Ben Nolan

Design Thinking provides a structured approach to understanding user needs and defining problems early in medical device development. This article explores how the methodology is applied in practice, where it fits across the development lifecycle, and how it complements usability engineering to improve real-world outcomes.

Human Factors / Usability Engineering and Design Thinking are both widely used in medical device development, but they serve different purposes. This article explores how these two approaches complement each other—combining structured usability engineering with user-centered problem discovery to support safer, more effective device design.