• DocumentCode
    2362352
  • Title

    Usability for medical devices

  • Author

    Braun, Stefan

  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3-4 Oct. 2005
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    22
  • Abstract
    Use errors caused by poor usability of medical devices are a significant hazard. Regulatory authorities are addressing the issue by implementing guidelines and standards to improve usability engineering practices and minimize usability issues. This document introduces usability engineering, gives examples of critical usability hazards on medical devices and details the relevant regulations addressing usability for medical devices for Europe and the USA.
  • Keywords
    biomedical equipment; error analysis; health care; health hazards; standards; Europe; USA; error analysis; hazard; medical device; regulations; usability engineering; Aerospace engineering; Biomedical engineering; Design engineering; Hardware; Hazards; Humans; Manufacturing; Military aircraft; Stress; Usability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Product Safety Engineering, 2005 IEEE Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9350-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PSES.2005.1529517
  • Filename
    1529517