1
The device shape was inspired by the leopard tortoise shell, which is self-orienting
Highly curved shell enables animal to return upright if flipped over
A compressed spring
fixed in sugar glass which provides a force for the drug-loaded needle
Needle
5mm
2
The device’s low centre of mass means it can orient to a stable upright position in the stomach
Gravity
Centre of mass
Stomach lining
Unstable
Stable
Unstable
3
Once on the stomach lining, the device releases an injection into the issue
Sugar glass disolves activating the injection
1
The device shape was inspired by the leopard tortoise shell, which is self-orienting
Highly curved shell enables animal to return upright if flipped over
A compressed spring
fixed in sugar glass which provides a force for the drug-loaded needle
5mm
Needle
3
Once on the stomach lining, the device releases an injection into the issue
2
The device’s low centre of mass means it can orient to a stable upright position in the stomach
Gravity
Centre of mass
Stomach lining
Sugar glass disolves activating the injection
Unstable
Stable
Unstable