Designing a RT-PCR COVID-19 device to help resume pre-pandemic life.
The Problem
Until now, the accuracy of a COVID-19 test was based on time…
Rapid antigen tests are fast, but not always accurate.
Lab-based RT-PCR tests are slower, but more accurate.
What if you could take the PCR diagnostic technology out of the lab?
20 minute PCR tests combined with pool sampling
(up to 5 tests at once) at crowded venues gives accurate results quickly to a large amount of people.
The technology existed, but this device didn’t.
The Inspiration
Design Drivers
Iconic gesture/branding opportunity
Celebrate the heatsink
Less lab like
Multi environment use
Internal/external asethetic
Wider footprint for stability
Internal accessibility
The Concepts
The Solution
Pool Sampling
The Problem
Design a one time use biosafe disposable product to safely collect COVID-19 samples for pool testing using the parameters of the newly designed platform.
Design Parameters
One time use
Speed to market critical
OTS valves and cap
Works with pooling cartridge
Transfers specific amount of fluid
Biosafe
Intuitive
