Taking a user-centered approach to medical technology design is more critical today than ever before. Designing Usability into Medical Products covers the essential processes and specific techniques necessary to produce safe, effective, usable, and appealing medical systems and products. Composed of articles published by the authors over the past five years, the book also includes new chapters that fill in the gaps among these articles, an expanded set of illustrations that amplify the content and enhance the book's readability, and several product development case studies that illustrate how...

The key to profitability and success in both medical device and equipment markets often relates to how easy the products are to use. User acceptance and preference frequently is dependent upon ergonomic design. This title provides practical guidance on how to plan and incorporate ergonomic design principles into medical devices and equipment.

Medical Device Use Error: Root Cause Analysis offers practical guidance on how to methodically discover and explain the root cause of a use error a mistake that occurs when someone uses a medical device. Covering medical devices used in the home and those used in clinical environments, the book presents informative case studies about the use errors (mistakes) that people make when using a medical device, the potential consequences, and design-based preventions.

Using clear illustrations and simple narrative explanations, the text:

• Covers the...