Presenting LIVA

HEALTH
+
communication
1 The Personal Diabetes
Manager (PMD)
2 Infusion Set
3 Docking area

LIVA
life & value
Samuel Lee Kwon :: Industrial designer:: rethink08@gmail.com
LIVA
life & value
With over 21 million children and adults in the United States tainted with diabetes, it becomes difficult to
imagine any lifestyle untouched by the affects of this enduring and incurable disease. And while most of
us live untroubled by the direct influences of this illness, those affected must adjust to a lifestyle which is
slightly more enduring. So I ask, what can be done to enhance the routine experiences of living with
diabetes?

As a fellow product designer, there is the possibility to enhance the experiences and lifestyles of those I
design for through the artifacts and services which I create. Therefore, a foreseeable product placement
exists in developing a system that enhances the lifestyle of those individuals directly associated with this
disease. By evaluating the current market and distinguishing opportunities for improvement we are able
to realize the true aspects which are important to those involved. The focus: make it easier for diabetes
patients to share, access, or translate medical information and seek to improve their way of healthy living.
In addition, developing a product which facilitates the needs of both patient and doctor, we can begin
taking a step in manifesting an alternative cure to living efficient with such an unreasonable and
intolerable illness.

meeting LIVA
Liva is and innovative insulin infusion system that simplifies living with diabetes in a busy lifestyle. Liva
overcomes all the barriers presented by a conventional insulin pump. Liva was not only design the
outside shell (the proto semantic) but also it was carefully designed the interface and the medical service
too.

products used by the patient

insulin pump: will work as a main controller to adjust the insulin level base
on the info or request of the user as well will check the glucose level.

infusion set: will deliver the insulin using wired less.

docking system: will work as a personal hard drive that save all
the data
about the food
that has been consume, the glucose level, what kinds of food and how
many carbs the user has been consume, and how many doses of insuling
the user has been used.

As well will provide the charging of the battery, works as an alarm clock
and will provide the internet connection with the dotor, sending the full data
of the patient.

making a connection by WEB (internet) with the doctor

and family by pluging the USB cable to the computer, that
has access to the internet.

Samuel Lee Kwon :: Industrial designer:: rethink08@gmail.com

architectural service

INFO + = Record all the data

- food
- carb consume
- insuling shots

trasfer to the Doctor from the docking system to the doctor by

internet, providing the patient and the doctor an easier check up by
web cam comunication.

Patient Doctor

Web

Docking Family

Liva’s first approach was, how we can make the medical service better and faster, helping in the
communication system with the doctor, the family and the patient. So Liva offers patients a convenient
WEB service that allows connecting and providing daily information to the doctor and the family. The
way this medical service works is through the products used by the patient. First the insulin pump, will
work as a main controller to adjust the insulin level base on the info or request of the user as well will
check the glucose level and it will automatically save the data. Then there is the infusion set, which
deliver the insulin using a wired less and tubeless, making the patient more flexible the move. Finally the
docking system, which will work as a personal hard drive that save all the data about the food that has
been consume, the glucose level, what kinds of food and how many carbs the patient has been consume,
and how many doses of insulin the user has been used. As well it will provide the charging of the battery,
works as an alarm clack and will provide the internet connection with the doctor, sending him the full
data of the patient. So all the info of the patient can be transfer to the doctor from the docking system to
the doctor through the web providing the patient and the doctor an easier check up by the web cam
communication. The WEB site will provide a dietary chart, connecting with the doctor, personal info,
family connection, webcam and chat room, and info to help the first timer with diabetes. Also this web
service will benefit the patient by: no more appointments which save time, gas and it is always accessible,
as well personal info is more organized, a family connection , and socializing (creating a community) to
learn new thing and interact with other with diabetes. The benefits for the doctor will be an easy control
of the patient, easy access history records of the patient, fast and accurate connection with the patient,
time saving and no work place restriction.

Samuel Lee Kwon :: Industrial designer:: rethink08@gmail.com

 A day in a life...
Brian his a typical ordinary guy that goes to college

HOW it works and he got the type 1 diabetes, but its ok because
now he has the new insulin pump called Liva.
And heres how is daily life goes.....

Every morning Brian then he checks the Brian takes the insulin it seems that every- Brian then showed me
wakes up when his weather and time. pump c o ntroller and thing is find and he that his infusion set was
alarms ring. looks his status of sets up his basal rate water proof and it was
blood level, insulin, and and go takes a shower. fine to take a shower
his heart rate while he with the infusion set on
was sleeping him.

His infusion set was not Before heading to his He puts his insulin and had to class After class, he comes
only water proof about math class he checks pump controller into back for lunch.
also it was tubeless. one more time his his backpack,
glucose level.

Samuel Lee Kwon :: Industrial designer:: rethink08@gmail.com

HOW it works A day in a life...

Brian picks the food He then puts the carb Brian makes sure if but he doesn’t find any After eating some food
and looks the nutrition info to his controller there where vegetables because his roommates Brian and Drew started
fact that is label in the and then he calculate that he can cook using have eaten them. to play so ping pong,
back of the food. the about of insulin he the recipe that he can which since Brian was
has to take after eating find from his controller using a tube less
this food. infusion set he feel
comfortable.

After a long day Brian puts back his controller to The next day Brian His communicate with
the docking system and goes back to sleep. plugs in the docking his parents got much
While he is a sleep the docking system takes system and transfers easier thank to the web
all the information about this daily consume of the data to the web site specially designed
insulin, food, carbs and info of his hearth and site and makes sure for liva and it users, and
saves it for his history records. his data goes in to his his parents feels safe
chart and to his doctor because they also can
info folder. access to his history
record of his health.

After a month Brian has an appointment, but

now he doesn’t have to go to the hospital for
check ups, because he can just plug his docking
system to a computer screen and talk directly
with his doctor through the web site, who as all
his info of his daily life.

Samuel Lee Kwon :: Industrial designer:: rethink08@gmail.com

the interface
Liva’s interface provides and intuitive design for the patient which allows them to make choices faster and
more efficient. The patient can interact with the interface by touching the screen, which will help them to
obtain what they need faster and easier. Liva’s interface is consisting eight simple icons that provide all the
needs for the patient.
The eight icons are:

Main (home) will be Starting page ( main menu. )

Emergency will have the Contact info and Emergency call

Basal rate: is a dose of slow-acting insulin or the continuous

pumping a small quantity will have the key to Set and let
it run

Bolus: a dosage of fast-acting insulin with a meal will have

the key for Carbs and bolus calculation

Food info will be have Food info (nutrition facts)Recipe

(learn how to cook)

History will be able to Records the daily consume ( food,

insulin, glucose, heart rate)Comparing (with the previous
month)

Setting will be have features for Brightness, Time, Weather,

Display setting, Calender, Calculator, Display size, and
Alarm for the infusion set expiration

Glucose & Heart will be have features for Glucose level and
Heart rate monitor

Samuel Lee Kwon :: Industrial designer:: rethink08@gmail.com

the interface
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monitoring status

welcome

history
of patient

heart rate & glucose history info heart rate & glucose history info
history compare

setting setting

loading...
loading... food info setting food info setting

make a selection
home bolus emergency basal rate home bolus emergency basal rate

home bolus emergency basal rate home bolus emergency basal rate

make a selection

loading...
loading...
food info setting food info setting

setting setting

heart rate & glucose history info heart rate & glucose history info history compare

of patient
history

welcome

loading.. main menu want to check the records and

monitoring status

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of patient of patient

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records shows the info

Samuel Lee Kwon :: Industrial designer:: rethink08@gmail.com

Final outcome
LIVA
LIVA is an innovative insulin infusion 8:45
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system that simplifies living with

diabetes in a busy lifestyle. LIVA
overcomes all the barriers presented welcome
by conventional insulin pump.

LIVA offers patients a convenient

WEB service that allows them to slide to unlock

connect and provide information

with their doctor and family.

LIVA’s interface provides comfort

for the patient and allows them
to make choices faster and more slide to unlock

efficient.
welcome

LIVA
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Samuel Lee Kwon :: Industrial designer:: rethink08@gmail.com