ReVita — Ostrowski Design

ReVita is an at-home vitamin level testing device that analyzes your individual nutritional needs, formulates personalized supplements based on test results, and provides tailored dietary recommendations to enhance overall health.

Winter 2024

10 week project

The goal of this project is to create a way for people to better their health, improve their symptoms and teach long term healthy habits.

ReVita utilizes Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography blood testing to measure vitamin levels and give users their testing results. It provides a short term solution by mixing vitamin supplements tailored to the users needs and a long term solution by recommending foods or recopies that are high in vitamins they are deficient in.

Design Process

Percentage of Americans who are deficient in each vitamin type.

Most individuals get their vitamin levels tested only once a year due to cost to the patient and the healthcare system. The current system is overloaded with people who have deficiencies and people who want to improve their health.

Supplements are often used as a long term solution to their vitamin deficiencies when they are meant to supply vitamins that a healthy diet does not. People find it difficult to create a balanced diet with their vitamin requirements. This results in people relying on supplements for long term health rather than learn how to create a healthy meal.

User Problems

People who do not understand the importance of vitamins

Experience deficiency symptoms

Takes random vitamins

Deals with symptoms until they get worse

Goes to doctor to get advice

Gets prescriptions to treat the symptoms but not the problem

Vitamin deficiencies can cause many problems that can often go undiagnosed

People who want to improve their health through vitamins

Receives results after 2 - 3 weeks

Gets blood drawn for testing

Schedules an appointment with doctor

Leaves work to go to appointment

Hopes that taking supplements can help vitamin deficiencies

Patients need to take significant time out of their day to get testing results

Problems

People do not Get Vitamin Tests

Uncertainty of Vitamin Knowledge

People do not Know What Foods to Eat

Goals

Create Fewer Steps for User

Automate Process

Provide Short-Term and Long-Term solutions

Design an at home product to test vitamin levels and provide short term and long term solutions to bettering health.

ReVita replaces 13 major vitamins required for optimal function of the human body along with precise measuring.

Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, C, D, E, K.

The UX for the ReVita interface guides the user on taking their vitamin test and produces supplements from previous tests.

Hold the lancet in a fist and rest the sampling end on a finger. With the holding thumb press the retrieval button slowly. The lancet will take the sample to deposit into ReVita.

Open the import cover by pressing firmly and releasing. Then place the lancet onto the button and press until you hear a click. Then press the lancing button on top, remove the lancet, and close the import cover.

The used lancet can be disposed of and replaced with a new one by sliding the two halves apart. The old lancet will automatically eject out so a new one can be inserted.

Eject and remove used cartridge for disposal

Insert testing cartridge into drawer

Insert sample to be tested for vitamin levels

Supplements

Dispenses supplements into pouring vessel

Presents mixture to be used

Takes sample from tray

Pours mixture into drink to consume

The UX App interface gives users dietary recommendations based on their test results in the form of individual food and recipe recommendations that are high in specific vitamin content.

Users can click the vitamin category to learn more about its importance and how to increase their levels.

Displays overall vitamin improvements and testing history.

Filter for foods that are high in particular vitamins, protein, fat, and sugar content.

Users can filter for recipes that are high in particular vitamins, diets, and includes or excludes certain ingredients.

How people use ReVita

Collects sample for testing

Retrives supplements customized for user

Incorporates mixture into beverage

Uses ReVita app to find a healthy recipe

Cooks recommended meal

Enjoys a new meal that benefits users vitamin levels long term

Uses ReVita to take a test

Experience deficiency symptoms

Accomplished Goals

Automate Process

Create Fewer Steps for User

Provide Short-Term and Long-Term solutions

How It works

ReVita integrates Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) to precisely evaluate individual vitamin levels. This facilitates the processing of blood samples acquired through a lancing pen, culminating in comprehensive testing results within a 10-minute timeframe. ReVita uses UHPLC to formulate personalized vitamin supplements to address the unique and specific nutritional needs of each individual.

The retractable cord is tucked away inside ReVita to remove the need to wrap the cord on the exterior of the device maintaining a clean form.

Supplement cartridges are loaded from the top of ReVita. The transparent containers create quick viewing of supply to replenish when eventually used.

Development Process

Regular testing ensures timely identification and correction of deficiencies, promoting optimal health and well-being.
Monitoring vitamin levels aids in managing inflammation, potentially alleviating symptoms and improving quality of life.
Vitamin testing helps mitigate age-related deficiencies, supporting cognitive function, bone health, and overall vitality.
Early detection of vitamin deficiencies facilitates proper growth and development, laying a foundation for lifelong health.
Testing empowers individuals to optimize their nutritional status, enhancing energy levels, immunity, and overall vitality.