A 10-year-old boy in Australia has used a 3D printer to develop a blood test strip disposal unit and his invention may even win him a trip to NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in the U.S.
William Grame, who has been suffering from type-1 diabetes for three years, has to prick his finger to test his blood sugar levels up to 10 times per day. This requires the use of a new test strip each time, and their disposal was becoming a problem.
“The blood test strips are little and fiddly, I get in trouble for leaving them in test kit or lying around the house,” Grame told Sydney Morning Herald.
The small and lightweight disposal unit has been measured to fit any diabetes kit. The blood test strips can be fed into the disposal unit directly without being touched.
Grame has entered his invention into Origin’s littleBIGidea competition, a competition in Australia that aims to foster creativity and innovation in young students. The winner of the competition will get a chance to visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre.
