Scientific and medical fields use the mini homogenizer to quickly break down tissues and lyse cells to extract DNA, RNA, proteins, or other intracellular components, emulsify liquids, prep samples, or to rapidly mix a cohesive mixture.
With healthcare and laboratory professionals having one of the highest chances of developing a type of Musculoskeletal disorder, so it is extremely important for the tools they use everyday to be design to not only be efficient and ergonomic.
Up to 95% of healthcare/lab workers experience joint pain due to lab work starting as young as 36.
Overview
Interview
Parinaz Mahbod has been a Senior Researcher at the University of Cincinnati, in the physiology and endocrinology department, for almost 16 years. She has done research on genetics, neuro-endocrinology, and diabetes. She values comfort and efficiency for her hundreds of samples she processes for every experiment.
“For my research, I use this for every experiment to rupture the cell walls for every single sample you see. Although it gets the job done, my hand feels destroyed.”
Task Analysis
Product Break Down
Further refining concept 2, combining and incorporating the strongest aspects of the pervious concepts to push the design.
Concept 1
Concaved Power Button
Concaved Power Button
Inspiration
Concept Generation
Concept 2
Convergence
Final Renders
USB-C charging
Clamp Flip Switch
Concept 3
Objective: Redesign the Handheld Mini Homogenizer to provide optimal comfort for Researchers and Medical field specialist to Eliminate Joint Pain.
Concept 1
CAD Iteration
Key Features
Concaved Power Button allows for the thumb to comfortably rest on the button
Clamp flip switch is a quick and secure solution for attaching the pestel grip
USB-C charging reduces risk of exploded batteries ruining the homogenizer and waste produced
Dual Layer Clamp Nozzle has the internal clamp connected to the motor rotating pestel while the exterior secures and protects the internal rotation
*Vizcom was used to aid creation of this image
Dual Layer Clamp Nozzle
