Research for Medical Product Design

User research is critical in medical product design due to the health and wellness implications of design decisions. It is also required by the FDA as part of its medical product design guidelines.

Conducting user research across the great variety of medical device users, tasks and environments requires a broad knowledge of methods and tools in the medical product design industry. This can range from field observation of a specialized procedure with world-leading surgeons to identify design opportunities, to surveying a broad base of healthcare consumers to evaluate an in-use product. Consequently, expertise in user research is essential for choosing and applying the right techniques in the context of medical product design and development. Bresslergroup’s medical research practice employs qualitative and quantitative methods, combined with state of the art technology for efficient data gathering, analysis and presentation which is vital in the medical product design process.

User Research Participants
At the core of all our methods is the focus on studying the most appropriate end-user for the medical product design. A critical activity at the start of every medical device design project is the definition and recruitment of the research participants. This is accomplished through a review of current customer and market data, combined with expertise in human factors trends. For example, as a larger proportion of female surgeons enter the field, there is a need to accommodate relative differences in hand size in the medical product design of instruments. Consequently, female surgeons would need to be represented appropriately in ergonomic research activities.

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