Verily Patch
Verily Patch is a self-applied Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) device that tracks a patient’s temperature and other vital signs. I led the design for the product - device, packaging, and app - for our initial clinical partnership and resulting commercial acceleration, filling gaps until we hired a complete team.
From Technology to Product
While a small engineering team had a working prototype, there was a lot of ambiguity around what the product was, who would use it, and how. In a high pressure environment, I aligned our team on approaches to self-application, industrial design, data transfer, and packaging, and maintained the design intent as we worked through the development process.
Easy to replace frame
Our biggest design challenge was making the device easy to self-apply. The final design enabled enabled easy weekly adhesive application, by heat staking a plastic carrier to a skin adhesive.
Clinical Precision in a Small Package
Verily Patch fits in a device about the size of a quarter, but can last for over a month, while maintaining a continuous and accurate connection to a smart phone.
Enabling Device Self-Application
As we tested app design variations, we found that animations were the most effective medium for patient education. We developed a series of animated instructions, that when paired with the out-of-box set up experience, led to near perfect usage in a non-tech-savvy user group.
Maintained Design Intent
From the adhesive assembly, to on-device labeling, to the device form, every aspect of Patch was under a microscope and questioned by the technical teams. I shepherded the design through their concerns, resulting in a beautiful and easy-to use device.