Overview
Virto is a pulse oximeter developed for a hospital equipment brand and designed for industrial-scale manufacturing. The project focuses on reliability, usability and manufacturing feasibility within medical device constraints.
Pulse oximeters are essential medical devices used in continuous monitoring scenarios, requiring accuracy, durability and intuitive interaction. The project was developed with the objective of delivering a market-ready product suitable for hospital environments.
Pulse oximeters are essential medical devices used in continuous monitoring scenarios, requiring accuracy, durability and intuitive interaction. The project was developed with the objective of delivering a market-ready product suitable for hospital environments.
Design Challenge
The main challenges involved:
• Designing a compact and ergonomic device for daily clinical use
• Ensuring clear readability of medical data
• Supporting stable positioning during operation
• Aligning form and structure with manufacturing and assembly requirements
• Designing a compact and ergonomic device for daily clinical use
• Ensuring clear readability of medical data
• Supporting stable positioning during operation
• Aligning form and structure with manufacturing and assembly requirements
Design decisions were guided by regulatory constraints, production scalability and long-term use in clinical settings.
Development
The design process emphasized:
• Functional layout and component integration
• Ergonomic handling and device stability
• CMF decisions aligned with hygiene and durability requirements
• Close alignment between industrial design and engineering constraints
• Functional layout and component integration
• Ergonomic handling and device stability
• CMF decisions aligned with hygiene and durability requirements
• Close alignment between industrial design and engineering constraints
The result is a sober and functional product, prioritizing performance, clarity, and manufacturability over expressive formal gestures.
Outcome
• Medical device developed and manufactured at industrial scale
• Product launched and currently available on the market
• Designed for continuous use in hospital environments
• Product launched and currently available on the market
• Designed for continuous use in hospital environments
Role
Industrial Designer
Responsibilities included:
• Product form development
• Ergonomic and functional design decisions
• Alignment with manufacturing and production constraints
• Visual refinement and CMF definition
• Product form development
• Ergonomic and functional design decisions
• Alignment with manufacturing and production constraints
• Visual refinement and CMF definition
Credits
Designers: Anderson Horta; Pedro Damas
Developed at Horta Design Studio
