Thinking beyond the device: an overview of human-and equity-centered approaches for health technology design

NM Rodriguez, G Burleson, JC Linnes… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
A shift in the traditional technocentric view of medical device design to a human-centered
one is needed to bridge existing translational gaps and improve health equity. To ensure the …

Sustainable supply chain operation under COVID-19: Influences and response strategies

Z Li, Y Sheng, Q Meng, X Hu - International Journal of Logistics …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic poses various challenges to the sustainable operation of supply
chains in different sectors. Especially, the impacts and response strategies of COVID-19 on …

Can the profitability of medical enterprises Be improved after joining China's centralized drug procurement? A difference-in-difference design

YF Hua, J Lu, B Bai, HQ Zhao - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This paper explores the impact of joining centralized drug procurement of China on the
profitability of medical enterprises by the difference-in-difference (DID) model. When …

Rapid development of a data visualization service in an emergency response

S Khan, PH Nguyen, A Abdul-Rahman… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the design and development of a data visualization service (RAMPVIS) in
response to the urgent need to support epidemiological modeling workflows during the …

Accelerating neurotechnology development using an Agile methodology

AK Thota, R Jung - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Novel bioelectronic medical devices that target neural control of visceral organs (eg, liver,
gut, spleen) or inflammatory reflex pathways are innovative class III medical devices like …

3D Printed frames to enable reuse and improve the fit of N95 and KN95 respirators

M McAvoy, ATN Bui, C Hansen, D Plana… - BMC Biomedical …, 2021 - Springer
Background In response to supply shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, N95
filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs or “masks”), which are typically single-use devices in …

Repurposing product development after COVID-19 by integrating Industry 4.0 and agile new product development practices in emerging economies

MA Palsodkar, R Pansare, MR Nagare… - Journal of Engineering …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose After the COVID-19 pandemic, companies from a variety of sectors began
repurposing their product development and manufacturing activities. To be successful …

De novo powered air-purifying respirator design and fabrication for pandemic response

A Kothakonda, L Atta, D Plana, F Ward… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The rapid spread of COVID-19 and disruption of normal supply chains has resulted in
severe shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly devices with few …

Developing Medical Technologies for Low-Resource Settings: Lessons From a Wireless Wearable Vital Signs Monitor–neoGuard

A Nantume, S Shah, T Cauvel, M Tomback… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The neoGuard™ technology is a wireless wearable vital signs monitor attached to a patient's
forehead to continuously measure oxygen saturation, pulse rate, respiratory rate and …

Efficacy of human resource development program for young industry personnel who will be involved in future medical device development

Y Tsugita, Y Ushimaru, T Kato, M Sasaki, T Hata… - Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Training next-generation personnel from small/medium enterprises (SMEs) is
an urgent issue in promoting medical device research and development (R&D). Since 2014 …