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  • Insights
Apr 19, 2021

Considering Icons for Mobile Applications and Connected Medical Devices

Use of icons in medical device and application interfaces should reflect appropriate best practices, standards and expectations.
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Mar 25, 2021

The Pursuit of Product Excellence Applies to Packages, Too

Healthcare and medical product developers should include package design in their product development efforts. Learn more at Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design division.
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  • Insights
Feb 11, 2021

Introducing High Schoolers to Human Factors Engineering and Usability

Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design team expanding awareness of human factors and usability.
Five design tips for non-designers
  • Insights
Feb 9, 2021

Five Design Tips for Non-Designers

Key tips for manufacturers and developers unfamiliar with common design principles. Learn more about human factors research, usability and design for medical devices, IVDs and combination products at Emergo by UL.
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Jan 26, 2021

HFE for Over-the-Counter Medical Devices and Combination Products: Nice to Have or Necessary?

Human factors experts Tamara Will and Tricia Gibo weigh in the necessity of human factors engineering (HFE) work when designing over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products.
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  • Insights
Jan 13, 2021

Home Healthcare Products Take Center Stage

Increasing utilization of at-home healthcare delivery has implications for how manufacturers develop and design medical device user interfaces.
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  • Insights
Jan 12, 2021

5 Tips to Ease Nervous Participants During Product Evaluations

Tips for reducing nervousness in participants during medical device user research studies to improve feedback.
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  • Insights
Jan 12, 2021

Design with the End User in Mind

Putting the user at the forefront of the medical device design process should start at the very beginning.
Mitigating the risk posed by open and obvious hazards
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Jan 12, 2021

Mitigating the Risk Posed by Open and Obvious Hazards

"Open and obvious" use risks in medical products still warrant design efforts that mitigate these risks. Learn more about human factors engineering, design and usability issues at Emergo by UL.
Choosing the right tissue model for medical procedure simulation
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Dec 14, 2020

Choosing the Right Tissue Model for Medical Procedure Simulation

Selecting appropriate human body surrogates and substitute materials is important for accurate medical device, IVD and combination product usability testing and evaluation.
Important considerations for conducting in-home research
  • Insights
Dec 2, 2020

Important Considerations for Conducting In-Home Research

Human factors engineering for medical devices and IVDs is powered by user research, and some key usability results can be effectively obtained by meeting with users in their homes.
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Nov 6, 2020

Six Everyday Products Initially Developed as Assistive Technology: Designing for Typically Excluded Users

In terms of medical device and IVD human factors engineering (HFE), usability and design, targeting "typically exclused" users can improve overall product benefit. Learn more at Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design.
Brexit and the UK’s medical device usability requirements
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Nov 2, 2020

Brexit and the UK’s Medical Device Usability Requirements

Examination of how the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will oversee medical device human factors engineering (HFE) and usability regulations following Brexit.
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Oct 20, 2020

Essential Differences Between Heuristic Analysis and Expert Review

For manufacturers of medical devices, combination products, and IVDs, heuristic analysis and expert review are both approaches that make it possible to refine a product design before exposing it to potential users.
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Oct 8, 2020

Enabling Safe and Effective Diagnostic Tests, Treatments and Monitoring at Home

Increasing utilization of at-home healthcare products and telemedicine require new approaches to human factors, usability and design of medical devices. Learn more at Emergo by UL's Human Factors Research & Design division.
How to consider diversity and inclusion (D&I) when applying human factors engineering to medical products
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Oct 6, 2020

How to Consider Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) When Applying Human Factors Engineering to Medical Products

Incorporating D&I in your medical device HFE, design and usability effort helps your product target the widest user base possible.
NMPA publishes revised Chinese medical device regulations
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Sep 4, 2020

Medical Device Usability Testing in China: Key Considerations for Manufacturers

New usability testing guidelines from China national medical products administration (NMPA) anticipated by late 2020. Learn more about China's medical device market and human factors engineering issues at Emergo by UL.
Self-selection Studies: Guarding against contraindicated use of OTC medical products
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Sep 4, 2020

Self-Selection Studies: Guarding Against Contraindicated Use of OTC Medical Products

Recommendations for devising self-selection studies necessary to help consumers understand OTC medical product indications for use.
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Aug 7, 2020

Human Factors Considerations When Developing Rapid COVID-19 Test Kits

Rapid COVID-19 test kit manufacturers should include human factors and usability components in their product development processes.
Has FDA relaxed its human factors expectations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Aug 6, 2020

Has FDA Relaxed Its Human Factors Expectations in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic?

There are several key activities required by the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to meet its expectations for the application of human factors (HF) engineering to medical devices.