A team of Senior High School students from the University of Saint Louis exhibited an innovative device that is prompted to remind its users of their on-time medication during the 2024 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Expo of the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs held on September 7-8, 2024, at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Crhys Antony Y. Reyes, Rhodwhin O. Cortez, Kobe Lean P. Orteza, Nathan Icezaac O. Leal, and Jerah Querelle P. Agullana, with their mentor, Mr. Joseph Celoso, introduced “Pill Perfect,” a smart pill box organizer made from 3D-printed biodegradable polylactic acid that sends consistent reminders for its users to take their prescribed medicine at the set particular intervals of time.
According to the team, the device “features a built-in timer that helps with keeping track of when its user needs to take their medication, as well as a display that shows the time and an alarm that rings once this timer reaches zero. Aside from these, an interface for setting the time as well as an integrated wifi module will allow the device to send a notification directly to the designated user of the machine.”
The device seeks to aid patients with regular maintenance, individuals with complex medication regimens, caretakers of aforementioned beneficiaries, and hospitals.
Recognizing that there is much room for improvement, the team aims to develop and integrate additional features for seamless device usage. Planned developments include a weight monitoring system to alert users if the device is out of a certain medication, an advanced display to enhance its user-friendliness, and a dedicated application to augment the device’s technological capabilities, among others.
#BES #Innovation #STEMExpo2024 #ExperienceUSL #USLPhilippines
