Atori 便携式雾化器 by Xiyu Zheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 医疗器械与医疗设备设计 Competition Category.

铁医疗产品· 2022

Atori 便携式雾化器

by Xiyu Zheng

Client: TAO Design Studio

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 医疗产品 Category

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The Design

About Atori 便携式雾化器

Atori 是一款专为缓解过敏性鼻炎而设计的便携式雾化器。内置的小型超声波雾化单元可将液态药物转化为细腻的雾气,便于吸入。倾斜角度的喷嘴与弧形硅胶鼻托贴合鼻梁,使用者无需经过任何练习,即可让喷嘴以正确的角度和位置进入鼻腔。开关用于控制单次释放的药量。外壳采用注塑成型工艺制造,药瓶可更换,从而延长产品的使用寿命。小巧的尺寸让用户能够在公共场所低调、从容地使用。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Atori 便携式雾化器是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Atori 便携式雾化器将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Atori 便携式雾化器因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

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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.