Medical Device Use Error

by Michael E. Wiklund, Andrea M. Dwyer, Erin Davis

Medical Device Use Root Cause Analysis offers practical guidance on how to methodically discover and explain the root cause of a use error―a mistake―that occurs when someone uses a medical device. Covering medical devices used in the home and those used in clinical environments, the book presents informative case studies about the use errors (mistakes) that people make when using a medical device, the potential consequences, and design-based preventions. Using clear illustrations and simple narrative explanations, the Medical Device Use Root Cause Analysis delineates a systematic method of analyzing medical device use errors. The book provides a valuable reference to human factors specialists, product development professionals, and others committed to making medical devices as safe and effective as possible.

268 pages, Hardcover

Published January 29, 2016