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

open access: yesBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2011
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 enable ...
Craven Michael P   +5 more
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Design rationale for the regulatory approval of medical devices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Design rationale is a methodology aimed at capturing and representing design decisions according to a designated structure. Additionally, these design decisions and their underlying arguments can be made available for examination at a later date.
Sagoo, Jeevan
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Medical device design for adolescent adherence and developmental goals: a case study of a cystic fibrosis physiotherapy device [PDF]

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2014
Alexandra R Lang,1 Jennifer L Martin,2 Sarah Sharples,1 John A Crowe3 1Human Factors Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; 2Mindtech Healthcare Technology Cooperative (Htc), Faculty of Medicine and Health ...
Lang AR, Martin JL, Sharples S, Crowe JA
doaj   +2 more sources

User involvement in medical device development: An empirical study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Changes in population, medical interventions and new technology opportunities, as well as public and political expectations, are all contributing factors to
Shah, Anila
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The role of user requirements research in medical device development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Aims and Objectives: This research aims to suggest a concise framework to help in the better conceptualisation and integration of users in the medical device development (MDD) process.
Shah, A, Alshawi, S
core   +6 more sources

An inclusive approach towards designing medical devices for use in the home environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.An emerging trend of the healthcare industry is the huge increase in the number of medical devices being used by lay people at home.
Cifter, Abdusselam Selami
core   +7 more sources

The extent to which circular economy principles have been applied in the design of medical devices for low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability, 2023
Healthcare facilities in low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa are plagued with issues of non-functional and obsolete medical devices, which ultimately end up prematurely disposed of as waste.
Karlheinz Tondo Samenjo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soft, Rigid, and Hybrid Robotic Exoskeletons for Hand Rehabilitation: Roadmap with Impairment-Oriented Rationale for Devices Design and Selection

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
In recent decades, extensive attention has been paid to the study and development of robotic devices specifically designed for hand rehabilitation. Accordingly, a many concepts concerning rigid, soft, and hybrid types have emerged in the literature, with
Gabriele Maria Achilli   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Automation Potential in the Workflow of a Scrub Nurse [PDF]

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems
One of the heavily burdened actors in the operating theatre is the scrub nurse who is responsible for the organized and orderly workflow in the operating theatre.
Peter Schmid   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design of a Flexible Wasp-Inspired Tissue Transport Mechanism

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Tissue transport is a challenge during Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) with the current suction-based instruments as the increasing length and miniaturisation of the outer diameter requires a higher pressure.
Esther P. de Kater   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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