Red Dot 2009 Winning Concepts – Life Science
Article by Martin Gibson – Twitter – 10.06.2010
The Red Dot 2010 Design Competition is now running! Find out more information about this years competition here.
| Miss Jihye LEE | Sweet Donation Bag is a vessel for donated blood. Its outer casing has been designed to facilitate easy identification, and to soothe the mind of the donor. |
| Miss Han-Na LEE, Mr Sang-hyeon IM | SVLT converts voice into text and sign language into voice, and can help the visually impaired and the hearing-impaired to communicate. |
| Mr Jason PERKINS | peepo GPS is a navigation system for the visually impaired. Combined with the guide dog, it enables the independent exploration of unknown areas and freedom from reliance on other people. |
| Mr Francisco LINDORO | One result of a lack of access to healthcare institutions in poverty-stricken areas is dangerous childbirth conditions. This set of equipment for midwives provides affordable and disposable tools that will reduce the risk of infections. |
| Mr Lifeng YU | With a built-in light source, camera, and speaker, Bright-F detects colours and then describes them using audio. This colour identification tool was designed for use by the blind and the colour blind. |
| Mr Francisco LINDORO | The Bone Repair Therapy device allows patients to self-administer electrotherapy and ultrasound treatment to fresh fractures and non-union fractures after a cast has been set. It brings convenience and savings to both patients and healthcare institutions. |
| Mr. Jingzhou WEN, Mr. Guanggui YU, Mr. Lengjie WU | Easy to use and displaying Braille as appropriate, the Blood Pressure Monitor for the Blind allows the blind and visually impaired to make health checks independently. |
| Mr Yong-Bum LIM, Mr. Sang-Hoon LEE, Miss Hwa-Young SEO | Designed for use by the visually impaired, Bell takes the guesswork out of when to stop pouring water into a cup. |
| Mr Do-Heon KIM, Mr Byung-joon LEE, Miss Ji-eun PARK, Miss Gina ROH | Angel Wings is a transformable air-filled mattress that has been designed to bring comfort to patients who have undergone surgery for colon cancer. |