Spout
A toy first spacer inhaler for calming and coaching young children through every dose
Given the brief of designing a pediatric inhaler, we decided to make a spacer children could play with, shaped as a whale so that breathing is the first thing the object communicates
We explored multiple different objects and animals, settling on animals for their stronger associations with play and learning, like an elephant whose raised trunk took the canister, a bear whose head turned to hide the inhaler behind a friendly face, and finally a whale with a bulbous head and a blowhole socket. We decided on the third form for its clearer link to breathing, and due to the first two needing that connection explained before the object made sense.
Design a pediatric inhaler that could ease and shorten the daily treatment routine for young children and their parents
A bulbous head on a four-inch body holds the required chamber volume while keeping the whole device within a child's grip. This also lets the body open so the shell can be washed and played with.
We explored multiple different objects and animals, settling on animals for their stronger associations with play and learning, like an elephant whose raised trunk took the canister, a bear whose head turned to hide the inhaler behind a friendly face, and finally a whale with a bulbous head and a blowhole socket. We decided on the third form for its clearer link to breathing, and due to the first two needing that connection explained before the object made sense.