ALS RESEARCH & DESIGN Building Confidence
ALS RESEARCH & DESIGN Building Confidence
ALS In this disease, nerve cells break down, which reduces functionality in the muscles they supply. The cause is unknown. Medication and therapy can slow ALS and reduce discomfort, but there’s no cure...
After learning this... My mission became bringing confidence to ALS patients to help their everyday fight stay strong!
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RABECCA COULTER CARE SERVICES COORDINATOR OF UPSTATE NEW YORK ALS CHAPTER DIRECTED ME TO...
TAMMY ASCH MOTHER RETIRED COUNCILER ALS PATIENT
Identify pain points in Tammy’s daily life “I just try to live my everyday life as normal as possible.” She didn’t like relying on family for simlpe tasks... like brushing her teeth!
Project goals: Produce new method of brushing teeth Allow user to perform daily task on their own Minimize tooth brushing process
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IDEATION: RENDERING
Brush head is removable and easily replaced Each brush head would be pre-pasted Allowing the removal of squeezing toothpaste onto a brush
HANDLES WERE TAMMY TESTED:
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The idea: Regular tooth brushing has Too many motions...
ALS brush cleans entire row of teeth at once with small and simple motions
Tammy feared dropping things because she didnt want to rely on someone else
Base is magnetic to help prevent dropping brush
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Brushing teeth with confidence!
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