[ Product Design ] U-pants

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A trouser for urine drainage bag users

U-pants is a trouser for urine drainage bag users. They can place the urine bag inside the pant and hide it entirely. It improves the exposed urine bag and facilitates the process of replacing the urine bag. You may observe the amount of urine inside the urine bag through a transparent plastic. Through a small pocket pull out the urine bag tube and discharge the urine. There is no need to take out the urine bag or take off the pants. The sided zipper is a way to facilitate the patient the placement and removing of the urine bag it's also easier for nurses to replace the urine bag. U-pants make all the process easier and the exterior just like a normal pants!

U-pants是尿袋患者專用褲，此設計能將尿袋完全隱藏於褲子內袋，改變尿袋外露以及行動上的不便。使用者和護士可透過掀開假口袋的方式觀察尿量，只要一個步驟，掀開外側小口袋就能將排尿閥取出排尿，不需將尿袋取出。並透過褲頭側邊拉鍊的設計，讓護士更方便地協助病患更換尿袋。

U-pants尿袋隱藏褲不僅為使用者和護士的整體操作更簡單，外觀就跟普通褲子一樣，外人完全不會發現使用者配戴尿袋！

Whole process of U-pants

Problem --> Research --> Interview --> Definition --> Prototype --> Feedback --> Modify --> Final Design

Design Team
Yun-Chi Wu, Po-Zen Yang, Guan-Hao Pan, Jun-Ie Chang, Suany Martin

Personal task
Research, idea, design, prototype, and test

Date
2014 Jun.

Award

- 2015 reddot award 2015 Winner
- 2015 IDEA Bronze
- 2015 Taipei International Invention Show & Technomart-Invention Contest Silver
- 2014 Taipei International Design Award Bronze

Exhibition
- Social Enterprise Insights
- Kaohsiung Design Festival-Wild Design
- Taipei International Invention Show & Technomart-Invention Contest
- International Symposium on Technology for Sustainability (ISTS)