定制化3D打印中药填充助眠颈椎枕的设计

Design of a Customised 3D-Printed Cervical Pillow Filled with Traditional Chinese Medicine to Aid Sleep

摘要: 目的：针对颈椎不适与睡眠困扰人群的居家健康管理需求，提出融合个性化支撑、可更换中药包与睡眠姿态监测的颈椎枕方案，为后续研制与可用性评价提供设计依据。方法：采用跨学科产品设计思路，结合颈椎生理曲度、睡姿支撑需求和中医理论，完成枕体分区、药包模块及柔性压力感知模块的功能规划；利用模块化设计方法构建产品结构、使用流程和风险控制方案。结果：形成由3D打印分区支撑枕体、可更换中药包、柔性压力感知模块和移动端交互模块构成的设计方案，明确了各模块的结构关系、材料选择、使用流程及后续验证指标。结论：该方案体现了护理需求、中医药健康管理、增材制造与柔性传感技术的交叉融合，具有进一步开展制作、材料安全性试验、压力分布测试和用户可用性评价的研究价值。

Abstract: Objective: To address the home health management needs of individuals experiencing cervical discomfort and sleep disturbances, this study proposes a cervical pillow design that integrates personalized support, replaceable traditional Chinese medicine pouches and sleep posture monitoring, thereby providing a design basis for subsequent development and usability evaluation. Methods: Adopting an interdisciplinary product design approach, and combining the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, sleep posture support requirements and the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis and treatment, we completed the functional planning for the pillow’s zoned structure, herbal pouches and flexible pressure-sensing modules; utilizing a modular design methodology to establish the product structure, user workflow and risk control measures. Results: A design solution was developed consisting of a 3D-printed partition-supported pillow body, replaceable traditional Chinese medicine pouches, a flexible pressure-sensing module, and a mobile device interaction module. The structural relationships among the modules, material selection, usage procedures, and subsequent validation criteria were clearly defined. Conclusion: This approach embodies the convergence of nursing needs, traditional Chinese medicine health management, additive manufacturing, and flexible sensing technologies, and holds research value for further studies on fabrication, material safety testing, pressure distribution testing, and user usability evaluation.