Right PillRight DoseRight TimeDON’T LET MEDICATION GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
Ellen Simmons 2008
USER CONTEXT
Skiing.
White water rafting.
Gardening.
Rock climbing.
Has to take a dose of warfarin twice a day
to prevent potentially fatal blood clots.
Has fit her medication into her active life.
Can’t take her dose every 12 hours, must give her body a break from the medication.
ONOFF
Right PillRight DoseRight TimeDON’T LET MEDICATION GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
Alarmed pill container that tells you what
pills to take and when to take them, you’ll never miss a dose
again.
IN ENVIRONMENT
Ellen Simmons 2008
Ellen Simmons 2008
DEVELOPMENTDeveloping the form to make it more ergonomic and practical.
The cross-shape is reminiscent of a tap. It suits the action of
opening a bottle.
A more comfortable shape to hold
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3
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Take the rounder, more ergonomic form from this design.
Combined with the function of this design.
The developed design can screw onto a bottle, allowing you to take your pills with
water
Ellen Simmons 2008
EASY-PILL
Pills are released into the mouthpiece at the push of a button. The colour of the button
corresponds with that of the pill.
Mouthpiecepills are
released with water here.
Screw fits into the neck of a SIGG
bottle.
Ellen Simmons 2008
STORYBOARDEasyPill screws onto your SIGG bottle, and releases your medication into the mouthpiece at the push of a button enabling you to take your pills with water. The alarm tells you exactly when to take your pills.
3 buttons, colour-coordinated to 3 different
strength of pills.
Alarm goes off...
Remove Lid...
Push button to dispense pill into mouthpiece...
Swallow pill with water...
