AZU
The new glucose monitor buddy for children around the ages of 5-9 years old.
the project
class topic: medical devices
Design a patient-centered healthcare product.
the product
Diabetes can be a difficult thing to understand and learn to manage especially for children. What if there was a fun and enjoyable way for children to learn to manage their health?
This is where Azu helps. Children learn to take care of themselves by taking care of Azu.
persona
Claire Cho | 8 years old | student
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residence: Chapel Hill, NC
profession: student
main hobbies: school (esp. math), dance, singing, crafts, riding her bike and hanging out with friends
daily routine: breakfast, school, dance practice, homework, free time, dinner and sleep
challenge: adjust to new lifestyle (continuously check glucose levels for diet, exercise, and insulin injection dosages)
process
with a team, we brainstormed different areas of healthcare and the people that would be involved with those situations
exploration after exploration of sketches, personas and potential product concepts
final direction: product for a diabetic patient
design goals
- make it easy and even enjoyable for children to learn to track their sugar levels - replace finger pricking with upcoming technology to track glucose levels with an implant in the skin (see example technology here)
target user and concept finalization
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