VistaLab Ovation Digital Pipette.
This device is used for laboratory medical work. Designed by frogdesign NY. Lead designer Gary Natsume. I handled the CAD work and engineering packaging.
Gary worked closely with an ergonomist, and together they conducted field studies for how lab workers use these devices in the highly repetitive process of dispensing fluids. What Gary came up with was a radical departure from the standard vertical form factor for pipettes. Net result was a dramatic reduction in repetitive stress injuries associated with medical lab work.
The Ovation won an ISDA Gold Award for medical devices in 2000. It has been in production for over a decade.