Gallery: How Do You Design a Medical Gadget That Costs 95 Percent Less Than Before?
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EvoTech was able to develop a medical grade technology that cost 20 times less than equivalent products in its field. IDEO.org helped refine the device's form and function. *Photo: IDEO.org*
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In less than a month, the team at IDEO.org was able to transform a kludgey prototype into an award-winning design.*Photo: IDEO.org*
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IDEO.org has designed medical devices for some of the biggest companies in the world, and they were able to apply lessons learned on those projects to their work for EvoTech. *Photo: IDEO.org*
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Most people imagine medical devices being invented in pristine, white laboratories, but the EvoCam was originally developed in a garage. *Photo: IDEO.org*
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One of IDEO.org's biggest contributions was an industrial design that looked good when using manufactured using low volume processes like machines or when injection molded in mass quantities. *Photo: IDEO.org*
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The original EvoCam didn't look like much, but the low-cost endoscope gives hope to more than two million women a year in the developing world who desperately need the technology. *Photo: IDEO.org*
