The effect of new standards on the global movement toward usable medical devices

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 4799 LNCS, Issue , 2007, Pages 83-96

  Gruchmann, Torsten ^a   Borgert, Anfried ^a  

^a Use Lab GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

EN 60601 1 6:2004; Human factors; Medical product development; ROI; Safety; Usability; Use error

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DIAGNOSIS; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STANDARDS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL PRODUCTS; USABILITY ENGINEERING PROCESS (UEP);

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 38449097819     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-76805-0_6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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