Hebe - A portable cleaning device for portable nebulisers
(2021) In Diploma work IDEM05 20201Industrial Design
- Abstract
- A nebuliser is a drug delivery device administrating medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs, and used to treat respiratory diseases or disorders. Daily sterilisation of the nebuliser is required to avoid bacterial growth, and to maintain a high functionality. The aim of the project is to investigate what an optimal design for a portable sterilisation method of VMT nebulisers could look like.
To better understand the problems, three in-depth extreme user interviews were conducted, and a number of relevant Instagram accounts and personal blogs were followed.
Based on interviews with extreme users and experts, an extensive list of user problems was established. The suggested problems were supported by findings on... (More) - A nebuliser is a drug delivery device administrating medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs, and used to treat respiratory diseases or disorders. Daily sterilisation of the nebuliser is required to avoid bacterial growth, and to maintain a high functionality. The aim of the project is to investigate what an optimal design for a portable sterilisation method of VMT nebulisers could look like.
To better understand the problems, three in-depth extreme user interviews were conducted, and a number of relevant Instagram accounts and personal blogs were followed.
Based on interviews with extreme users and experts, an extensive list of user problems was established. The suggested problems were supported by findings on social media. The findings suggest that manufacturer’s instructions are first translated into a recommendation by physiotherapists, and then users create their own interpretation of said recommendation. This results in a variety of creative DIY-solutions for sterilising, jeopardising the sterilisation safety.
Each problem was given a unique ID and translated into a specific user need.The user needs were related either to the nebuliser itself or to the sterilisation process and ranked on a scale from 1 to 10 by one of the extreme users. This would suggest a design direction to focus on. A product study, examining the most commonly used VMT nebulisers in Sweden was conducted to understand the product architecture.
The result is a design concept of a portable sterilisation device named ‘Hebe’, specifically designed for VMT nebulisers. With four focus areas in mind; risk, time,engineering and usability, the design result meets the user’s needs. By the use of boiling water, remnants of medicine dissolve, and bacteria are killed. Using inductive heating to warm up water to boiling temperature, the sterilisation process is shortened down to a few minutes. (Less)
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- Muhrbeck, Elisabeth
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- IDEM05 20201
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- Diploma work
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- ISRN-number LUT-DVIDE/ EX--21/50515-SE
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abstract = {{A nebuliser is a drug delivery device administrating medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs, and used to treat respiratory diseases or disorders. Daily sterilisation of the nebuliser is required to avoid bacterial growth, and to maintain a high functionality. The aim of the project is to investigate what an optimal design for a portable sterilisation method of VMT nebulisers could look like.
To better understand the problems, three in-depth extreme user interviews were conducted, and a number of relevant Instagram accounts and personal blogs were followed.
Based on interviews with extreme users and experts, an extensive list of user problems was established. The suggested problems were supported by findings on social media. The findings suggest that manufacturer’s instructions are first translated into a recommendation by physiotherapists, and then users create their own interpretation of said recommendation. This results in a variety of creative DIY-solutions for sterilising, jeopardising the sterilisation safety.
Each problem was given a unique ID and translated into a specific user need.The user needs were related either to the nebuliser itself or to the sterilisation process and ranked on a scale from 1 to 10 by one of the extreme users. This would suggest a design direction to focus on. A product study, examining the most commonly used VMT nebulisers in Sweden was conducted to understand the product architecture.
The result is a design concept of a portable sterilisation device named ‘Hebe’, specifically designed for VMT nebulisers. With four focus areas in mind; risk, time,engineering and usability, the design result meets the user’s needs. By the use of boiling water, remnants of medicine dissolve, and bacteria are killed. Using inductive heating to warm up water to boiling temperature, the sterilisation process is shortened down to a few minutes.}},
author = {{Muhrbeck, Elisabeth}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
series = {{Diploma work}},
title = {{Hebe - A portable cleaning device for portable nebulisers}},
year = {{2021}},
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