Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device DesignMatthew Bret Weinger, Michael E. Wiklund, Daryle Jean Gardner-Bonneau Developed to promote the design of safe, effective, and usable medical devices, Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design provides a single convenient source of authoritative information to support evidence-based design and evaluation of medical device user interfaces using rigorous human factors engineering principles. It offers guidance |
Contents
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Chapter 3 Environment of Use | 63 |
Chapter 4 Anthropometry and Biomechanics | 97 |
Chapter 5 Documentation | 153 |
Chapter 6 Testing and Evaluation | 201 |
Chapter 7 Controls | 251 |
Chapter 8 Visual Displays | 297 |
Chapter 13 Signs Symbols and Markings | 543 |
Chapter 14 Packaging | 595 |
Chapter 15 Device Life Cycle | 623 |
Chapter 16 Hand Tool Design | 645 |
Chapter 17 Mobile Medical Devices | 715 |
Chapter 18 Home Health Care | 747 |
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Editors | 795 |
Chapter 9 Connections and Connectors | 351 |
Chapte r10 Alarm Design | 397 |
Chapter 11 Software User Interfaces | 425 |
Chapter 12 Workstations | 471 |
Contributors | 797 |
Back cover | 809 |
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Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design Matthew Bret Weinger,Michael E. Wiklund,Daryle Jean Gardner-Bonneau No preview available - 2010 |
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