Research | Design Project Team 8

Our group began by preforming a broad tasks and then focused on researching amputee pill bottle consumption. We have conducted secondary research as well as first hand first hand research, attempting to perform tasks that amputee may face on a daily basis. This context of tasks are supposed to mimic a college student amputee who must take pills from a bottle on a daily basis.

Statistics & Demographics

Market Size: $934.8 Billion (Global)
70% of Americans take at least 1 prescription a day
20% of Americans take at least 5 prescriptions a day
Increased usage with age

Target Customer (World)

3 million Arm Amputees
125 million with hand Arthritis
Over 20 million annual Broken Arms

Current Products

Arthritis Cap Prosthetic Limbs
Amputee Socks
Prosthetic Salve
Prosthetic Hooks

Current Events

3D Printing
Myoelectric prostheses
Composite Materials
Surgical Electrodes
Allows amputees to feel

Standards and Best Practices

Childproof Pill Bottles
Physical Therapists & Prosthetists
Maintain/Increase Joint Mobility
Training and Control with Prosthetic
Arthritis caps
Amputees have to be vigilant in cleaning and seeing doctors frequently after surgery

Shadowing Research

Hand and finger size would greatly impact ability to open standard cap. With bigger hands and longer fingers, you can open the cap easier.
Grip strength is also a factor.
Utilizing my legs to help squeeze bottle
Reading a book proved awkward, especially if book isn’t resting on legs
Several grip points and muscle movements were necessary from one area of the body to perform most tasks
Easy to become fatigued

Video Games

Tying Shoe Laces

Opening Medicine

Deoderant

Seasoning Meat

Pinning Business Cards

Opening Water Bottle

Doing Homework

Flipping in a Pan

Hand Sanitizer

Open/Closing Cabinet

Pressure from Surface

Closing Cap

Balancing Bottle

Close-Up Opening/Closing Cabinet

Navigating Bottle

Aide from Friends

Sorting Medicine

One-Handed Grip

Regulations

Reaching High Surfaces