The acapella Choice vibratory PEP system is a single patient use device. It provides Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) therapy to help mucus mobilisation, which is particularly beneficial to COPD sufferers. An App MVP was required to explore the benefits of moving away from a print illustrated guide.
Improve the patient experience of using the acapella Choice vibratory PEP system by translating the printed instructional guide into a mobile digital format. The goal was to make the guidance easier to follow during therapy sessions—particularly for COPD patients—by addressing key usability and accessibility challenges observed in real-life use.
I partnered with the Smiths Medical R&D team to design a high-fidelity prototype for user acceptance testing (UAT). I owned the end-to-end digital design and UI, collaborating closely on user research and content adaptation. I also developed the working prototype using jQuery Mobile to support animations, and worked with an internal animator to bring instructional illustrations to life in a format suited to real-world patient use
ClientSmiths Medical International Ltd.
Year2018
CollaboratorsR&D team,Product manager,Internal stakeholders,Internal animator
Tools & techXD, Illustrator, After Effects, JQuery Mobile
The acapella® Choice COPD device, with it’s printed patient user guide.