Sumet Hemawatanachai of the school’s Faculty of Engineering Research Unit for Precision and Medical Engineering Technology and his fourth-year students Akarawin Khrongchai, Thana Semaram and Suparp Mayang last week unveiled the Meddi. The device can be programmed via a phone application to dispense different types of medicine at different times in specific doses. Up to eight containers for different types of medicine can be attached and the timer can be set for up to three individuals. When medicine is dispensed, the machine emits a sound and visual alert. Sumet said the Meddi, for which a patent is pending, cost only Bt12,000 to make, far less than the Bt30,000-Bt40,000 cost of imported devices with similar functions.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 05, 2017 06:00 UTC