title: Patient pull, Part II: The implications for design and development.
abstract: Listening to the consumer is a well-established business principle, but how well is it realized in the medical device industry? Part I of this article outlined the key drivers of change in the industry and the implications for various stakeholders. Part II focuses on the design and development process and discusses how to involve patients throughout the process to develop medical devices that people want to use.
authors.affiliation: Team Consulting Ltd, Barkway, UK. info@team-consulting.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D006113:United Kingdom