We recently sat our expert team down for a candid discussion about the secrets of successful medical device development. With 25 years of experience in this arena, we’ve seen our share of big wins. But […]
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We recently sat our expert team down for a candid discussion about the secrets of successful medical device development. With 25 years of experience in this arena, we’ve seen our share of big wins. But […]
Alarm fatigue is a major issue facing clinicians and device manufacturers. Although efforts are underway to establish protocols to address the over abundance of nuisance alarms leading to alarm fatigue, more can be done from […]
Leveraging technology in the right way is critical to making progress in product development. As a medical product developer technology-related concerns raise many questions, but two fundamental ones stand out: What can a company do […]
AAMI’s HE75 and the new FDA draft guidance, “Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to Optimize Medical Device Design” has officially established human factors activities as a requirement throughout the development process, leading many to […]
On June 22, 2011, the FDA released a new draft guidance, “Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to Optimize Medical Device Design.” This guidance has implications for all medical device manufacturers. Once this draft is […]
Usability Engineering plays a critical role in medical device design with the ultimate goal of mitigating the risk of human errors that impact the system state, the operator and patient. The pervasive trend of utilizing […]
Convergence is a popular term used in discussions about business and technology, across a range of markets and industries. It is an exciting word that suggests opportunity and innovation, and yet at the same time […]
A successful brand is one that conveys a consistent message across a range of interactions with its customers. A key component of this is the visual appearance of a brand’s products and services. A Visual […]
Northwestern University’s Don Norman wrote an essay, “Technology First, Needs Last” that discusses his disconcerting conclusion that design research is “essentially useless when it comes to new, innovative breakthroughs” and it is technology followed by invention that leads to revolutionary innovation. He uses a number of provocative statements and historical examples to support his position […]