After working a bit with the clip concept, I decided to play with the idea of using a wire piece instead. I really believe that solutions are often simpler than we think, and the simpler solutions are often the better ones. Therefore, my goal was to design a part that required as little custom production and assembly as possible. This led me to begin with the basic paper clip. To my surprise, these clips are much stronger than you’d think! I quickly discovered that two clips were more than enough to hold the tubing in place, eliminating any lateral/vertical movement. Surprisingly, I’m actually more excited about this concept than the custom part I’d made earlier. Here’s a little peak, but I’m still working on making the part easier to use and more intuitive. More updates on this later.

In other exciting news, the remaining 18 units are packaged, finalized, and ready to ship to Lilongwe by early next week! It’s an amazing feeling on this end to have production complete. On the other hand, it’s also so rewarding to see all our hard work being put to use. Pelham and Dr. Kortum sent over some photos of the units that arrived in Malawi, and I’m so excited to hear back about how they’re working out. I feel so lucky to get such a comprehensive view of the development for such an incredibly successful device.