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Co-Designing Interactive Technology For Patients With Dementia

Using interactive light animation, this author, an industrial design engineer, was able to help create experiences of engagement and joy for patients with dementia. She shares her experiences and tips in co-designing the technology with patients and users.

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• Your How-To Guide: Developing Advanced Signal Processing Software For Medical Devices
• What’s In Store For EMRs After The Pandemic?

• How Will Advanced Computing Technologies Catapult Medtech Into The Future?

  There is an almost unlimited profit potential for medtech manufacturers to use advanced computing technologies such as AI, faster and smaller computing hardware, computing-driven robotics, AR/VR, and IoT to build devices that disrupt markets and improve people’s lives. This article delves into using data analytics (including AI), making more effective implantable devices, and collecting better patient data.

• Framework Methodologies For Medical Device Usability Engineering

  Initial visceral impressions and intuitiveness of use impacts a user's choice of medical device. Addressing the affordance theory means understanding what a user will likely perceive and expect of a proposed design interaction. This article delves into more detail and includes discussion on user interfaces and the user experience process in designing medical devices.

• Medical Device 3D Printing & Prototyping: Lessons Learned

  Nearly a decade ago, this author came up with the concept for a new medical device. In bringing that concept to fruition, he looked into 3D printing and prototyping. This article describes his process and lessons learned from the experience. Fortunately, 3D printing is now more accessible and easier to accomplish for medical device developers, so hopefully your challenges will be less of an obstacle.