Deep Inspiration Breath Hold
Home training device for Radiation Therapy
Client: Västra Götalands Regionen
Location: Göteborg, Sweden
Year: 2024
Role: Industrial Design, CMF, Visualisation, Prototyping, Animation
Context
Women receiving breast cancer radiation use a "Deep Inspiration Breath Hold" to raise up the tumorous tissue while moving the heart away from harm.
It’s tough, requiring breath holds up to 30 seconds.
Proposal
Can a wearable device help women train this technique at home? Working with local researchers, I helped create a home training device.
I helped to develop a small, easy-to-use prototype that can be quickly made in batches.
From Concept to Reality
The device would be used in a research study with real cancer patients, so it was important to create an experience that was as effortless as possible. The main challenges were the intuitiveness, and the construction.
it had to be simple to understand, adjust, and connect, and it had to be simple to produce and assemble.
Design and Development
This was a fast paced project with limited time for aesthetic investigation. I settled on a simple rounded construction, and iterated the casing design through modeling in Fusion 360 and 3D printing, honing the tolerances to get the design to fit together snuggly.
The final prototypes were assembled using a mix of hard and soft materials. the stretchy sensor band was sewn into its housing, then clamped in place by the casing.
Result
The final design was a simple, smooth, soft industrial design, with subtle hints of consideration for the user.
The soft rounded form and off white colouring creates a soothing aesthetic, with the rounded LED light guide creating a subtle happy expression.
The yellow accent colour appears only on parts the user should interact with, the attachment loop, the size adjustment hook, and the bluetooth connection button.
Inside-out contrast ensures correct wear.
Simple rounded form with calming colouring
Yellow Accent on user interaction points
