Cala kIQ™
FDA-cleared, wearable device that delivers effective therapy for action hand tremor in people with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease. Cala kIQ therapy is calibrated to patients’ tremor and uses non-invasive stimulation delivered in an alternating fashion to median and radial nerves with fixed frequencies to interrupt tremulous activity in the brain circuitry.
Details
Timeline →
Initial concept and design through commercial launch and post launch sustaining
Goal →
Functionality, performance, efficacy and usability for patients, aesthetics, manufacturability - basically start from scratch
Materials & methods →
Injection molded PC/ABS external housing, glass filled PC chassis, LDS resin PC/ABS base; LSR gasket between battery and PCB; compression molded silicone magnet holder, and buttons with coating and pad printing; die cut VHB, foam and adhesive; swiss-turn brass charging pins
Quantities →
~6k for the remainder of the first year, 25k for 2024 and 45k for 2025
Requirements →
IP-22 water ingress, cycle testing of the snap to band mechanism and button press; transit testing
