DESIGN'S CONNECTION WITH MEDICAL DEVICE USERS

摘要

In medical device design, due to government requirements, connecting with users is a mandatory activity. Largely, this keeps us, as patients, safe. In this field, the user (a physician, patient, nurse, technician or caregiver) is often the driver of design. In fact, historically, the origins of all new medical devices were based on specific patient needs. An unmet need would motivate a physician to develop a new procedure or technique that would require a new device. Beyond the initial idea, the development was almost always completed in close collaboration with engineering.