Medrop Drug Dispenser

The Pen/Drug delivery device will help patients with dermatological conditions such as Warts,Veruccas,other similar diseases better drug delivery by controlled dose,penetration power,affordable device.

Wart is a dermatological disease,which is caused by human papilloma virus.This is small mump like structure in  skin.

They are of different types such as common warts,filliform warts,Plantar warts,Flat warts etc.This is becoming common in the population.Currently acid treatment,cryotherapy,electrocautery,laser surgery treatments are used.Acid treatment is cheap and efficient method than others.cryotherapy is also used widely.They are a bit complicated procedures.In the acid treatment ,traditional methods are still followed in most of the indian hospitals.They use pricks to prick the wart and apply the acid directly.hence patients face skin burns,non uniform dose,drug evaporation,no penetrationetc.There is a lack of affordable and efficient drug delivery device in the indian market.

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Currently the users of existing treatments have to come to hospitals often for all types of treatment.some times acids are given to home.but lack of a device makes it more difficult for the patient to use it.Acids are highly concentrated.

Acid treatment:

Acids will come in bottles-pricks are used to prick the wart-vaseline is applied to premises before application-Acid is applied to the wart.Since it is followed by traditional method,patients face discomfort and other challenges

Cryotherapy:

It is done with a device,by making the patient anesthetised locally.It is a complicated procedure and can be minimized.The patient have to go to hospital for the purpose.not completely curable method.The wart is freezed here and removed,Cannot be performed in all parts of the body

electrocautery:

It is similar like electrocautery,but done using a different device.where the warts are removed .It is a complicated procedure.Patients have to come to hopsitals.Cannot be performed in all parts of the body.

Our product currently are only targeting warts patients,To make them treat the wart at home with help of no other people and minimizing all the exisiting problems such as acid spillage and skin burns,Non uniformity and less efficacy,No penetration power and unability of drug to reach the site etc.

The average indian patients need treatment in a userfriendly and affordable way.If something can be done to minimize all the problems they face now and make the treatment smoother and even affordable than international market products,then why not.

We are targeting 10 million cases per year common wart patients,if not 1% of the total cases per year.We will create awareness among the population about different skin diseases and other consequences about the same.We will educate the people.Because most of the indians neglect these problems.unrealisation and nobody to educate made them to take all the things as granted.

If the problem becomes a success,we are also targeting different other skin diseases where these challenges are facing,where the parts where oral medications are not reaching where the bllod vessels are absent.The development will be done with the stakeholders opinions,experiences and desires throughout the journey .Even different formulations can be tested for the same using the product.

We did Field visits to understand the problems deeply.We volunteered with Research scientists,Dermatologists,Pharmacists,Patients,Nurses to understand the problem more deeply.The Stakeholders expect a product where they use deliver the drug in a more efficient way to the wart thereby increasing the effectiveness of the Treatment.

We were closely worked with Research Scientists,Dermatologists of Mangalore region of Karntaka,India.

1.Father Muller Hospital

Father Muller Hospital

2.Father Muller Research Centre

Father Muller Research Centre

3.Yenepoya Hospital

yenepoya medical college hospital

4.KMC Hospital

kmchospital

We really worked close with the stakeholders about the design it should come out.Since End user satisfaction is our primary goal.The Stakeholders were much interested than us in demostrating the existing methods of treatment and advising us what it should look like.The stakeholders were also expressed the serious interest to host clinical trials if the product prototyping is done.The doctors does not have technical knowledge,they said us what to do and how it should look like.it was our challenge to find a person to design a prototype where it was 3D designed.Again it should be done few alterations and validations from stakeholders,then we are going for prototyping and clincial trials of the product.

Reference our tasks we did till now:  

September:Started the Project

Primary Research,Secondary Research,Problem Analysis,Field Visits

October:

Stakeholder visits,Stakeholder Mapping,Design thinking approach on problem statement,Business model canvas development

November:

Field visits,Stakeholders,Problem defining,Ideation,Design thinker visits.

December:

Creates Sketches,Selected the best among different ideas,Field visits,Stakeholder visits.

January:

3D Designings done,Concept sketches done,Rapid Prototyping

Feb:

Timeline:

Pitching

Clinical trials

*what is your solution continuation:

In the foreign market it is available,but it costs a lot for indian patient and it will never be affordable to an average indian.Here we come with a drug delivery device with controlled drug release and with a feature where patient can use it with no other peoples help..Currently available products are Above $100 in the foreign markets.with the clinical trials and end users experience is possible we are also extending the devices for different dermatological where patients face different challenges.

Our working mechanism will use a novel spring which is fully closed and force produced in the spring when the button pressed will drop the drug in drop wise.The parts will be used biodegradable.

The normal structure will be like a pen,That part will be 3D printed,The Pen will have a button at the top where it is pressable and autorested.The button will be attached to a closed type of springg,where the only bottom part of the spring will be open like a pore.The force created in the spring will have to flow only through the pore at the bottom.That pore will be connected to the drug container where the force will create some tension in the container,That container will lead to the drug release through the microneedle which is present at the bottom.

Our solution currently is in prototype stage,once we complete the clinicals trials we can serve the population,In the trials we expect it will serve 4000 people in one hospital as per their statistics.Once we get the product in the market end of this year,It will serve 50000-100000 people per year minimum if we have the facility to manufacture.and if we are able to meet the demand and cutomers.

Currently once we test the product.Approximately upto 1000-4000 patients will be used,that will also depends on the trials.

Once we get the approvals,The product will serve and will meet a challenge to supply the product to 10 million wart cases that is reporting yearly in india.In that case,we are able to create a noise in the indian market and able to meet 1/4th of the supply and demand requirements,The export can also be started in a limited phase,The countries which require will also interested in the product,Because it is extimated that by 2030,the wart therapeutics is to reach 2 billion USD market cap.

2022

-Developing beta products

-Clinical trials

-End user acceptance

-Patenting

-Company registration if needed

-Clinical trails

-Taking it to market

-Creating awareness about skin disorders among the population.

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Our team lead conducts review meetings monthly to monitor the outcome.This keeps us responsible and aware of the tasks to be done for the outcome agenda.

The team will be creating a protocol for the project.hance to track the tasks as to do as per the schedules.The online collaborative platforms such as miroboards,Gmeets,Zoom meetings,Google services are often used to create the progress,reports other assignments,submissions.

-lack of Funds

-Lack of technology incubators

-Lack of legal compliances

-Lack of professional support

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1.InUnity

Inunity

This is a very innovative Platform,where all innovative minds of our region come together.The People of this NPO,help us to take our ideas into next level,with proper mentoring and reviews throughout our journey.They are helping us in the process from Scratch to Success of our Product.

Other few hospitals and other stakeholders were showed interest into taking our product for testing,i think i cant consider them as partners.

2.Father Muller Research centre

Collaboration for Clinical trials

Yes,We have a Energetic,Motivational and inspiring girl in our team which helps us to achieve this.In India most of the girls are not supported for the works they are done.I think if this becomes a win.She will represent an example to girl power in saving the world from all challenges.

Our is a innovation,which happens to make the dispensers which is micro type into an affordable price for the stakeholders and millions or people in india.