Dandi - A fertility wearable designed for comfort.

1 in 3 women face infertility, and 80% of fertility patients experience clinical levels of anxiety and depression - rates comparable to oncology patients. Dandi’s IVF Care Kit is a comprehensive system designed to reduce the physical discomfort and emotional stress of IVF injections, offering much-needed support during a challenging medical process.

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At the heart of the kit is The Belt, a wearable compression band with a clip-in window for hands-free numbing and heating therapies. It also guides injection accuracy and fits securely with interchangeable Cooling and Heating Pads. Inclusive sizing is achieved with an extender, reflecting Dandi’s commitment to accessibility and care.

Dandi’s IVF Care Kit. Wearable med-tech fertility product.
Heating and cooling pad. Wearable med-tech fertility product.
Wearable med-tech belt for IVF care.
Massage ball for IVF case.

The clip-in Cooling Pad brings comfortable pre-injection numbing. The sleek, thinly designed clip-in Heating Pad offers a variety of heating therapies to alleviate post-injection and post-egg-retrieval discomfort, as well as a dedicated pocket to warm hormone medications prior to injection.

The Massage Ball is ergonomically designed to treat post-injection tenderness, while The Shot Target offers a non-toxic solution to guide accuracy of injections (replacing the old standard of drawing a “bullseye” on women' s skin with toxic markers).

The Heating Pad’s integrated thin, flexible heat technology employs flexible thermistors to conform snugly to the body. A cost-effective solution compared to more complex industrial-grade sensors, it offers precise temperature control while maintaining safe and consistent heating.

A person's hand holding temporary tattoo in the shape of a square used for locating IVF shot placement.
A person is placing a small vial into a white heating pad.
A woman sitting on a bed, holding a white mug, wearing an custom designed health-tech IVF belt around her waist.

The product development process focused on cost and production efficiency by using existing technologies. Creating numerous handmade mock-ups to test our design thinking, we collaborated with textile partners to refine the product and to source durable, washable materials. Dandi's Kit utilizes advanced manufacturing techniques, including heat-bonded textiles and sonic welding, to ensure precision and enable automation. 

Illustrations and textile prototypes of a body worn health-tech product.
A prototype showcasing a magnetic battery pack for a custom heating pad.
Design sketches and color samples for med-tech product.
  • Design process prototyping for textile band and pouch.
  • Eight fabric swatches in various shades of gray, black, blue, and teal, each attached to black cards with white lines.
  • Two gray felt-shaped pieces labeled A and B, with piece A being smaller and rectangular with rounded edges, and piece B being larger and oval-shaped, placed on a white background.
  • Five different colored adjustable belts laid flat on a white surface.

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A modern white desk with a playfully colored game console.
A hand holding a small med-tech device used for highly accurate ECG readings.
A white and gray adjustable weightlifting squat rack sitting on a white floor.
A blue, cylindrical, AI powered sleep monitor mounted on a white wall.