title: The nurse's role in contributing to new device development.
abstract: Nurses are in an ideal position to use their clinical observations to highlight unmet needs in relation to device use. This paper explores issues that relate to medical devices. An overview is given of the medical device field and examples are given from a survey of the healthcare literature to determine the level of user involvement in device development.
authors.affiliation: King's College London.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grocott
authors.forename: Mala Bridgelal
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ram
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D018795:Device Approval; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D012308:Risk Management; D013222:State Medicine; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom