Emergo by UL insights

May 17, 2022

Key Takeaways From the 2022 HFES International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care

Our Human Factors Research & Design (HFR&D) team summarizes highlights from this year's Human Factors in ergonomics in healthcare symposium. Learn more at Emergo by UL.

May 17, 2022

Wiklund’s Perspective: Smart Products--and Ideally Intuitive as Well!

Smart medical devices and healthcare products require sound HFE and usability principles for design. Learn more at Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design.

May 15, 2022

Wiklund’s Perspective: Digital Evolution of HFE for Medical Device Design and Development

The rise of standard operating procedures and more methodical application of HFE for medical devices can be supported through digital resources and tools.

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May 14, 2022

Standards Sketching: A Quick Way to Incorporate Usability Best Practices

Our Human Factors Research & Design team discusses standard sketching techniques to develop essential device design features and components.

Apr 20, 2022

Wiklund's Perspective: Innovation in the Context of User Interface Design

A look at how innovative user interface design of medical devices and technologies can yield safer, more effective experiences for patients and users. Learn more at Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design.

Mar 6, 2022

Developing and Expanding In-House Human Factors Engineering Capability

OPUS™ digital access to human factors engineering (HFE) tools to enhance medical product safety, effectiveness and ease of use. Learn more at Emergo by UL Human Factors Research & Design.

Feb 15, 2022

Wiklund's Perspective: HFE Consultancies Provide Crucial Support to HFE Teams Embedded Within Medical Technology

As more and more medical technology developers view human factors engineering (HFE) as a core competency, how are HFE consulting providers affected?

Nov 10, 2021

The Modern Era of Potential Use Error

Our Human Factors Research & Design team examines how smart technologies found in medical devices, consumer products and vehicles has introduced new user risks. Learn more at Emergo by UL's HFR&D division.

Sep 28, 2021

Considering the Effect of Instructional Text’s Readability on Task Completion Times

Our Human Factors Research & Design (HFR&D) team examines the need for effective instructional text readability for safe use of medical devices, IVD devices and combination products.

Sep 22, 2021

Emergo by UL’s HFR&D Team: A Melting Pot of Backgrounds and Skillsets

Diversity of expertise, education and backgrounds drives our Human Factors Research & Design (HFR&D) division. Learn more at Emergo by UL.

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Sep 15, 2021

Crafting Effective Use Scenario Prompts: A Key to Medical Device Usability Test Success

Our Human Factors Research & Design team provides recommendations for developing appropriate and effective use scenario prompts to support more accurate medical device, IVD and combination product usability test results.

Recommendations for manufacturers seeking test protocol reviews as FDA deals with 510(k) backlogs

Aug 6, 2021

Update: Check First with FDA Regarding Their Current Availability to Review a Human Factors Validation Test Protocol

Recommendations for manufacturers seeking test protocol reviews as FDA deals with 510(k) backlogs

Jul 26, 2021

Usability Test Moderator’s Toolbox: The Five Whys

Five key questions usability test moderators can employ for determining root causes of device use errors and other issues. Learn more at Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design division.

Jul 23, 2021

UE for PDC: Little Bits of Usability Engineering for Platform-Device Companies

How platform-device companies as well as pharmaceutical companies can leverage usability engineering for combination products.

Jul 9, 2021

Use Errors Part 2: Estimating the Severity of Potential Harms

Part 2 of our series on medical device use errors examines effective approaches to estimating severity of potential harm, and how those estimates can support better risk management.

Jun 24, 2021

A Personal Testament to the Importance of Medical Technology

Emergo by UL human factors engineer Emilee Stanczyk offers a personal reflection on how fitness tracker design has impacted her family.

Jun 13, 2021

Let’s Mix Things Up! Innovations in Reconstitution Technologies

Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design (HFR&D) division shines a spotlight on developing technologies for reconstitution of lyophilized drugs. Learn about design considerations to reduce occurrence of use errors and make combination products more a

Jun 3, 2021

Choosing an Optimal Formative Usability Test Sample Size

Considerations for ensuring that formative usability tests for medical products include appropriate numbers of subjects.

Jun 2, 2021

Estimating the Likelihood of a Use Error: Part 1

We consider likelihood versus severity as useful estimates of use errors. Learn more about human factors engineering (HFE) and usability issues at Emergo by UL.

Apr 26, 2021

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) - Latest Insights on FDA’s Expectations from 2021

Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design team reports from the 2021 virtual human factors and ergonomic society (HFES) health care symposium.

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