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Consumer Health

Overview of Consumer Health

As technology moves away from controlled environments with skilled, trained users, Eclipse has helped our clients bridge the gap with product solutions for the home use consumer environment. Our approach begins with immersing ourselves in the consumer environment and user experience to provide insight for meaningful problem solving. We develop things that are safe, intuitive, pleasing to experience, and easy to make.

Areas of Expertise

  • Visual and Interactive Brand Languages
  • Consumer Trend Analysis
  • Opportunity Framing
  • Target User Profiles

Solving Problems

  • AcceleDent Optima: Orthodontic Device

    • The AcceleDent Optima is the first and only FDA-cleared vibratory device clinically proven to speed up orthodontic treatment by as much as 50% Thumbnail

      The AcceleDent Optima is the first and only FDA-cleared vibratory device clinically proven to speed up orthodontic treatment by as much as 50%

    • Eclipse developed each component of this product from the ergonomic device, charging case, display stand, and a full interactive mobile application Thumbnail

      Eclipse developed each component of this product from the ergonomic device, charging case, display stand, and a full interactive mobile application

    • The Eclipse design team significantly reduced the overall volume of the Optima compared to the prior version. This creates a much more enjoyable user experience as it is lighter and does not get in the way. Thumbnail

      The Eclipse design team significantly reduced the overall volume of the Optima compared to the prior version. This creates a much more enjoyable user experience as it is lighter and does not get in the way.

    • Users can track their progress with the device via the app, set reminders, connect and share their data with their doctor and family, and more. Thumbnail

      Users can track their progress with the device via the app, set reminders, connect and share their data with their doctor and family, and more.

    Challenge

    The average braces wearer will have a mouth full of metal for 1-3 years that often negatively affects diet, participatory activities, and self-image. The team at OrthoAccel developed an electronic mouth piece that uses almost imperceptible vibrations to encourage teeth to shift, so braces work faster and more comfortably. The initial version worked well, but it needed the expertise of the Eclipse team to take the AcceleDent Optima product and user experience to the next level.

    Solution

    The AcceleDent Optima is the culmination of seamless technology integration and dedication to a thoughtful user experience. By invoking a User-Centered Design Process, Eclipse delivered a safe, effective, and intuitive device with a comprehensive suite of technology-driven features. When used with braces or aligners, AcceleDent is clinically proven to move teeth up to 50% faster. AcceleDent is also clinically proven to reduce the pain and discomfort associated with braces and aligners by up to 71%

  • Osram Sylvania - ECO Shower Light

    • The Osram Eco Shower Light delivers hydro-electric illumination to your shower with no batteries or wiring required. Thumbnail

      The Osram Eco Shower Light delivers hydro-electric illumination to your shower with no batteries or wiring required.

    • The colored light around the shower light glows red as the water temperature rises, providing a visual warning and minimizing the risk of scalding accidents. Thumbnail

      The colored light around the shower light glows red as the water temperature rises, providing a visual warning and minimizing the risk of scalding accidents.

    • The simple exterior form provides adjustability and conceals the complex generator mechanism which creates electricity from a typical residential water flow Thumbnail

      The simple exterior form provides adjustability and conceals the complex generator mechanism which creates electricity from a typical residential water flow

    Challenge

    Eclipse was challenged to develop a stable turbine that would sufficiently light an LED without degrading a shower’s flow rate. With its feasibility established, Eclipse embarked on a project to develop an attractive, easy to install, water powered light.

    Solution

    User research, together with low-cost manufacturing considerations, gravitated the design direction towards a “minimal elegance.” Eclipse’s engineering staff successfully designed a compact, turbine driven generator to produce power with minimal vibration and pressure loss. SLA and FDM prototypes were built allowing us to test, and make significant improvements to, performance and overall cost. The final mechanical and electrical designs were transferred to Osram’s offshore manufacturing vendor. Today, the successful Ecolight is available at major home improvement stores.

    Capabilities
    • User Research
    • Industrial Design
    • Fluidics and Mechanical Engineering
    • Prototyping

Other Great Results

  • Brine Synergy Lacrosse Head

    Brine Synergy Lacrosse Head

    Brine approached Eclipse to create a Pro/ENGINEER database for their new lacrosse head design. The complicated design required advanced surfacing skills that were far beyond the abilities of even the most talented ProE user.

    Working from conceptual 2D sketches, Eclipse was able to reproduce the complex 3D surface geometry in under Brine’s very tight time frame of two weeks. Brine and Eclipse have worked as partners to refine our development process and increase our speed market.

Other Ways We Help

  • Medical

    Founded by a medical product designer, we were working in medical before it was cool.

  • Life Sciences

    Developing laboratory solutions for research, testing, and quality control.

  • Industrial

    Developing products that meet NEMA & MIL ruggedization standards.