Hao ʻIkepili ʻAʻahu · 2020
Nighty Night Kāʻei Lima Kōkua Hiamoe
by Meizhu Li
- A' Design Award Hao 2020 in ʻIkepili ʻAʻahu
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 28,757
- Verification code F75BE0B220 · Verify this award
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About Nighty Night Kāʻei Lima Kōkua Hiamoe
ʻO Nighty Night kahi kāʻei lima ʻaʻahu i hoʻolālāʻia e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka maikaʻi o ka hiamoe. Hoʻohui ʻo Nighty Night i ke kaomi kiko kūʻonoʻono Kina kahiko me ka ʻenehana hou, me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi au pahū haʻahaʻa e hoʻoulu i nā kiko kūʻonoʻono ma ka manawa lima. Hele ke au ma waena o ʻelua pā uila, a hana i kahi hoʻoulu like ma ka wahi ma waena o lāua, no laila ʻaʻole pono e ʻimi pololei ʻia ke kiko kūʻonoʻono. Hoʻokomo ka mea hoʻohana i ke kāʻei ma mua o ka hiamoe a hoʻonohonoho i ka ikaika a me ka lōʻihi manawa. Mālama ʻia ke kāʻei i loko o kahi pahu nāna e hoʻopiha uila i ka mīkini, a hiki ke wehe ʻia ka ʻāpana uila no ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe.
About the A' Design Award Hao
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Nighty Night Kāʻei Lima Kōkua Hiamoe i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Nighty Night Kāʻei Lima Kōkua Hiamoe he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Nighty Night Kāʻei Lima Kōkua Hiamoe no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.
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- Unique Properties
- Nighty Night is a wearable wristband that combines traditional Chinese acupressure with modern technology by using a low-frequency current to stimulate certain acupoints that can improve sleep quality. It does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- wristband 240mm*35mm*5mm
Box 255mm*50mm*40mm - Tags
- wearable, sleep, technology, traditional Chinese medicine
- Production Technology
- The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads that are taped to the patient’s skin.
Since people's body size are different, so there is also slightly different for the location of the same acupoint. The technology can easily resolve the problem by creating even stimulation between the area of two electrode pads. - Design Challenge
- The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current, which has a parallel in a machine used for cancer patients. The principle is to relieve pain by creating mild electrical pulses to improve local circulation and relax muscles. The existing product applies this technology to people who experience joint or muscle pain for a variety of reasons. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads (positive and negative) that are taped to the patient’s skin. The technology creates even stimulation in the current between the two poles. I am investigating whether this technology can stimulate the particular acupoints that help people sleep without requiring the user to pinpoint the precise location of those acupoints.
In support of my theory that this technology can be used to stimulate acupoints and improve sleep, I found a thesis written by a graduate student at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The student compared the effects of acupuncture (stimulated acupoints by needle) and pulse current instruments on sleep quality for people with depressive insomnia. The result showed that both methods improved sleep quality, and there was no significant difference in the degree of improvement between the two groups. In that way, I can use this technology into my design. - Research
- In traditional Chinese medicine, insomnia can be resolved by using acupressure. The pressure is applied to a certain acupoint that can improve sleep quality.
There are about 19 acupoints on our body that can improve sleep quality, and the most effective sleep acupoints are located at the wrist and calf.
Since the wrist acupoints are more concentrated and accessible than those on the calf, I decided to design a wristband that can stimulate them for improved sleep. - Inspiration
- According to the National Alliance On Mental Illness, over one-third of Americans report difficulty sleeping.
There are many existing sleep aids, such as music and incense, but they often work for some people and not for others. Some sleeping aids need active efforts on the part of the user, but not all people can stick to the program.
So I wanted to find a scientific method that does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia. - Project Duration
- Started in September 2018 and finished in May 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The user basically uses it before they go to bed. The user opens the housing of the wristband when he/she is ready to sleep, puts on the band, and sets the intensity of the electric stimulation and duration, before switching on the device. The next morning the user removes the wrist strap and puts it back into the box, where it will be automatically charged.
The electronic part can be easily taken out from the wristband and clean or change the band.
