The role of the user within the medical device design and development process: medical device manufacturers' perspectives

Money, Arthur G.; Barnett, Julie; Kuljis, Jasna; Craven, Michael P.; Martin, Jennifer L.; Young, Terry

doi:10.1186/1472-6947-11-15

All Outputs (4)

Self management of type II diabetes: The role of blood glucose monitoring (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martin, J. L., Lang, A. R., Craven, M. P., & Sharples, S. (2011). Self management of type II diabetes: The role of blood glucose monitoring. . https://doi.org/10.1201/b11337-47

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.