{"id":3763,"date":"2016-09-23T13:55:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T20:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ddstudio.com\/?p=3763"},"modified":"2023-06-07T10:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:22:08","slug":"critical-design-thinking-in-the-development-of-medical-devices-funky-does-not-mean-easy-to-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddstudio.com\/critical-design-thinking-in-the-development-of-medical-devices-funky-does-not-mean-easy-to-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Design Thinking in the Development of Medical Devices; “Funky” Does Not Mean Easy to Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Human Centered Design and Design Thinking in the Medical Device Development Process drive a higher return on investment. Design Thinking makes a device easier to use and more efficient. At least as important as the greater efficiency and efficacy, are the intangibles that drive acceptance. People interact better with devices they want to use and feel comfortable using. Design Thinking in medical device development places a priority on the interaction of an individual with the device.<\/p>\n

The presentation included several successful development projects with leading device manufacturers such as TrueMed<\/a> and Synthetic Genomics<\/a>, and showed how product teams effectively incorporated the Design Thinking Process in their commercialization roadmaps.<\/p>\n

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Design Thinking begins with a deep understanding of what the client wants to accomplish. Products should reflect the visual brand language of the client, an expression to the customer of image, feel, thoughts and value. The goal is to simplify product development by focusing on objectives and desires that are important to the users of the product:<\/p>\n