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Attaining Device Usability Success Through Human Factors ValidationAttaining Device Usability Success Through Human Factors Validation

Technology is landing in the hands of more end users of various populations. Determining what defines useability is shifting as a result.

byJoe Darrah
Oct 31, 2023
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4 Min Read
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3 Tips to Consider Before Freezing Packaging Design During Human Factors Research
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Oct 3, 2023
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7 Min Read
byJim Kershner
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What are the 4 Essential Elements of Medical Device Design?
What are the 4 Essential Elements of Medical Device Design?
Oct 3, 2023
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byAmanda Pedersen
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Your Most Pressing Steerable Catheter Design Questions Answered
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Sep 21, 2023
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10 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Product Development
Supporting Design of Patient-Centric Devices
Supporting Design of Patient-Centric Devices
Sep 18, 2023
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2 Min Read
byDaphne Allen
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Cardiovascular
Meeting the Challenges of Designing Cardiac Implantables
Meeting the Challenges of Designing Cardiac Implantables
Sep 15, 2023
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4 Min Read
byOmar Ford
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Design & Engineering
Micromolding: Pushing the Boundaries of Miniaturization
Micromolding: Pushing the Boundaries of Miniaturization
Sep 5, 2023
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9 Min Read
byDaphne Allen
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Design & Engineering
Behind the Design of the Award-Winning Skytrofa Auto-Injector
Behind the Design of the Award-Winning Skytrofa Auto-Injector
Aug 30, 2023
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4 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Design & Engineering
Test Your Medtech Knowledge Every Tuesday
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The Little FDA Guidance That Could
The Little FDA Guidance That Could
Aug 8, 2023
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5 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Design & Engineering
Behind the Design of an Automated Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implant
Behind the Design of an Automated Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implant
Aug 3, 2023
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5 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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We Could All Live Long and Prosper If This 'Star Trek' Device Were Real
We Could All Live Long and Prosper If This 'Star Trek' Device Were Real
Jul 31, 2023
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2 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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What Protects Against the Sun and Superbugs?
What Protects Against the Sun and Superbugs?
Jul 17, 2023
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3 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Custom Polymer and New Manufacturing Process Advance Development of Synthetic Heart Valve 53081
Custom Polymer and New Manufacturing Process Advance Development of Synthetic Heart Valve
Jul 12, 2023
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byJoe Darrah
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Dialysis on the Go? Working Toward an Artificial Kidney Device
Dialysis on the Go? Working Toward an Artificial Kidney Device
Jun 29, 2023
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3 Min Read
bySusan Shepard
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How to Build a Better PAP Machine
How to Build a Better PAP Machine
Jun 29, 2023
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byDaphne Allen
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Titanic Sub Tragedy Resurfaces an Age-Old Medtech Debate
Titanic Sub Tragedy Resurfaces an Age-Old Medtech Debate
Jun 26, 2023
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5 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Design & Engineering
Whatever Happened to the Indonesian Iron Man?
Whatever Happened to the Indonesian Iron Man?
Jun 20, 2023
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2 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Manufacturing Durable Diabetes Tech for the 21st Century
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1 Min Read
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Design & Engineering
Midwife Scores Tech Award for Postpartum Innovation
Midwife Scores Tech Award for Postpartum Innovation
May 31, 2023
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2 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Design & Engineering
Peeling the Layers Back for Industry 4.0
Peeling the Layers Back for Industry 4.0
May 23, 2023
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4 Min Read
byKatie Pfaff
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Design & Engineering
Standardizing the Safety of Medical Electrical Equipment
Standardizing the Safety of Medical Electrical Equipment
May 23, 2023
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2 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing Mavens Are Having a Moment
Manufacturing Mavens Are Having a Moment
May 15, 2023
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4 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Design & Engineering
Always Take the Road Less Traveled
Always Take the Road Less Traveled
May 8, 2023
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6 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Design & Engineering
Star Wars Lessons for Medtech
Star Wars Lessons for Medtech
May 1, 2023
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5 Min Read
byAmanda Pedersen
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Design & Engineering
The Need for Medical Device Specific Software
The Need for Medical Device Specific Software
Apr 26, 2023
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5 Min Read
byKate Stephenson, PhD
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Design & Engineering
What Medical Device Was Inspired by a Bike Ride?
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byAmanda Pedersen
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Design & Engineering
One Giant Leap for Medtech
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Apr 11, 2023
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byAmanda Pedersen
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Closing the Knowledge Gap in Medical Device Field Service
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Apr 5, 2023
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byAmanda Pedersen

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