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Patient Engagement
Left: An auto blood sampler for home-based use.
(Credit: PreciHealth)
Right: This 'nature's inspiration' device is a solution for
self-vaccination and remote medical treatment. Its
miniaturized auto-injector technology permits different
volumetric capabilities ranging from 25 to 2,500 mm3
(Credit: PreciHealth)
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ing self-care devices easier and more functionally adaptable for
people of all ages to exert more control over their health and
well-being. One such organization is PreciHealth, a Swiss company
founded in 2017 that offers creative engineering solutions
in the fields of micromechanics and microfluidics.
Inspired by Nature
PreciHealth developed innovative intellectual property created
around microfluidics, the technology of fluid manipulation
in channels with dimensions of tens of microns. In nature,
a microfluidics specialist is a mosquito. A mosquito can inject
and draw blood at the same time, quickly and on a very small
scale with a tiny injector. The question was whether the microfluidics
intellectual property and nature's inspiration could be
adapted into a self-care auto-injector that would be safe and
easy to use by patients in an at-home setting.
The answer was " yes. " The precision and repeatability of
micro fluidics technology were proven in commercialized tests.
Once proven, however, the concept had to convert from technology
to reality and be translated into a medical device design
that would meet all regulatory requirements and, importantly,
usability for the end-user. Human interaction throughout the
design cycle is critical, particularly when the device needs to
compensate for inexperienced users and digital technology is
involved.
Design and Engineering Partnership
With usability being a primary driver in the device reality,
PreciHealth partnered with a design and engineering team,
BlackHägen Design, because of its approach to user-centered
design and engineering techniques that are needed to appropriately
develop a device.
The device's small size facilitates integration with other platforms such as robotics, microsurgery tools, and telemedicine IoT. (Credit: PreciHealth)
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