Winner announced for Red Dot Design Award

LoFric Elle – an intermittent catheter with an L-shaped handle – has won the 2020 Red Dot Design Award.

LoFric Elle is designed to offer women a ready to use, hygienic, slim and discreet intermittent catheter. The ergonomic handle enables an upright body position and control during catheterisation. The container becomes a handle when connected to the catheter.

Global product manager of LoFric Elle, Susanne Lindholm, said: “Wellspect doesn´t just focus on design for discretion, we offer smart and user centric design that makes a real difference for both users and healthcare professionals. During the whole product development process, from development to final product, we have been co-operating with more than 100 users and healthcare professionals evaluating both function and design. The project team has consisted of many women. Obviously, it is easier to understand a female user's situation if you are a woman yourself. Actually, a lot of time has been spent on a toilet seat in order to discuss and evaluate sitting positions and handling of the catheter.”