设计师 Meizhu Li 的作品 Nighty Night 助眠腕带荣获了极具声望的 2020 A' Design Award 铁奖，竞赛类别为可穿戴技术设计。

铁可穿戴技术· 2020

Nighty Night 助眠腕带

设计师： Meizhu Li

可穿戴技术类别A' Design Award 铁奖获奖者

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Nighty Night 是一款旨在改善睡眠质量的可穿戴腕带。它将中国传统穴位按压与现代科技相结合,通过低频脉冲电流刺激手腕上的穴位。电流在两片电极贴片之间传导,并在其覆盖区域内形成均匀的刺激,因此无需精准定位具体穴位。使用者在睡前佩戴腕带,并设定刺激强度与持续时长。腕带可收纳于具备充电功能的收纳盒中,电子模块亦可拆卸,便于清洁。

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Nighty Night 助眠腕带是 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Nighty Night 助眠腕带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。Nighty Night 助眠腕带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。

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独特属性: 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.
尺寸与包装: wristband 240mm*35mm*5mm
Box 255mm*50mm*40mm
标签: wearable, sleep, technology, traditional Chinese medicine
生产技术: 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.
设计挑战: 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.
研究: 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.
灵感: 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.
项目周期: Started in September 2018 and finished in May 2019.
操作流程: 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.