Medical device · Contract
Chiropractic
tamper
A hand-held adjusting tool. Its damping system gives each strike the force the chiropractor sets, for quicker, easier and more consistent treatments.
Outcome The client reports it tripled their clientele.
Approach
- Grip and striking ergonomics researched first
- Hand data set the knob and grip sizes
- A dial moves two magnets: close for the strongest strike, apart for the softest
- Continuous prototyping and testing, with regular client meetings
- Small batches fabricated in-house for testing and certification
- Client
- Private client (chiropractor)
- Company
- Codetta Product Design
- Role
- Industrial designer: research, industrial and mechanical design, prototyping, client meetings, in-house small-batch fabrication
- Product
- Adjustable chiropractic tamper
