SensiCuff
October 2024
40h - 50h work time
Problem
There’s an enormous difference between knowing the type and magnitude of a particular metric (i.e. blood sugar levels) that cause serious detriments to one’s health, and being able to control those metrics in real time.
My goal with SensiCuff is to bridge the gap between us and our data by targeting the following requirements:
- the possibility for continuous (perhaps long-term) data collection
- exclusive access by the user to said data
- a location on the body that allows for maximum sensor and data types and quality
- a cyborg/transhuman element - invasive, breaks the skin, becomes part of the body
- an organic extension to today's technology
The target user for this product is someone who desires:
- access to and control over their health data
- that their data be of high quality and precision
- a product that utilizes technologies that are currently (2023/24) in development but not yet ready for commercial use
- a product that is fashionable as well as high-tech
Target User
My target user would also be open to and/or interested in invasive devices / cyborg ~vibes~.
Research & Ideation
Visual & Content Inspirations
Fashion-based wearable health devices
Oura Rings
Smartwatches
Art works on transhumanism by my colleague Shozab Raza
Already Extant Medical Devices
Continuous Glucose Monitors
Pacemakers
Pulse Oximeters
Cochlear Implants
Devices found in Science Fiction which have health data - related functions
Kimoyo Beads from The Black Panther & Wakanda Forever
Enhanced contact lenses from any number of sci-fi films & books
The enhanced arm and eye from the cook in Treasure Planet
Alastor Moody's eye in Harry Potter
Market Research
Functions Exploration - Medical / Health-Related Sensors
Contextual Ideation & Conceptual Development
1) The Long-Term Health Study Experience
11) The Fashion Wearables Experience
111) The Clinical Experience
Final Context: Fashion Wearable Ear Cuff Medical Device
Final Functional Design
Design Constraints
What am I designing?
Wearable Device (that has a cyborg-style, embedded sensor element) that taps into most advanced technologies (currently in development) that provide the user with extremely detailed, real-time health data.
Where will it be used?
Specifically, the device would need to be located somewhere on the torso; preferably with access to the cranial fluid.
When will it be used?
As a wearable device, once implanted it would be in constant use if and until the wearer was ready to have it removed.
How will it be used?
The device would need to tap into Intravenous, Subdermal, and Supradermal health data, as well as subcortical hormone data. The data would be shared via bluetooth to the device(s) requested by the wearer.
How does it differ from other products on the market?
1) Most devices on the market are located on an extremity, which limits the types, amounts, and precision of data collection
2) Current smart wearable devices do not have invasive elements to them, which would increase the precision and range of data accessible to the user.
Form Exploration
Materials Exploration
Storyboard
Looks-like Prototyping
Next Steps
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More time = more research & references!
Want to look into / compare & contrast with Neuralink, hypo-ear, etc.
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More looks-like prototypes: a silicone version to test out a warmer, more comfortable material; other "aesthetics"-based designs
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Longer-term (>5 days) user testing on a full range of users
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Functional CAD, especially sensors & skin penetration element
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Select Renderings
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Works-like prototype
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Work with the lab at MIT working on the Carbon Electron Array technology for dopamine measurement
