Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin 嘅作品 PharmAssist 藥物管理裝置

由設計師 Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin 創作嘅 PharmAssist 藥物管理裝置係備受推崇嘅 2020 A' Design Award 鐵獎得獎作品，獲獎類別為家用電器設計。

鐵家用電器· 2020

PharmAssist 藥物管理裝置

由 Muriel Shields and Dosun Shin

客戶: Arizona State University

家用電器類別嘅 A' Design Award 鐵獎得獎者

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關於 PharmAssist 藥物管理裝置

PharmAssist係一款供家居使用嘅自動化藥物管理裝置。呢部薄身裝置可以裝喺住宅雪櫃前面,取代標準嘅飲水同製冰機。處方藥物會以相容嘅藥樽形式送到,用家將藥樽插入裝置後,裝置會透過NFC晶片讀取資料。裝置會發出視覺同聲音提示,並喺預設時間透過側邊出藥口派發藥物。補藥請求會自動發送畀藥房。呢個設計幫助長者喺家中安全咁管理藥物。

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關於A' Design Award 鐵獎

PharmAssist 藥物管理裝置是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計PharmAssist 藥物管理裝置將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。PharmAssist 藥物管理裝置因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

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由設計師提供嘅製作人員名單、團隊成員同技術詳情。

獨特屬性: PharmAssist is an in-home, low-profile, automated medication management device designed to fit in a residential refrigerator in place of a standard water and ice dispensing unit. This system is designed primarily for elderly patients, and emits visual and audio alerts, dispenses medications at pre-programmed times throughout the day, and automatically sends digital refill requests to the patient’s pharmacy.
尺寸同包裝: Height 374mm x Width 304mm x Depth 98mm
標籤: Medication, Medication Management, Elderly Care, Geriatric Care, Smart Home, Connected
生產技術: Interviews with nurses and nursing professors indicated that most existing medication management devices are set up in the kitchen. While sketching and building foam core prototypes, we decided to integrate the device into the front face of the refrigerator to give it a lower-profile and tie it in more seamlessly with the health and wellness hub of the home. After settling in this direction, we created a series of CAD iterations and an appearance model with a professonal prototyping company.
設計挑戰: The primary challenge was designing a device that would encourage rather than demean the user when on display in their home. Several of the geriatric nursing professors at ASU explained many elderly patients hesitate to use existing medication management devices for fear that they will signal a lack of independence to guests entering the home. This influenced the decision to create a functional, yet low profile solution that fits seamlessly into a modern user’s home.
研究: Interviews became the primary type of research for PharmAssist. The intent was to establish the most common risks for aging in place, and collect more information about existing solutions to make this practice safer and more comfortable. Interview questions were prepared beforehand, and all discussions were filmed or voice recorded for reference. Formal interviews were conducted with Geriatric Nursing Professors from Arizona State University’s nursing school, as well as with employees at an assisted living facility in Phoenix. Informal interviews with contacts that had assisted older relatives with in-home care were also taken into account.

After conducting interviews and mapping out all the information collected, three major risks appeared at the forefront – falls, loneliness, and medication mismanagement. Once interviews became more focused, issues with current medication management devices came to light, such as the potential to demean the user, be difficult to operate, and not work in coordination with pharmacies. Though there are many challenges to aging in place, research suggested that improving these devices could assist elderly people with living safely and more comfortably in the environment they call home.
靈感: Aging in place is becoming an increasingly popular trend in the United States. Many elderly patients now choose to live at home rather than transition to a nursing home or assisted care facility. Though there are many benefits to staying in the same environment, there are also risks. After conducting interviews at Phoenix-based nursing homes and within Arizona State University’s geriatric nursing program, it became clear that one of the most prominent risks is the mismanagement of medication.
項目時長: This project was completed at Arizona State University in U.S. from September 2015 to December 2015. PharmAssist was also exhibited at by Model Solution company who fabricated the appearance model in their 2016 showcase at the International IDSA Conference in Detroit in the U.S.
操作流程: After the initial setup, the customer will receive all prescriptions in a PharmAssist compatible bottle that is then inserted into the device. PharmAssist will read information off the bottle's NFC chip to emit visual and audio alerts, dispense the user’s medications at pre-programmed times through the left-side chute, and automatically send refill requests to the patient’s pharmacy. This will decrease the amount of human error for elderly patients who choose to administer their own medication.
團隊成員: Designer: Muriel Shields
Designer: Dosun Shin
圖片來源: Main Image, Image #1, 2, 3, 4: Muriel Shields
Video Credits: Muriel Shields