Good Design is intentional
Good design relies on knowing the why behind all design decisions; that there's a reasoning that reflects your customers' thoughts, actions, and behaviors, good design is achievable.
Good design doesn't just happen. It is the result of dedication, research, and patience of a collaborative team. Know Why Design is an information hub dedicated to providing resources and information exchanges promoting good design practices.
If you'd like to contribute to this site, exchange ideas, or have a medical device design problem that needs some assistance in design research, resources, or human factors, we may be able to help, or we might know great design firms who can help you. We are helpful humans working in collaboration with medical device companies, design firms, healthcare practitioners, and regulators to optimize user experience in medical device design.
Knowledge shared today, Lives saved tomorrow. We collaborate. We share. We design better medical devices.
Dr. Mary Beth Privitera, FIDSA
An industrial designer with a passion for medical device design and human factors.
Books
Applied Human Factors in Medical Device Design
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CUHF Taxonomy for ANDA Applications
This is a draft categorization and method to compare device user interfaces that was supported by FDA funding. It is still in research and development. Feedback is welcomed.
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