Human Factors Validation Study

Business situation
A Swiss medical device company engaged Ergonomics Factory to perform a human factors validation study. Conducted in Switzerland, the study aimed to verify that the client’s new radiology solution conformed with European health, safety, and environmental protection standards, thus making it suitable for CE marking approval.
The Challenge
During the design and development phase of this innovative radiology solution, the client had already conducted several formative human factors studies of their own. However, they required greater human factors expertise to plan a design validation strategy that would comply with EU and US regulatory requirements.
The human factors validation study would need to be highly cost-effective. To prevent any misallocation of resources, notably time, stakeholders wanted absolute confidence that the final study would comply with regulatory requirements and expectations. We also agreed to grow their in-house expertise to prepare for future product development.
The client’s ideal study partner would need to:
Consolidate previous formative human factors studies’ findings.
Support the planning and preparation of the client's design validation activities.
Perform a highly cost-effective human factors validation study in Switzerland.
Support their team in completing risk assessment activities.
Deliver a report to support medical device CE marking approval.
The Solution


