Client: Quidel

Our Role

• Redesign to improve the performance of breakable tip dispensing and seal of existing cap.
• Sample type: fecal occult – for testing blood in stool

Unique Features and Accomplishments

• Applied our materials and design experience to design a tip that breaks cleanly, repeatably and yields precise residual geometry.
• Revised body design to improve ergonomics and allow the user to more accurately dispense sample.
• Designed tip features that yield a precise drop volume.

Expertise Employed
While all projects benefit from our development process and expertise in design, engineering, and in-house rapid prototyping, this project highlights our expertise in:

• Mechanical Design and Engineering
• Materials Selection
• Industrial Design
• Microfluidics and Fluid Dynamics

This product is commercially available:  https://www.quidel.com/sites/default/files/product/documents/quickvue_ifob_sales_sheet.pdf