Reducing the complexities school nurses face when administering medications
Our client had a need to refine a medical product designed for medication administration. They had a patent, wireframes, and a prototype. What they did not have is confidence that the concept would fit into the highly-regulated environments it was made for.
- Role
- Designer
- Year
- 2019
Approach
We employed a competitive analysis, user interviews, and a Kano analysis to help design a product tailored to the medication administration process.
Result
A story and initial concept for a medical tool specifically designed for highly-regulated environments. Listed as inventor on patent Lessons : Be weary of radical innovation in a tightly regulated space. You might learn of a problem that exists for a reason (e.g. nurse’s need to use physical paperwork instead of digital tools to manage meds in a school). This becomes a problem when you have a solution designed for a problem that cannot be solved due to regulatory reasons outside of your control, no matter how compelling your product is. Be prepared to shift your concept into another vertical if necessary.