{"id":1915793729,"title":"From Concept to Kickstarter - A Mothers' Son Suffering from Crohn's Disease Uses 3D Printing to Build Prototype for their Invention","handle":"from-concept-to-kickstarter-a-mothers-son-suffering-from-crohns-disease-uses-3d-printing-to-build-prototype-for-their-invention","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Mothers' Son Suffering from Crohn's Disease Invents the Pill Coater and Uses 3D Printing to Build the Prototype and Raise Funding on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/488515545\/pill-coater-an-easy-sweet-way-to-swallow-medicatio\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pill Coater - An easy, sweet way, to swallow medication\"\u003eKickstarter\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a mother's eleven (11) year old son was diagnosed with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crohn%27s_disease\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Crohn's Disease\"\u003eCrohn's Disease\u003c\/a\u003e, he needed to take a lot of medication. It was hard to swallow, so she was looking for ways to \"sweeten the pill\" for him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Invention is Born!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was her son's idea to cover the medication with chocolate. After validating with the pharmacist, she covered his daily dose of medication in chocolate a day in advance, and her son swallowed it like candies!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat inspired her to invent a product that she named the \"Pill Coater\" to easily and safely cover the medication in chocolate at home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3D Printing to Build the Prototype\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe decided to use 3D printing to build a prototype and came to our 3D print shop to bring it to life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKickstarter Campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe hopes to \"sweeten the pill\" for every child, parent and elderly person who is obliged to take medication and launched her \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/488515545\/pill-coater-an-easy-sweet-way-to-swallow-medicatio\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pill Coater - An easy, sweet way, to swallow medication\"\u003ecampaign on Kickstarter\u003c\/a\u003e to raise funds for manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial Used\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLA in different colours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#444444\" style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e3D Printer Used\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDifferent modules of her prototype were 3D printed over many hours on a MakerBot Replicator 1 \u0026amp; 2 using \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polylactic_acid\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"PLA - 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After validating with the pharmacist, she covered his daily dose of medication in chocolate a day in advance, and her son swallowed it like candies!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat inspired her to invent a product that she named the \"Pill Coater\" to easily and safely cover the medication in chocolate at home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3D Printing to Build the Prototype\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe decided to use 3D printing to build a prototype and came to our 3D print shop to bring it to life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKickstarter Campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe hopes to \"sweeten the pill\" for every child, parent and elderly person who is obliged to take medication and launched her \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/488515545\/pill-coater-an-easy-sweet-way-to-swallow-medicatio\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pill Coater - An easy, sweet way, to swallow medication\"\u003ecampaign on Kickstarter\u003c\/a\u003e to raise funds for manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial Used\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLA in different colours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#444444\" style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e3D Printer Used\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDifferent modules of her prototype were 3D printed over many hours on a MakerBot Replicator 1 \u0026amp; 2 using \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polylactic_acid\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"PLA - Polylactic Acid or Polylactide\"\u003ePLA (Polylactic acid or Polylactide)\u003c\/a\u003e, a food safe bioplastic derived from renewable resources such as corn starch. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polylactic_acid\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"PLA - Polylactic Acid or Polylactide\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"MakerBot Replicator 2\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0407\/0913\/files\/makerbot-replicator-2_large.jpg?6960101807456275556\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"MakerBot Replicator\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0407\/0913\/files\/MakerBot-Replicator_large.jpg?6960101807456275556\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cscript\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e"}