Do you know the most overlooked step in creating a useful medical device? It might sound surprising, but if we were to look at a graveyard of failed products, more often than not they fail because, while they deliver their promise, they fail the user. Do not underestimate how critical it is to seek user […]
When I joined StarFish Medical I was pretty stoked about the 3D printer and marvelled at the prints created by the Mechanical Engineers and Industrial Designers. As a Human Factors Engineer in product development my favorite challenges are the ones that call on imaginative solutions for investigating and testing use-related ideas and concepts for new […]
Our design team discuss their top insights from time constrained, critical ventilator project in Canada’s Response to COVID-19
A critical component of Human Factors input during product design is evidence – based, user-centered feedback, gathered from conducting formative usability activities. We use two main approaches to gathering such feedback: Formative Evaluations and Formative Testing. This blog details the differences between these methods, and the appropriate circumstances for their application.
StarFish Medical September 2020 News & Insights Annual ID HF UX Newsletter is now online. – In This Issue: Design lessons from the COVID-19 Ventilator Adapting ID HF UX Medical Device Research for COVID-19 Formative Evaluations and Tests Amr Salahieh and Shifamed webinar Interview: Dr. Lyes Kadem Events Careers August Images About StarFish Medical […]
One of the goals of good medical device design is to turn a lot of complicated science and engineering into a simple package that’s easy to use and understand. To help achieve this goal, remember that less is more when designing user interfaces, device enclosures, and instructions.
Observation can be a powerful tool. It allows industrial designers to better understand how a product will be used by different users in different environments. Setting up an observation session can be quite time consuming. Finding the right participants and holding sessions is a lot of work. Here are three tips to make the most […]
Did you know that this year FDA’s Human Factors Premarket Evaluation Team have a priority review hit-list for medical devices? Are you on it, are you ready, and what does it mean? This blog will help you understand what it means for you and your device.
It’s not all about looks Recently a group including engineers, project managers, manufacturing, and QA colleagues discussed the impact of Industrial Design (ID) and Human Factors on medical devices. Although no one from the ID team was able to make the discussion, their cause was well supported. The conversation identified 9 ways good ID impacts medical devices and lots […]