Human Interface Design
Teamwork: The Key to a Successful Medical Device Development Project
June 12, 2013 1:59 pm | by Martine Janicki PhD, PEng, PMP, Project Management Officer, StarFish Medical | Blogs | CommentsAs a project manager leading teams of highly educated, experienced, and intelligent engineers and industrial designers, I spend a lot of time creating a positive upbeat project culture where everyone feels included, free to speak up, and reassured that their contributions matter. I welcome all news and road blocks, and I listen when team members worry about any aspect of the project.
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Improving the Reliability of Usability Evaluations
June 11, 2013 4:27 pm | by Linda Pellegrino, Senior Usability Specialist, and James Rudolph, Senior Designer, Farm | Blogs | CommentsIn this blog, we’ll explore challenges associated with conducting reliable usability evaluations and offer insights as to how to overcome these challenges. We’ll also discuss how to improve usability testing practices to ensure we are identifying the most important issues.
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The Rise of Mobile Health and the Importance of Human Factors
June 5, 2013 2:23 pm | by Laurie Reed, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Farm | Farm | Blogs | CommentsHuman factors engineering, as applied to the design of medical devices, has never been as important as it is today, especially since the release of the U.S. FDA’s draft guidance document Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to Optimize Medical Device Design. With the rise of mobile health apps, human factors engineering principles will become even more vital to the success of this industry and to the safety of the patients.
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Home Healthcare and Home-Use Medical Device Design
May 30, 2013 3:14 pm | by Kristina Bosland, Sr. Human Factors Engineer, Farm Design | Farm | Blogs | CommentsHome healthcare and the use of medical devices outside of the professional healthcare environment are on the rise. Modern medicine allows us to live longer and provides those with chronic diseases the ability to receive medical care at home. Examples of home-use devices are oxygen concentrators, hospital beds, sleep apnea monitors, body-worn nerve and muscle stimulators, and dialysis machines, just to name a few.
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March 17, 2009 11:14 am | by Meaghan Beirne, Monique Gatner, and Dr. Melanie Rodney | Articles | CommentsA solid design can go a long way in the success of a product. Similarly, a solidly designed software solution that provides a true user-friendly experience can also lead to a very successful product.
LISTED UNDER: Human Interface Design | Medical Device Testing | Component TestingEnhancing the Medical Device Product Lifecycle Using Medical Simulators
November 13, 2007 6:42 am | Articles | CommentsVirtual reality simulators are often associated more with entertainment or video game technology than something that would serve a true medical benefit; however, that’s not proving to be the case when it comes to using simulators with medical devices.
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