02 | Industrial Design + Product Development

A Transparent Respirator Concept

To improve patient practitioner communication and the overall patient experience during dental procedures, a transparent contemporary design was employed to differentiate the product from similar, more intrusive designs.

Care was taken to map out the product lifecycle stages, with a view to implement waste reduction strategies and enable re-use where possible.

03 | Design Engineering + Prototyping

Development of a Functional, Proven Prototype

Anthropometric CAD data was sourced to guide the development of the respirator design and ensure that the overall form would provide an air-tight seal to the face.

Through several stages of prototyping, each component and assembly was tested against the specification to inform design improvements and define the final mask configuration. In conjunction with the University of Hertfordshire, the final proof of concept prototypes were pre-verified against the specification requirements to prove the design before proceeding to the procurement of manufacturing tooling.

04 | Product Manufacturing + Marketing

Delivering the Product to Market

The final product provides superior protection to both practitioner and patient through the filtrated exhalation pathway. By creating a transparent design, communication is greatly improved, especially between patients with hearing impairments.