Medical Device Design Challenges Based on Users Hierarchy and Their Correlation with Illness

Cortés-Chávez, Fabiola; Trotta, Maria Giovanna; Manzano-Hernandez, Paulina; Rossa-Sierra, Alberto; Durán-Aguilar, Gabriela

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02053-8_31

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“…Once this information is shown to students, the following scheme figure 14, was designed to exemplify possible movement of hierarchies with a graphic depending on a complication during delivery to reinforce learning of the subject, based on the study of multi frameworks [43]. Figure 14.…”

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Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based in User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction

Cortés-Chávez¹,

Rossa-Sierra²,

Muñoz³

2021

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This article presents a comparative analysis of birthing beds, using two different design processes to realize if one improves user satisfaction by improving the design process. We present a comparative study between the traditional product design process (consumer product design) and the new design process based on hierarchies (proposed in this study), which improves the final design and increases user acceptance. The study focuses on pointing out the importance of a new design process for medical devices, which can improve the characteristics of the product design and thereby increase user satisfaction. The main contribution of this new process focuses on showing medical device designers the importance of considering the hierarchy of users around a medical product, considering the fluctuation of the patient's health status since depending on the progression of the disease, the patient needs the attention of various users. In turn, final users need to solve specific problems in each phase, and design needs to be prepared for each user's particular needs around the birthing bed and the patient.

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“…Figure 14. Graph exemplifies the movements and interactions between different users around a birthing bed when a complication appears during childbirth [43].…”

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Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based in User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction

Cortés-Chávez¹,

Rossa-Sierra²,

Muñoz³

2021

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“…Research articles do not decide who the users of medical devices are. Different authors analyze products with engineering models and the design process but still do not agree on the users, making it difficult for the designer to conduct the design process; some studies divide users into primary, secondary, and subgroups [42]. Some authors only indicate two groups: those who are health professionals and those who are not [43].…”

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Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based on User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction

2021

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The medical device design process has a responsibility to define the characteristics of the object to ensure its correct interaction with users. This study presents a proposal to improve medical device design processes in order to increase user acceptance by considering two key factors: the user hierarchy and the relationship with the patient’s health status. The goal of this study is to address this research gap and to increase design factors with practical suggestions for the design of new medical devices. The results obtained here will help medical device designers make more informed decisions about the functions and features required in the final product during the development stage. In addition, we aim to help researchers with design process didactics that demonstrate the importance of the correct execution of the process and how the factors considered can have an impact on the final product. An experiment was conducted with 40 design engineering students who designed birthing beds via two design processes: the traditional product design process and the new design process based on hierarchies (proposed in this study). The results showed a significant increase in the user acceptance of the new birthing bed developed with the hierarchical-based design process.

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Medical Device Design Challenges Based on Users Hierarchy and Their Correlation with Illness

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Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based in User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction

Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based in User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction

Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based on User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction

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