Posts tagged with ‘medical devices’

  • New standard for usability in medical devices

    In February, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published IEC 62366-1:2015, Medical devices – Part 1: Application of usability engineering to…

  • Designing out medical error - Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors

    Designing out medical error

    Designing Out Medical Error, DOME, was a three year, EPSRC-funded, multidisciplinary project aimed at designing safer healthcare equipment, processes and…

  • Healthcare - Heartlight - Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors

    Healthcare technology challenges for tiny users

    John Crowe and colleagues describe the process of developing a pulse monitor for newborn babies. Instruments for monitoring physiological functions…