NeuroSphere MyPath: a patient app for tracking pain relief during a spinal cord stimulation trial, plus the physician portal. Designed at BCG Digital Ventures for Abbott.
Role
Sole designer
Designs circa
2020
Employment type
Consultancy (BCGDV)
Type
Native mobile
Status
Launched
Onboarding & Baseline
25 screens
Neurosphere MyPathThe companion app for patients trialling an Abbott spinal cord or DRG stimulator. Redesigned from a pain-only MVP and launched as NeuroSphere myPath.
Four ways inPatients, physicians, Abbott reps and the simply curious each get a different app from the first tap.
Create your accountA short sign-up with clear consent.
Welcome backReturning patients sign in with a phone number.
Let's learn about youConnects the patient to their physician, or helps them invite one if they're not listed yet.
Find your physicianSearch by name and hospital, with a way out if they're not listed.
Map where it hurtsA left/right body map. The areas chosen here shape every survey, goal and report that follows.
Physical functionBaseline questions about everyday tasks like chores and yard work.
Physical functionCan you run errands and shop?
Section completeShort, finishable sections with progress and a way to review answers.
How you've been feelingAnxiety over the past seven days, captured before the trial starts.
Two down, one to goSection progress before the pain baseline.
A 4 means the same to everyoneA swipeable 0–10 scale where every number has a plain description, so ratings are consistent between patients.
Your pain levelSets expectations: why this survey matters and how long it takes.
Pain, area by areaThe survey asks about each area the patient chose, by name.
Pain, area by areaRating the pelvis, with the description for a 9.
Pain, area by areaRating the lower back.
Overall painOne number for the whole week.
Sleep and well-beingIntroducing the quality-of-life questions that sit alongside pain.
SleepRated 1–5 over the past week.
MoodRated 1–5 over the past week.
Activity goalsPatients choose what they want to get better at: standing, walking or sitting.
SittingBaseline rating for a chosen activity.
My avatarChoose an illustrated avatar.
My photoOr use a photo.
Goals & Daily Check-ins
22 screens
My goals, mid-trialEach goal shows change against pre-trial and a day-by-day record.
My goals, mid-trialWalking, standing, sleep, sitting and mood against pre-trial, with Apple Health tracking.
Day oneGoals waiting for their first report.
Tips for each goalAdvice for sleep, mood, walking, standing and sitting.
Has your mood improved?Every goal check compares against the patient's own pre-trial rating.
Has your sleep improved?A lot better, a little better, or none.
Has your standing improved?Compared to before the trial.
Has your walking improved?Compared to before the trial.
Has your sitting improved?Compared to before the trial.
Set a walking goal15, 30 or 45 minutes a day, with a reason it helps.
Did you practise mindfulness?A one-tap yes or no.
Eight hours' sleep?Yes or no, or let Apple Health answer.
Stand once an hour?Yes or no, or track automatically.
Walk for 30 minutes?Yes or no, or track automatically.
Edit goalsAdd your own goal or choose from presets.
Daily check-inHas your pain changed since before the trial?
Read back before you submitYesterday's answer is shown, and today's is restated as a sentence so mistakes are caught before they reach the doctor.
Relief, as a percentageDaily relief per body area against pre-trial — the number physicians and insurers need.
Very significant relief80% relief in the right knee, nudged up or down from yesterday's answer.
Ready to submit?'My right knee feels 10% better than yesterday.'
Goals in the daily check-inActivity goals folded into the same flow.
Done for todayA one-tap rating of the trial so far, which also alerts the care team.
My Data & Stories
11 screens
My dataOverall relief, relief per body area and well-being, with a report to download and share.
Well-being over the trialSleep, mood and activity trends by day.
Relief over the trialRelief per area by day, with the pain baseline alongside.
Stories from people like meShort videos from patients with the same kind of pain, sorted by where it hurts.
All storiesEvery story, grouped by pain area.
Watching a storyCaptioned video from a patient who's been through it.
About this storyPaused, with the story's summary.
FAQsCommon questions about neurostimulation, ranked by how many people found them helpful.
What to expectFAQs filtered to where the patient is in the process.
MenuProfile with trial dates, preferences, reminders and support.
Learn first, sign up laterStories for people considering the therapy, ending in an invitation to create an account.
Care Team
11 screens
The care team's dashboardTrial patients, guests waiting to start, permanent patients by time since implant, and anyone flagged.
Who are you looking for?Filter by patients, providers or Abbott reps.
Patients by stageAll, trial, permanent or guests.
Every patient at a glanceTherapy type, trial stage, pain trend and satisfaction score on each card.
GuestsInvited and waiting patients, so nobody stalls before their trial.
Trial patientsWho's ending their trial and who's asked for a permanent implant.
Trial patientsAll trial patients with their pain trend.
Permanent patientsPatients with an implant, and how satisfied they are.
Permanent patientsThe permanent list, continued.
FlaggedLow-satisfaction patients surface automatically for follow-up, with Mark Resolved.
One shared patient logRep notes on device settings and patient feedback in one timeline for the whole care team.
