Medical Design
This chapter explores the phenomenon of design in health and medicine, and the meanings ascribed to design in this context. It highlights that in health and medicine design is often interrelated with engineering, and is typically represented by medical pr
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Design Innovation for Health and Medicine
Erez Nusem Karla Straker • Cara Wrigley
Design Innovation for Health and Medicine
Erez Nusem School of Architecture, Design and Planning University of Sydney Sydney, NSW, Australia
Karla Straker School of Architecture, Design and Planning University of Sydney Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cara Wrigley School of Architecture, Design and Planning University of Sydney Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Foreword
Medical devices are diverse, ranging from stethoscopes to artificial joints to hearts that are totally artificial. The more complex they are, the higher the risk of failure—which is often fatal for patients. The development of such devices is very complex in order to assess and mitigate risk, not least due to the required regulatory approval process, which may define up to 50 per cent of the development process. As a biomedical engineer I was trained to find safe and effective technical solutions for clinical problems. In my early career as a researcher, I thought a problem was solved by a new or at least superior technology alone. I thought if a new heart valve produced a lower pressure gradient, it would be considered a success and be widely adopted. However, throughout my career as a researcher, inventor, developer and entrepreneur, I learned that it required far more than this problem-solution mindset. In order to successfully translate research into the clinical aren
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