Eye Medication Applicator

Mission Statement
Our goal is to design, test, and manufacture a product that will effectively deliver medication to the eye in a way that will allow it to compete with similar products currently on the market.

Problems
The aim of our project is to solve problems related to the application of eye medication. The following problems were deemed the largest and most general. Not all of these problems are within the scope of solving through this project, but we felt it was important to cover anything relevant to the end-goal.
 * Lack of dexterity with users
 * Lack of neck dexterity
 * Lack of shoulder dexterity
 * Inadequate fine motor skills
 * Negative reflexes for users
 * Trigger shy users
 * Blinking as medication enters the eye
 * Natural response to eye stimulus
 * Uncooperative patients
 * Wasted medication
 * Applying too much or too little
 * Lack of accuracy in applying medication
 * Wasted medication
 * Inconsistent application approach
 * Inaccuracy involved in method of use
 * No clear or defined method for existing product

Goals and Specifications
Specific goals have been changing as we learn from our research. Below were our initial goals for the project:
 * Solve at least one problem that is unique to products currently on the market
 * Create both a disposable and re-usable model for manufacturing
 * Have one or more designs ready for manufacturing by the end of the project period in December

Solutions
We have looked at a number of different ways to pursue our goals. Various designs have been drawn and discussed. [Work in Progress]