All Outputs (29)

Ergonomically sound (2011)
Newspaper / Magazine
Craven, M., & Martin, J. (2011). Ergonomically sound. [Magazine article and Webpage http://www.samedanltd.com/magazine/11/issue/158/article/3028]

Medical devices are used by a multiplicity of users and in a variety of environments. Manufacturers of these devices will therefore need to be aware of differences in skills, needs, abilities and preferences among users, as well as the requirements t... Read More about Ergonomically sound.

Surgeon opinion on new technologies in orthopaedic surgery (2011)
Journal Article
Craven, M. P., Martin, J. L., & Crowe, J. A. (2011). Surgeon opinion on new technologies in orthopaedic surgery. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 35(3-4), 139-148. https://doi.org/10.3109/03091902.2011.554596

Technological advances such as computer navigation systems and robotics, includingsupport systems for minimally invasive surgery, have the potential to revolutionise howorthopaedic surgery is carried out. However uptake has so far been limited. Incre... Read More about Surgeon opinion on new technologies in orthopaedic surgery.

The role of the user within the medical device design and development process: medical device manufacturers' perspectives (2011)
Journal Article
Money, A. G., Barnett, J., Kuljis, J., Craven, M. P., Martin, J. L., & Young, T. (2011). The role of the user within the medical device design and development process: medical device manufacturers' perspectives. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 11(15), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-11-15

Background

Academic literature and international standards bodies suggest that user involvement, via the incorporation of human factors engineering methods within the medical device design and development (MDDD) process, offer many benefits that e... Read More about The role of the user within the medical device design and development process: medical device manufacturers' perspectives.

Medical Device Development: the challenge for ergonomics (2008)
Journal Article
Martin, J. L., Norris, B. J., Murphy, E., & Crowe, J. A. (2008). Medical Device Development: the challenge for ergonomics. Applied Ergonomics, 39(3),

High quality, well designed medical devices are necessary to provide safe and effective clinical care for patients as well as to ensure the health and safety of professional and lay device users. Capturing the user requirements of users and incorpor... Read More about Medical Device Development: the challenge for ergonomics.

Systematic review and evaluation of methods of assessing urinary incontinence (2006)
Journal Article
Martin, J. L., Williams, K., Abrams, K. R., Turner, D. A., Sutton, A. J., Chapple, C., Assassa, R., Shaw, C., & Cheater, F. M. (2006). Systematic review and evaluation of methods of assessing urinary incontinence. Health Technology Assessment, 10(6), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta10060

Capturing User Requirements in Medical Device Development: The Role of Ergonomics (2006)
Journal Article
Martin, J. L., Murphy, E., Crowe, J. A., & Norris, B. J. (2006). Capturing User Requirements in Medical Device Development: The Role of Ergonomics. Physiological Measurement, 27(8), Article R49-R62

Measuring and fulfilling user requirements during medical device development will result in successful products that improve patient safety, improve device effectiveness and reduce product recalls and modifications. Medical device users are an extre... Read More about Capturing User Requirements in Medical Device Development: The Role of Ergonomics.

MATCH: a new industry-focused approach to medical device development (2005)
Book Chapter
Martin, J. L., Craven, M. P., & Norris, B. J. (2005). MATCH: a new industry-focused approach to medical device development. In R. Tartaglia (Ed.), Healthcare systems ergonomics and patient safety: human factor, a bridge between care and cure : proceedings of the International Conference HEPS 2005, Florence, Italy, 30th March-2nd April 2005. Taylor & Francis

MATCH (Multidisciplinary Assessment of Technology Centre for
Healthcare) is a new collaboration in the UK that aims to support the healthcare sector by creating methods to assess the value of medical devices from concept through to mature product. A... Read More about MATCH: a new industry-focused approach to medical device development.

Factors influencing wider acceptance of Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) technologies for Total Joint Arthroplasty
Report
Craven, M. P., Davey, S. M., & Martin, J. L. Factors influencing wider acceptance of Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) technologies for Total Joint Arthroplasty

Computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery (CAOS) promises to improve outcomes of joint arthroplasty through better alignment and orientation of implants, but take up has so far been modest. Following an overview of CAOS technologies covering image-guided... Read More about Factors influencing wider acceptance of Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) technologies for Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Adolescent participation in HTA: the identification of appropriate proxies for adolescent user needs of medical devices
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lang, A. R., Martin, J. L., Sharples, S., & Crowe, J. A. Adolescent participation in HTA: the identification of appropriate proxies for adolescent user needs of medical devices.