FEATHERS, A BIMANUAL UPPER LIMB REHABILITATION PLATFORM: A CASE STUDY OF USER-CENTRED APPROACH IN REHABILITATION DEVICE DESIGN

Year: 2015
Editor: Christian Weber, Stephan Husung, Gaetano Cascini, Marco Cantamessa, Dorian Marjanovic, Monica Bordegoni
Author: Shirzad, Navid; Valdés, Bulmaro A.; Hung, Chai-Ting; Law, Mimi; Hay, Justin; Van der Loos, H.F. Machiel
Series: ICED
Institution: 1: University of British Columbia, Canada; 2: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Canada
Section: Design for Life
Page(s): 361-370
ISBN: 978-1-904670-64-3
ISSN: 2220-4334

Abstract

The healthcare sector is increasingly becoming dependent on medical devices and technologies. This is facilitated, in part, by the emphasis that is being put on the robustness of the design of medical and rehabilitation devices. The robustness of the design, and thus the adoption of a new medical device, relies heavily on its ability to fit into the multifaceted medical environment and satisfy a wide range of user needs. In order to achieve this, users and stakeholders must be involved early and frequently in the design process. In this paper, we outline a user-centred approach to design of physical therapy devices using a case study on developing an upper-body motor rehabilitation platform.

Keywords: Biomedical Design, Design Process, Design For Disability, Participatory Design, User Centred Design

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