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Research has shown the impact design may have on apparent, as well as inherent, usability. Through collaboration, Industrial Designers and Human Factors Engineers can design medical devices that address emotional design and thus contribute to apparent usability. This collaboration must overcome challenges common in the industry including design influences and standards, business factors, and regulatory processes. Integrating the two disciplines, their tools and methods, and ensuring their incorporation in the product development process can overcome these challenges. In doing so, end users will benefit from medical devices with both improved usability and elegance.
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Kossack, M., Gellatly, A., Jandrisits, A. (2007). Industrial Design and Human Factors: Design Synergy for Medical Devices. In: Jacko, J.A. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. HCI Applications and Services. HCI 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4553. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73111-5_56
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