HADICARE|Smart Hand Care Device
Handicare is a series of smart hand protectors, mainly targeting the De Quervain syndrome (stenosing tenosynovitis).
Handicare uses an APP to detect the hand muscle force, and a replaceable module(vibration/electrotherapy) to soothe area of pain. Moreover, traditional steel bars are replaced with the inflated pump for support so as to achieve the effect of lighter weight and better fit to the hand.
Discover the Insight
While walking around a fabric market, I realise that many workers were wearing hand protectors on either of their hands. After inquiring out of curiosity, I understood that the workers needed hand protectors , because of tendonitis due to long hours use of wrist during work. This medical symptom is called DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis (Mother’s Wrist).In order to understand this symptom more in depth, we cooperated with hospital(Taipei Veterans General Hospital) to design HANDICARE. After consulting a doctor, we learned that the way to treat this condition is to '' REST ''.
Feature 01 - Muscle Sensor
Handicare monitors the use of hand muscles over a long period of time, such as over-tightening and excessive use of hand muscles, and the APP reminds users to relax the hand.
Feature 02 - Electronic Module
The vibration or electrotherapy electronic module is set at the area in pain, and can be disassembled and changed according to the user's needs to relieve the pain.
Feature 03 - Air Pump
Press the pump to inflate the air cushion in the protector which replaces the metal bar in the traditional protective gears. The pressure can be freely adjusted, and the weight is reduced.
Appication of Handicare
The collected muscle data will be sent back to the APP. If your hands are overworked, the APP will automatically remind users to relax their hands to prevent the condition from deteriorating.The vibration module or the electrotherapy module can be controlled via the module interface of the APP, and the intensity and frequency can be adjusted as desired.
The Charging Box
Handicare is equipped with a charging box to charge the electronic modules.The electronic modules can also be stored in the box, which is portable. The overall volume is convenient for storage.