title: Patient pull: the changing influences on medical device design, Part I.
abstract: The medical device and pharmaceutical industries are in the process of a major paradigm shift, driven by increasing levels of regulatory control, cost-containment and patient involvement in treatment programmes. The role of the patient is changing from passive participant to active partner, and this will have a significant impact on the design and development of medical devices. Part I of this two-part article discusses the key drivers of change, the implications for various stakeholders and how these will influence the design of medical devices.
authors.affiliation: Team Consulting Ltd, Cokenach, Barkway, UK. info@team-consulting.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D006113:United Kingdom