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This was a project in collaboration with the medical device company, Eko Health. Their main product, the Core500 is a digital stethoscope that provides 4x sound amplification + active noise cancellation, wireless listening via Bluetooth, and allows users to record, save, and share audio. I worked as a Co-Project Lead and Designer amongst a team of 7 engineers and designers to reimagine the Core500's packaging to be more sustainable, cost-efficient, and unique in user experience.
Team: Allison Yuh, Jade Stashin, Adin Esberg, Michelle Gantos, Shannon Long, Yahany Francisco, Zachary Zane
Initial Steps
Pictured on the right is the original Core500 packaging which came in two separate pieces. Eko Health asked us to help with rebranding their packaging to create stronger customer-to-company relationships, make the packaging more sustainable, and lower the cost of production.
During our initial phase of the project, we delved into the medical industry and user perceptions of packaging and sustainable design. We conducted 80 surveys to gauge user interest and preferences, ranging from doctors, to vets, to nurses, to educators.
We also researched various sustainable materials to replace the current packaging's use of magnets, excess water consumption, and other pricey materials.
Original stethoscope earpiece packaging
Original stethoscope chestpiece packaging
Ideation
During our ideation process, we used mood boards to create new inspirations for the brand based on their style guide. We also used Onshape to CAD out different layouts and optimize space and material use. We also used Figma for graphic design ideation and used Adobe Dimension to render any ideas we had. Taken from our final deliverable, these images show our design process.
Analysis
We aimed to reduce the kg/CO2 eq of each packaging design from material extraction to end-of-life. We focused on materials & manufacturing, using a simplified version of the Industrial Design & Engineering Materials (IDEMAT) Database.
We also used industry trends to approximate total costs for manufacturing and packaging expenses to analyze cost performance. By commonizing many of the materials used in each packaging concept, we were able to reduce total costs.
Final Designs
We came up with four final designs, one of which was heavily preferred by the head executives at Eko. Each design was analyzed and seen to have at least a 30% reduction in carbon emissions and 50% reduction in cost.
