Cortes-Chavez, F.; Rossa-Sierra, A.; Gonzalez-Muñoz, E.L. Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based on User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction. Appl. Sci.2021, 11, 9430.
Cortes-Chavez, F.; Rossa-Sierra, A.; Gonzalez-Muñoz, E.L. Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based on User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 9430.
Cortes-Chavez, F.; Rossa-Sierra, A.; Gonzalez-Muñoz, E.L. Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based on User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction. Appl. Sci.2021, 11, 9430.
Cortes-Chavez, F.; Rossa-Sierra, A.; Gonzalez-Muñoz, E.L. Design Process for a Birthing Bed, Based on User Hierarchy: Promoting Improvement in User Satisfaction. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 9430.
Abstract
Medical Device Design process carries a high responsibility when defining the characteristics of the object for its correct interaction with users. This study presents a proposal for the improvement of the medical device design processes, in order to increase user acceptance, considering two key factors: the hierarchy of users and the relationship with the patient's health status. The goal of the study seeks to address this research gap and raise design factors with practical suggestions for the design of new medical devices. The results obtained will help medical device designers in the development stage to make more informed decisions about the functions and features required in the final product; As well, in the design process didactics, demonstrating the importance of the correct execution of the process, and how the factors considered can generate an impact on the final product. An experiment was carried out with Forty design engineering students, who designed birthing beds, with two design processes, the traditional product design process, and the new design process based on hierarchies (proposed in this study). The results showed that there is a significant increase in user acceptance with the new birthing bed that was developed with the hierarchical based design process.
Keywords
Design; birthing bed; user centered design; medical design; user hierarchies; design process; design; education
Subject
Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering
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