Skip to main content

Table 1 Company details and intended device users

From: The role of the user within the medical device design and development process: medical device manufacturers' perspectives

 

Position held

Device's treatment area or clinical use

Intended users

Individuals consulted

#1

Operations Mgr & Clin. Affairs Mgr.

Orthopaedics

Surgeons

Surgeons

#2

Operations Mgr

Cardiology

Health profs. General public

Health profs.

#3

Scientific Director

Oncology

Health profs. Physicians

Health profs. Trainee health professionals

#4

Director

Spectroscopy

Health profs. Clinicians

Electronics experts

#5

Director of Clin. Research & Clin. Reimbursement Mgr.

Orthopaedics

Surgeons

Surgeons

#6

Managing Director

Orthopaedics

Surgeons

Surgeons

#7

R&D Mgr.

Orthopaedics

Surgeons

Surgeons

#8

R&D Director

Laryngology

Gen. health practitioners

Purchasing reps. Clinical champion

#9

Managing Director

Phlebotomy

Clinicians University researchers

Clinicians University researchers

#10

Medical Tech. Mgr.

Vital signs monitoring

Nurses Clinicians

Physicians

#11

Research Programme Mgr.

Wound care

Home patients

Surgeons