Photographs taken by Pari Syal; used with permission from the Fuse Project intro: Technology and healthcare have always worked well together. The most recent innovation in medical science is a diagnostic accessory that provides health care over the cloud… copy: When it was absolutely necessary, none of us has ever been able to reach a doctor who was on call, and we have all felt the devastation that results from it. Fuse Project, a design firm, was tasked by the Gates Foundation and wired magazine with developing a concept for a diagnostic health care device that would adequately fulfill both, diagnosis and treatment issues in the absence of a doctor. The goal of this endeavor was to combat this need with technology. The company designed ‘kernel,’ a specific solution to the complications of treating chronic illnesses in developing countries, in particular malaria, to clearly address the issue for regions where the nearest doctor is days away by foot, making preventive care impossible. This was done to address the issue for regions where the nearest doctor is days away by foot. kernel is a diagnostic amulet that connects to your phone over bluetooth and is worn around your neck. It is supposed to be a compact, easy-to-use gadget. Users are able to test their blood, saliva, urine, and breath with this pad thanks to its four-quadrant bio-sensing micro-perforated absorbent technology. The pad is colored red for blood, yellow for pee, blue for saliva, and green for breath. The kernel test results are transmitted via bluetooth to a mobile app to doctors for remote health consultations. This allows patients to be continuously monitored remotely via the cloud, with reminders such as medicine intake or doctor’s visits. The app was designed to work with a wide range of standard handsets and smart phones. The gadget has a number of benefits, one of which is that it requires very little maintenance. When it is closed, the sample pad is passed over an integrated disinfecting surface, which cleans it. The kernel does not have any moving components. However, the sample pad has to be replaced on a regular basis in order to prevent any potential malfunctions. Aside from that, there is not much of a fuss involved, and it only has to be charged once every two weeks. The sensors that are necessary for the gadget are now too expensive and not durable enough for use in a wearable device; however, the fuse project expects that this will change over the next five to ten years. Therefore, we have a very lengthy wait ahead of us. Please visit globalhop.indiaartndesign.com in order to see the photographs.
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