Design Factors for Medical Device Functionality in Developing Countries. Gauthier, A. K., Cruz, G., Medina, L., & Duke, S. IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings, 2013. ZSCC: 0000007 Num Pages: 10 Place: Norcross, United States Publisher: Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)![Design Factors for Medical Device Functionality in Developing Countries [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper abstract bibtex Advancement in medical technology is one of the ways that health care has been able to continuously improve over the years. In developed countries, almost everyone has access to the medical devices that they need; hospitals are well equipped with clean water and electricity, regulation systems (such as the Food and Drug Administration in the US) ensure that there is proper documentation on machines, and training for personnel is available to allow for the upkeep and proper running of new technologies. However, this is not the case in most of the developing countries around the world where the medical devices they have are often not functional or not appropriate for their resources. One way that this problem can be resolved is through creation of medical devices that are specifically designed for the developing world. Accordingly, this study focused on determining which design factors of medical devices are most important when designing for developing countries. The determination of the importance of a design factor is based on a literature review, a statistical analysis of current products designed for these countries and a survey developed to be sent to individuals who have had heavy involvement with medicine in the developing world. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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abstract = {Advancement in medical technology is one of the ways that health care has been able to continuously improve over the years. In developed countries, almost everyone has access to the medical devices that they need; hospitals are well equipped with clean water and electricity, regulation systems (such as the Food and Drug Administration in the US) ensure that there is proper documentation on machines, and training for personnel is available to allow for the upkeep and proper running of new technologies. However, this is not the case in most of the developing countries around the world where the medical devices they have are often not functional or not appropriate for their resources. One way that this problem can be resolved is through creation of medical devices that are specifically designed for the developing world. Accordingly, this study focused on determining which design factors of medical devices are most important when designing for developing countries. The determination of the importance of a design factor is based on a literature review, a statistical analysis of current products designed for these countries and a survey developed to be sent to individuals who have had heavy involvement with medicine in the developing world. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]},
language = {English},
urldate = {2021-10-26},
journal = {IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings},
author = {Gauthier, Ana K. and Cruz, Giovanni and Medina, Lourdes and Duke, Steve},
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note = {ZSCC: 0000007
Num Pages: 10
Place: Norcross, United States
Publisher: Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)},
keywords = {Developing countries--LDCs, Engineering--Industrial Engineering, Industrial engineering, Medical device industry, Medical equipment, Medical technology, Product design, Product development, ⛔ No DOI found},
pages = {2227--2236},
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