What? Re-designing the Omron 5 series blood pressure monitor for a genetically predisposed family.
When? 5 Week long group project, Winter 2020
With Whom? Alex Whitman, Ella Thibodeau, Riley Shelton, Sameeksha Bhatia
Tools? Contextual Research, Sketch Ideation, Solidworks, Keyshot, Photoshop.
Re-design of the Omron 5 Series
OBJECTIVE
The Omron Hearth is a family-centered product, designed to encourage healthy habits within a household. Based off of Omron’s Generation Zero initiative.
Challenge
Medical devices tend to create a sense of illness within a home.
To counteract this we were challenged to redesign the Omron 5 series to become more friendly, interactive, and enjoyable to use.
Creating this piece to become common within a genetically predisposed family to normalize the younger generation and reminding the older generation to take their blood pressure.
A drastic change can occur with health at any moment.
RESEARCH
Those genetically predisposed to high blood pressure, even when healthy, will have a higher blood pressure than someone who is not genetically predisposed.
Opportunities
Genetically Predisposed children could have high blood pressure by the time they’re in their 20’s, but without becoming normalized to the process of taking their blood pressure then there would be no way for them to know.
It is common for the elderly to have night lights within their homes due to getting up throughout the night; this became a key feature within the Omron Hearth due to this very reason.
Incorporating a day to day wearable could track the drastic change in the user's personal health
2D EXPLORATION
Exploration of shapes and shell design for our product. Incorporating ideas like; induction charging, screen move-ability, interaction with the user as well as a night light in its non-used mode.
DLS BOARD
The Omron Hearth's Story
Pain Points with original Omron 5 Series
- Out of sight out of mind
- The look of a medical device makes more anxiety
- Not understanding the reading
- There is not a constant resource to check what is going on
Pain points overcome by the OMRON HEARTH
- Left out in the open due to multi purpose design
- Constant reminder with night light and calming glow
- Explains reading at the end
- Each day the user has their watch pod to track drastic change in body functions
Features and Touch
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Plug in for USBC and arm cuff
Storage for cuff and extra watch pods
Watch pod transfers to screen to use as interactive face.
Plastic is clear to view how interior components fit.
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