Contextual Inquiry for Medical Device Design

by Mary Beth Privitera (Editor)

Overview

Contextual Inquiry for Medical Device Design helps users understand the everyday use of medical devices and the way their usage supports the development of better products and increased market acceptance. The text explains the concept of contextual inquiry using real-life examples to illustrate its application. Case studies provide a frame of reference on how contextual inquiry is successfully used during product design, ultimately producing safer, improved medical devices. - Presents the ways contextual inquiry can be used to inform the evaluation and business case of technology - Helps users understand the everyday use of medical devices and the way their usage supports the development of better products - Includes case studies that provide a frame of reference on how contextual inquiry is successfully used during the product design process

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128018743
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	05/29/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	310
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Dr. Mary Beth Privitera, M.Design, FIDSA, is internationally known as an expert in medical product design, specifically in the area of applied human factors. She is a Professor at the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and works collaboratively among the Colleges of Medicine, Engineering and Design. She is a consultant to the medical device industry with expertise in user interaction design and human factors. Additionally, she serves as faculty and co-chair of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s Human Engineering Committee. As a Professor at the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, she is a Co-Founder of the Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program. Her previous academic appointments include industrial design and in the Department of Emergency Medicine. She has worked on devices which are intended for use across the practice of medicine and in home health situations. Her current research focuses on applied ergonomics and design interpretation. She has conducted contextual inquiry studies throughout the hospital with results intended to inform the design of devices, including physiologic monitoring and clinical decision making, software-based tools including intraprocedural augmented reality. In addition, she currently has had research funding supported by the Gates Foundation and US FDA CDER Division. She is a Fulbright Scholar in collaboration with the University of Nottingham.

Table of Contents

ForewordPrefaceChapter 1 Introduction to Contextual InquiryChapter 2 Planning a CI Study for Medical Device DevelopmnetChapter 3 Contextual Inquiry MethodsChapter 4 Executing and Documenting a CI StudyChapter 5 Analysis of DataChapter 6 Developing InsightsChapter 7 Data VisualizationChapter 8 A CI Case Study in Cerebral Angiography for Product Development Strategy and Clinical TrainingChapter 9 Biomarker Strategies SnapPath: CI Case StudyChapter 10 Contextual Inquiry as a Tool for Medical Device Development: The Case for Harmonic FocusChapter 11 Case Study: Using CI to Inform Design Development of Incision and Draining PackChapter 12 Quick Reference Guide

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This text provides a comprehensive discussion of contextual inquiry and how it can be used to develop better medical devices and greater market acceptance.