Medical Device Design
Working alongside PhD's, electrical engineers and mechanical engineers to develop the world's first microfluidic, electronically controlled drug delivery device for eye medication was an incredibly valuable experience. We raised over $20 Million in private funding and went through multiple prototype generations of the device, laying the foundation for what would become 'Optijet', from Eyenovia.
Service
Industrial Design, Research & Development, 3D modeling, Prototyping, Injection molding
Client
Corinthian Ophthalmic
The surface of the human eye can hold between seven to ten microlitres of fluid. Whisper delivers a train of micron sized droplets in a total volume approximately one third the size of a traditional dose of eye medication. Gently coating the eye in this manner, allows this innovative drug delivery platform to provide consistent and repeatable dosing in a volume low enough to avoid run-out and tearing
Cleanliness
The aperture's seal is linked directly to the activation button to ensure minimal exposure to the atmosphere
Accuracy
'Halo Targeting' ensures accuracy for first and third party drug delivery
Delivery
The power button activates 'Halo Targeting', and wakes up the drive electronics used to power the ejector module
Engineered
48 parts, including hardware are assembled to produce a single, pocket sized device
4.8"
1.9"
Cartridge System
A four pin connector allows the cartridge head to communicate with its base. Snap features have been engineered to ensure a secure union.
Parametric CAD Modeling
Advanced surfacing and modeling techniques were used to create enclosures for these incredibly complex devices. The beauty of well defined relations and dimensions, within the feature tree of SolidWorks, is that these parametric models can be quickly and easily updated between prototype generations.
