Right at the start of a usability study there a number of details that should not be overlooked. This is especially true when the study involves specialised user testing under very specific environments. There are project planning questions that can be tricky to answer, in particular – “how much detail should the simulation have?”, and…
DetailsIt is always good when our staff participate in national events, and we are pleased to announce that our Managing Director, Greg Thay, co-presented a workshop for the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) on Medical Device Design. Greg co-presented the one-day workshop with Robin Ellis (Red-Design Ergonomics) and James MacKrill (Dyson School…
DetailsIt is encouraging to see that the UK based Medicines and Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) are focusing on an area we know much about – human factors and usability engineering. Whilst this area of safety has been around for many years now, there has been a variance on what is acceptable to prove use safety…
DetailsWithin a developing company such as THAY Medical it was only time before a new office was needed. Since the 1st of June 2016, THAY Medical can be found at our new office in Winterborne Stickland, Dorset. We are still based in the beautiful country side of Dorset, where we continue to be inspired by…
DetailsIEC 62366-1:2015 Understanding and identifying device hazards When looking to apply Usability Engineering to medical devices, use safety is certainly the main consideration, and one that Human Factors Engineers should be focusing on. There are many factors that have a direct impact on safety and the identification of the use errors is perhaps one of…
DetailsEverybody loves fashion. Everybody loves technology. So there is no surprise that these two industries are now collaborating with some very exciting results. Having attended the Wearable Technology Show 2016 at the Excel in London there is no surprise at the amount of buzz around this topic. Wearable technology has a large potential spectrum of…
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