Nighty Night Braçalet d'Ajuda per Dormir de Meizhu Li

El disseny Nighty Night Braçalet d'Ajuda per Dormir de Meizhu Li és un guanyador molt estimat del prestigiós 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro en la Categoria de Competició de Disseny de Tecnologies Vestibles.

FerroTecnologia Vestible· 2020

Nighty Night Braçalet d'Ajuda per Dormir

de Meizhu Li

Guanyador del A' Design Award de Ferro en la Categoria de Tecnologia Vestible

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El Disseny

Sobre Nighty Night Braçalet d'Ajuda per Dormir

Nighty Night és un braçalet portable dissenyat per millorar la qualitat del son. Nighty Night combina l'acupressió tradicional xinesa amb la tecnologia moderna, utilitzant un corrent d'impulsos de baixa freqüència per estimular punts d'acupressió al canell. El corrent passa entre dos elèctrodes i crea una estimulació uniforme a l'àrea entre ells, de manera que no cal localitzar el punt exacte d'acupressió. L'usuari es posa el braçalet abans de dormir i configura la intensitat i la durada. El braçalet es guarda en una caixa que carrega el dispositiu, i la part electrònica es pot extreure per netejar-la.

El Reconeixement

Sobre el A' Design Award de Ferro

Nighty Night Braçalet d'Ajuda per Dormir és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Nighty Night Braçalet d'Ajuda per Dormir sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Nighty Night Braçalet d'Ajuda per Dormir és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

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Propietats Úniques: Nighty Night is a wearable wristband that combines traditional Chinese acupressure with modern technology by using a low-frequency current to stimulate certain acupoints that can improve sleep quality. It does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
Dimensions i Embalatge: wristband 240mm*35mm*5mm
Box 255mm*50mm*40mm
Etiquetes: wearable, sleep, technology, traditional Chinese medicine
Tecnologia de Producció: The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads that are taped to the patient’s skin.
Since people's body size are different, so there is also slightly different for the location of the same acupoint. The technology can easily resolve the problem by creating even stimulation between the area of two electrode pads.
Repte de Disseny: The technology I am investigating is low-frequency pulse current, which has a parallel in a machine used for cancer patients. The principle is to relieve pain by creating mild electrical pulses to improve local circulation and relax muscles. The existing product applies this technology to people who experience joint or muscle pain for a variety of reasons. The pulse is delivered through electrode pads (positive and negative) that are taped to the patient’s skin. The technology creates even stimulation in the current between the two poles. I am investigating whether this technology can stimulate the particular acupoints that help people sleep without requiring the user to pinpoint the precise location of those acupoints.
In support of my theory that this technology can be used to stimulate acupoints and improve sleep, I found a thesis written by a graduate student at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The student compared the effects of acupuncture (stimulated acupoints by needle) and pulse current instruments on sleep quality for people with depressive insomnia. The result showed that both methods improved sleep quality, and there was no significant difference in the degree of improvement between the two groups. In that way, I can use this technology into my design.
Recerca: In traditional Chinese medicine, insomnia can be resolved by using acupressure. The pressure is applied to a certain acupoint that can improve sleep quality.
There are about 19 acupoints on our body that can improve sleep quality, and the most effective sleep acupoints are located at the wrist and calf.
Since the wrist acupoints are more concentrated and accessible than those on the calf, I decided to design a wristband that can stimulate them for improved sleep.
Inspiració: According to the National Alliance On Mental Illness, over one-third of Americans report difficulty sleeping.
There are many existing sleep aids, such as music and incense, but they often work for some people and not for others. Some sleeping aids need active efforts on the part of the user, but not all people can stick to the program.
So I wanted to find a scientific method that does not require the user’s active involvement but easily solves the problem of insomnia.
Durada del Projecte: Started in September 2018 and finished in May 2019.
Flux d'Operació: The user basically uses it before they go to bed. The user opens the housing of the wristband when he/she is ready to sleep, puts on the band, and sets the intensity of the electric stimulation and duration, before switching on the device. The next morning the user removes the wrist strap and puts it back into the box, where it will be automatically charged.
The electronic part can be easily taken out from the wristband and clean or change the band.