Human Factors

In this Medtech Matters podcast episode of Mike on Medtech with Mike Drues, president of Vascular Sciences, we discuss the use of human factors (or ergonomics or useability) in medical device design, the FDA’s increased interest in its use, and how different users impact the device development (such as patient/home use versus physican/hospital use). Specifically, the following questions are addressed in this discussion: What exactly are human factors with regard to the development of medical ...