Innovation Methods for Medical Device Development

IDSA.NYC and IDSA's Medical Section present
Innovation Methods for Medical Device Development
Thursday, June 11 — 6:30-8:30 pm ET

Location:
Live: Parsons - 2 West 13th Street, New York, NY
Online: Webinar

Moderator:
Meredith Goodwin Bajaj, IDSA
Chapter Chair, IDSA.NYC

Speaker:
Sean Hägen, IDSA, Principal, Director of Research & Synthesis
BlackHägen Design

In the early 90s the FDA recognized that the majority of deaths and injuries in the healthcare industry associated with adverse effects were due to user error and not device performance or failure. This prompted medical device manufacturers to look more closely at their device definition and development processes to insure that they were doing their due diligence to insure optimum usability.

Sean Hägen will present user research, product planning and development methodologies that meet the need of medical device companies for design practices that optimize ease of use. The presentation will review generative and evaluative research and synthesis methodologies including a case study. The presentation format welcomes audience interaction.

Speaker Bio:
Sean's current focus at BH is in the management of the user research and synthesis phase for product development, which includes ethnography, human factors, usability testing, innovation charrette workshops, translation of research insights into concepts and establishing robust device requirements as they apply to user preferences. Since 1999, Sean has been the Principal Investigator in global, user research projects for clients such as Northrop Grumman, Sunbeam, GE Healthcare, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Medtronic and Baxter Healthcare. He has lectured on User Research and Applying Human Factors to Systems Design at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and the Sarasota International Design Summit. Since 1999 he has served on the curriculum Steering Committee and conducted workshops at the Fort Lauderdale Art Institute Department of Industrial Design. He is currently the IDSA's Medical Section Vice Chair and a member on the AAMI Human Factors committee for drafting and reviewing guidelines that are incorporated by regulatory bodies such as the FDA, ANSI and ISO.

Fees (for in-person attendance or webinar) :
IDSA Member: $15
Nonmember: $20
Student: $10.00

To register, please visit IDSA's member portal (even if you're not an IDSA member).