Eye Medication Applicator

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.

Design Specifications
Our product must follow a number of guidelines
 * Each application must deliver 0.5 mL of medication to the eye
 * The applicator must be compatible with all prescription eye-dropper bottles
 * The bottle will not be manually squeezed during use
 * The user will not have to tilt their head back during use

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
 * Undesirable 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

Design Work
We have looked at a number of different ways to pursue our goals. Various designs have been pursued, each with benefits and drawbacks.