Contextual Inquiry for Medical Device Design helps users understand the everyday use of medical devices and the way their usage supports the development of better products and increased market acceptance. The text explains the concept of contextual inquiry using real-life examples to illustrate its application. Case studies provide a frame of reference on how contextual inquiry is successfully used during product design, ultimately producing safer, improved medical devices.

This text provides a comprehensive discussion of contextual inquiry and how it can be used to develop better medical devices and greater market acceptance.

About the Author
Privitera's research focus is in collaborative medical device design and the application of human factors in design. She is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Human Factors Committee and has coauthored various sections in HE 75 and recently a TIR on Contextual Inquiry. To date, she has been associated with more than 40 product releases, holds several patents and provisional patents, and has published and lectured on a variety of topics including design research, transdisciplinary/collaborative design, innovation methodology, and surgical techniques.


Book Information
ISBN 9780128018521
Author Mary Beth Privitera
Format Paperback
Page Count 310
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 520g