title: Strengthening the Role of Nurses in Medical Device Development.
abstract: Medical devices and innovative technology promise to revolutionize health care. Despite the importance of involving nurses in the collaborative medical device development processes, there are few learning opportunities in nursing programs. The purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual guide for nurse educators and researchers to engage nursing expertise in medical device development processes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of the literature guided the creation of the "Strengthening the Role of Nurses in Medical Device Development Roadmap" model. The model was used to describe how nurses can be engaged in multidisciplinary design of medical devices. An academic transdisciplinary team piloted the application of the model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The model includes the stages of needs assessment, planned brainstorm, feasibility determination, concept design, and prototype building. A transdisciplinary team case study of improving an asthma home-monitoring devices illustrates effective application of the model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurse leaders in the academic setting can effectively use the "Strengthening the Role of Nurses in Medical Device Development Roadmap" to inform their engagement of nurses in early medical device development and innovation processes.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor (J. Castner), PhD Student (S. Sullivan), University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, School of Nursing, Buffalo, NY 14214.. Electronic address: jcastner@buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castner
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor (J. Castner), PhD Student (S. Sullivan), University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, School of Nursing, Buffalo, NY 14214.. Electronic address: suzanney@buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: Suzanne S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: Professor, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14260.. Electronic address: ahtitus@buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: Albert H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Titus
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, College of Nursing, Syracuse, NY 13210.. Electronic address: klingmak@upstate.edu.
authors.forename: Karen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Klingman
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D062069:Inventions; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009742:Nursing Theory
keywords: Asthma; Equipment design; Index words; Interprofessional relations; Nursing theory; Technology