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  • A medical professional wearing a white coat and blue gloves holds a red cooler labeled ‘Organ Transport.’ Overlay text reads: ‘The call came’ in bold black letters on a white highlight.

    Organ Transplant Logistics in Device Design

    In this Before the Build episode, Eric Olson and Paul Charlebois dive into the importance of organ transplant logistics when designing effective medical devices.

  • A patient lies with eyes closed while a clinician marks dotted surgical lines on her face with a skin marker. The patient wears a surgical cap. Overlay text reads: ‘More than a procedure?’ in bold font on a white highlight box.

    Patient-Centered Field Research in Medtech

    In this Before the Build episode, Eric Olson and Paul Charlebois reflect on the value of patient-centered field research—and how firsthand observation can reframe design priorities and impact outcomes in profound ways.

  • A hospital patient lies in bed with a blurred background of medical equipment; bold text reads “Empathy in Design” across the top.

    Translating Emotion into Empathetic Medical Design

    What does empathetic medical design really look like in practice? Eric and Paul discuss how emotional insight from field research can profoundly impact the design of medical devices

  • A hand holds an iPhone on the left side of the image, with a red curved arrow pointing to a sleek, futuristic medical device shaped like a handheld drill on the right. Above the arrow, a black box with white bold text reads, “Make it like Apple?”.

    Apple Design Influence in MedTech Product Development

    Many clients now request their devices to look and feel like Apple products. But achieving that level of simplicity and elegance is not as easy as it seems.

  • A man in a checkered shirt stands and points to a 3D CAD model displayed on a large monitor. The model shows the internal layout of a device with visible components and structural details in purple and white. To the left of the man, bold black text reads “Why Front-End Research matters,” with a large red arrow curving up toward the screen. The background is a clean white, emphasizing the visual focus on the monitor and text.

    Contextual Inquiry in MedTech: Observe Before You Build

    Paul Charlebois and Eric Olson explore how contextual inquiry in MedTech drives smarter product design. By observing how users interact with devices in real settings, product teams can gather early insights that shape usability, adoption, and safety—long before development begins.

  • The image shows a professional workspace divided by a glass window. In the foreground, a person is seated at a desk with multiple computer monitors and a laptop, seemingly observing or recording data. Through the glass window, two individuals are visible in a clinical or lab-like setting. One is seated in a chair, wearing a mask and scarf, while the other, dressed in scrubs and gloves, appears to be conducting a procedure or simulation. The environment suggests a usability testing scenario.

    Planning and Conducting Summative Usability Testing

    There are a lot of things to consider when creating a summative usability test. The first time can be overwhelming. What scenarios do I test? How do I identify a critical task? How many participants do I need? Do I need to test the training? In this eGuide I will help you avoid common mistakes, like using a formative test structure for a summative usability test. I will also provide some tricks and tips to help you get the most out of your test participants and testing.

  • Procedural Observations Accessibility Description: Operating Room with team of OR staff being observed by StarFish ID team leader

    How procedural observations improve medical device design

    Procedural observations of medical procedures are invaluable and inform designs with perspective of users, procedural workflow and intended use environment.