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CLEIO has designed and developed a product that revolutionizes workflows in pharmacies.
BlistAssist: a device that revolutionizes the preparation of medication blister cards in pharmacies.
Company
Industry
Healthcare
Sector
Pharma
Product Type
Physical Device with Digital Interface
Expertise
- Electronic Engineering, Embedded Software Development, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Design, Innovation Strategy, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Assurance
An innovative idea for a unique product on the market
McKesson Canada, a company whose mission is to improve all aspects of health care, wanted to ease the manual preparation and verification of medication blister cards in pharmacies. To do so, they worked with CLEIO to develop the innovative BlistAssist solution.
Our industrial designers and the McKesson Canada team proposed a system that ensures fast and accurate medication preparation while significantly reducing the risk of errors. Thanks to its projector, the device shows the cells to fill with the correct medication type and quantities.
How CLEIO and McKesson Canada proposed an innovative solution that solves several problems in pharmacies
McKesson Canada mandated CLEIO to assist in designing and developing this innovative solution. We mobilized all our teams, from the immersion phase to the launch, to create the best possible product for their users.
Understanding the end-user environment and profiles
We visited several pharmacies to analyze the end-user profiles, environment and workflows. Among other things, we had to understand and analyze thoroughly:
- Workflow when sorting medications
- Technicians’ workspace, including how much counter space is generally available in pharmacies
- Problems with the workflows and opportunities of improvement
- Level of user expertise
Testing the concept
Our designers built the first physical proof of concept in wood using the user data collected. They integrated a projector and a mirror to project the image on the table, allowing them to quickly confirm the idea’s potential.
Reviewing and testing the ergonomics
We mobilized all the disciplines to develop the product
Mechanical engineering and component integration
Electronic engineering and embedded software development
A commercialized and patented technology
In a very short period of time, we designed and developed an innovative product that was patented and commercialized. Today, the BlistAssist reduces verification time during manual medication preparation by up to 70% and offers complete traceability throughout the process.
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