Daily medication reminder integrated in life.

Iaso — a comprehensive medication management system tailored for older adults facing memory impairment and multiple chronic conditions. By seamlessly uniting devices and mobile interfaces, Iaso streamlines the complexities of medication management, reducing the risk of missed doses and medication mix-ups. It's a holistic solution for enhanced well-being in older adults.

June 2023 - Feb 2024
Kunlin Zhao | Product Manager
Ziwei Song | Product Designer & UXUI Designer
Jinlin Wang | UXUI Designer & Visual Designer
Suixin Liu | Industrial Designer
JiaQian Lin | Industrial Designer

Stay informed, always.

Dose schedule and medication instructions displayed on screen.

Ensure your visual attention.

Dose schedule and medication instructions displayed on screen.

Ensure your visual attention
and sound

Dose schedule and medication instructions displayed on screen.

Take your dose in 3 steps.

Never forget refills.

Pill inventory and medication details monitored in the app. Refill packets comes to your door prepared and ready.

What if you missed?
We got you covered.

Double coverage to prevent you from missing important does.

Your beloved ones are with you all the time.

Hearing your beloved one’s voice at every important moment.

Problem Statement

Elderly individuals coping with multiple chronic diseases, such as heart conditions, high blood pressure, and diabetes, often struggle with managing their intricate medication regimens due to memory loss and cognitive challenges. This results in missed doses, incorrect dosages, and potential health risks. A solution is needed to help these seniors adhere to their medication schedules and reduce errors, ultimately enhancing their well-being.

Opportunity Statement:

An opportunity exists to develop an intuitive and effective medication management system specifically catering to the needs of elderly individuals who contend with memory impairments and concurrent chronic diseases. By creating a solution that simplifies medication routines, offers personalized reminders, and ensures accurate dosages, we can empower seniors to independently manage their medications, improving their quality of life and health outcomes.

Project Background

In an aging society, the challenges of managing multiple chronic conditions and memory impairments are becoming increasingly common. Statistics reveal that approximately 40% of older adults experience some degree of memory impairment, which significantly contributes to the problem of missed doses and medication errors. Noncompliance with medication regimens is estimated to result in over 125,000 deaths annually and costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $100 billion yearly.

Existing solutions often fall short in providing user-friendly and personalized support for this demographic. Hence, there's an urgent need to develop an innovative solution to simplify medication management for middle-aged and elderly individuals with memory impairments and improve their well-being while receiving care at home.

Convenience

Our Goal

The goal of iaso is to provide the elderly with a seamless and user-friendly pill-taking experience, while also addressing the needs of their families through our comprehensive services. Our physical and digital solutions act as guiding tools, simplifying pill access for users. Additionally, they enhance the visibility of the pill-taking process for their families, ensuring a simplified and efficient method of care

The solution strives to ensure that medication management is effortless for seniors and their families alike. With user-friendly pillboxes and an intuitive app, taking the right medication at the right time becomes a seamless process.

Accessibility

The system aims to make medications readily available to seniors. The solution complements this by offering clear displays and simple navigation, ensuring accessibility for users of all technological backgrounds.

Visibility

The solution extends peace of mind to families as well. Through our app, family members receive real-time updates on their loved ones' medication adherence. This transparency enables families to actively participate in their elderly relatives' health and well-being.

Physical Solution

Iaso's automated dispensing equipment features a user-centered design that seamlessly marries aesthetics with practicality. Its rounded design and tactile texture not only add warmth to the medication experience but also eliminate the annoyance of medication management. Enhanced lighting, sound screens, and other reminder functions cater to the specific needs of elderly users, delivering a humanized and welcoming experience.

Interactive Screen

Synchronized with our phone app, it displays real-time updates on the user's medication status, including the next dose and any missed doses. It also provides post-medication instructions..

Detachable Pill Tray

The pill tray is designed to be detachable, allowing users to easily retrieve their medication after it's dispensed. The design ensures the medication is in a convenient shape for users to pick up.

Light Indicators

When it's time for the user to take their medication, a light indicator provides a visual reminder, reinforcing the connection between medication and the user.

Audio Prompts

After dispensing, the bottom speaker provides an audio prompt, informing the user that it's time to take their medication and offering post-medication instructions.

Auto-scan pill box

Through the bar code on each pillbox, when the elderly place the pillbox into the machine, it automatically scans the bar code. This synchronizes the medications inside the pillbox with the app, displaying them in the import system. This greatly simplifies the medication process for the elderly

Replaceable pill box

The pill tray is designed to be detachable, allowing users to easily retrieve their medication after it's dispensed. The design ensures the medication is in a convenient shape for users to pick up.

Digtal Solution

The mobile counterpart of Iaso serves as an intuitive assistant, forming a seamless user experience with Iaso devices. Designed with simplicity in mind to cater to elderly users not well-versed in electronic devices, the Iaso mobile app also provides an avenue for family members to understand and support the medication usage of their elderly loved ones, enhancing overall communication and care.

Elder friendly design

Tailored for older individuals with a user-centered approach, featuring larger fonts, intuitive information, and other details for a user-friendly and easy-to-use experience.
Detailed functionality, including step-by-step guidance for initial setup and filling the pill box dispenser, has been incorporated to provide a seamless user experience for seniors.

Daily Medication Reminder:

The system ensures that the elderly take their medication on time by providing daily medication reminders.
It includes special reminders for missed doses, minimizing the chances of skipped medications.
The system seamlessly integrates with the device's user interface, allowing the elderly to take their medication directly through the device, with the app serving as an additional tool for assistance.

Pill Box Capacity &Inventory:

Through an intuitive UI design, users can effortlessly check the remaining amount of each medication and promptly contact their doctor for refills when needed.
Additionally, users have the flexibility to customize their individual health plans, including the inclusion of health supplements like vitamin C within the system.
The system supports multiple account editing, allowing the elderly's children to assist in creating comprehensive drug treatment plans, complete with drug details and dosing schedules. Personalized reminders further ensure adherence, safeguarding the well-being of the elderly.

Seamless Experience
& Device Interaction:

The system seamlessly integrates devices and mobile applications, providing a unified experience.
Through the mobile app's device page, users can check the machine's real-time status, including battery power.
Users can interact with the machine through simplified methods, offering a convenient experience akin to a user-friendly instruction manual.

Emotional Attributes

Infusing humanistic care into the medication management system. This includes allowing users, or their children, to customize reminder sounds and notification preferences for a more personalized and compassionate experience.