CLIPPA - Designing a nail clipper for Geriatric who have trouble reaching their toe nails


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Creator/Artist: Ashuj Chawda

Category: Product Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2021-2023

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2019-onwards

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Avinash Shende


Detailed Description

Post pandemic, our lifestyles have changed, which has allowed me to think about and address problems that came with the pandemic. Being quarantined at home meant staying away from loved ones and avoiding physical contact with anybody. There are situations in which the geriatric or the elderly have to stay away from their loved ones too, and there are many tasks that they need to perform alone throughout the day. Nail clipping of the toenails is one such task that can involve bending and stretching. This is almost an impossible task for the elderly, especially if he or she is obese or has back problems. My project focuses on problems associated with nail clipping of the toenails of the elderly and the obese; here I have explored various possibilities of the automated chipping of the nails using just the feet. The explorations involve the use of a spiral blade that chips off the extra, protruding nails of the toe fingers. The device is named Clippa, from the word clipper. Problems like disposing of the nails after chipping have also been addressed.