TY - JOUR AU - Gaev, Jonathan A. PY - 2011 DA - 2011/06/03 TI - Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device DesignCRC PressMatthew B Weinger, Michael E Wiklund and Daryle J Gardner-Bonneau JO - BioMedical Engineering OnLine SP - 46 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Human factors is the study of the relationship between people and devices or systems. The goal of considering human factors in the design of medical devices is to create devices that take into consideration the way people use technology and process information to create a man-machine interface that leads to the best possible performance. This text describes the significant aspects of human factors issues related to medical device design. It is well written and is useful for medical device designers and for others who use or evaluate medical equipment. SN - 1475-925X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-10-46 DO - 10.1186/1475-925X-10-46 ID - Gaev2011 ER -