Award-winning Optiflow™ Junior

Optiflow™ Junior has been recognized worldwide for its excellence in design, winning many prestigious product design awards due to its patient and caregiver centric design.

Learn more about the Optiflow Junior features

Optiflow™ Junior Research and Development Journey

Optiflow Junior is a nasal cannula designed specifically for neonates, infants and children. In 2009, existing cannula designs left room for improvement. Our talented product development team came up with a new design that had the patient and caregiver at the centre.

There were a number of aspects of the traditional design that had opportunity to improve on including:

  • Tubing design
  • Retention mechanism
  • Prong design
  • Condensate control
  • Flow range
  • Speed and ease of application

The Process

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare investigated what customers were looking for in a patient interface and used the findings to establish what the requirements for a new product would be.

These customer requirements were translated into product requirements that Optiflow™ Junior must be effective, gentle and easy.

Optiflow™ Junior has been recognized worldwide for its excellence in design, winning many prestigious product design awards due to its patient and caregiver centric design.