Atori Bärbar nebulisator by Xiyu Zheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Järn in Medicinteknisk Produkt- och Utrustningsdesign Competition Category.

JärnMedicinsk produkt· 2022

Atori Bärbar nebulisator

by Xiyu Zheng

Client: TAO Design Studio

A' Design Award i Järn Winner in Medicinsk produkt Category

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The Design

About Atori Bärbar nebulisator

Atori är en bärbar nebulisator utformad för att lindra allergisk rinit. En liten ultraljudsenhet omvandlar flytande medicin till en fin dimma för inandning. Det vinklade munstycket och den böjda näskudden i silikon vilar mot näsryggen, så att munstycket förs in i näsborren i rätt position utan att någon träning krävs. En brytare styr den dos som frigörs vid varje tillfälle. Höljet tillverkas genom formsprutning, och medicinflaskan kan bytas ut för att förlänga produktens livslängd. Den kompakta storleken möjliggör diskret användning på offentliga platser.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Järn

Atori Bärbar nebulisator är vinnare av A' Design Award i Järn, ett prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas bra designverk som uppfyller de professionella och industriella krav som förväntas av välgjorda skapelser. Järnvinnare visar stor skicklighet, hög specialisering, expertförståelse och skaparnas kreativa förmåga. Atori Bärbar nebulisator förväntas vara en högt skattad, beundrad och älskad skapelse som är praktisk och innovativ. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Järn integrerar branschens bästa praxis och har kompetenta tekniska egenskaper kopplade till kunnande och talang. Atori Bärbar nebulisator respekteras för sin grundlighet och är utformat för att åstadkomma förbättringar av livskvaliteten som hjälper till att göra världen till en bättre plats.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Atori's unconscious design, based on user behaviour, nebulizes the medication so that they can use it elegantly and discreetly. In response to the large number of patients who misuse nasal spray products, this product allows patients to administer the medication correctly without learning by modifying the angle of the nozzle and adding a structural curve against the nasal cartilage, and controlling the dosage released at one time by the switch.
Dimensions & Packaging: 85mm x 65mm x 30mm
Tags: Rhinitis，Nebulizer，Healthcare, Portable, Sustainable
Production Technology: The design uses a small ultrasonic nebulizer to convert liquid medication into a mist for inhalation therapy. Injection molding process to produce an integrated shell, with a replacement bottle of medicine to use, to extend the product life.
Material: Silicone, PET, PVC.
Design Challenge: During the design process, our team was looking for a portable and elegant way to deliver rhinitis medication and conquer the socially awkward situations that patients may encounter during the design process. With considerations around unconscious movements, ergonomic improvement, hygiene, and safety, we finally realized this design through the migration of nebulization technology to meet the needs of patients and enhance the experience of using the product.
Research: The current rhinitis drugs on the market lack consideration in using scenarios, user experience, user psychology, and ergonomics. The inhalation nebulizer products are mainly used for oral inhalation therapy, and the nebulization technology has the potential to be used for treating rhinitis effectively. Our project team worked closely with professional physicians to solve those issues above and delivered an innovative and user-centered product design solution.
Inspiration: Allergic rhinitis is a prevalent disease nowadays, but patients lack suitable emergency methods when they have a sudden outbreak of the disease in public. The methods they usually use, such as blowing the nose with tissues, cannot remove the allergen in time, and the traditional spray-in medications are not suitable for use in public places due to the way of using and the product size. Hence, patients often embarrass themselves for their runny noses.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2022 in Shanghai and finished in January 2022 in Shanghai, and was exhibited in H’art Beijing in January 2022.
Operation Flow: The patient opens the lid of the portable nebulizer for rhinitis, holds it according to its shape and places the silicone nose pad against the nasal column, at which point the nozzle is naturally inserted into the nostril. Next, the user presses the switch to start the nebulized medication spray while inhaling it and then the symptoms are relieved.
Team Members: An Chen
Wentao Zhang
Xiyu Zheng
Xueying Sun
Jie Zhang
Image Credits: Image #5: photographer An Chen, Atori, 2022.