the push of a button. The colour of the button corresponds with that of the pill.
Ellen Simmons 2008
STORYBOARD EasyPill screws onto your SIGG bottle, and releases your medication into the mouthpiece at the push of a button enabling you to take your pills with water. The alarm tells you exactly when to take your pills.
Push button to dispense pill into mouthpiece...
Alarm goes off...
Remove Lid... Swallow pill with water...
3 buttons, colour-coordinated to 3 different strength of pills.
Ellen Simmons 2008