Cleaning Robot – Usability Study (18th November)
Cleaning Robot – Usability Study (18th November) Are you a member of domestic or hotel services staff for a hospital or large public space? Would you like to try a new device to assist you in your work? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in touch with us on: […]
Wearable device to help prevent DVTs – Usability Study (13th November)
Wearable device to help prevent DVTs – Usability Study (13th November) Are you a nurse that cares for patients post-surgery? Would you like to try a new device to assist with reducing the risk of developing a DVT? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in touch with us on: […]
Vehicle Transfer Mobility Aid – Usability Study (11th November)
Vehicle Transfer Mobility Aid – Usability Study (11th November) Do you nurse or care for those who are frail or less able? Would you like to try a new device to assist with moving and handling? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in touch with us on: email: mdtec@uhb.nhs.uk or telephone: […]
Dental Implant Practice Kit – Usability Study (7th November)
Dental Implant Practice Kit – Usability Study (7th November) Are you a maxillofacial or dental surgeon with experience in dental implantation surgery? Or are you training in dental implantation surgery? Are you interested to give your opinion on a new dental implantation practice kit? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and […]
Newborn Monitoring System – Usability Study (6th November)
Newborn Monitoring System – Usability Study (6th November) Do you undertake vital signs monitoring on newborn babies? Would you be interested in taking part in a usability study to test a new monitoring device? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in touch with us on: email: mdtec@uhb.nhs.uk or telephone: 0121 371 […]
Multi-functional Shower Chair – Usability Study (5th November)
Multi-functional Shower Chair – Usability Study (5th November) Do you nurse or care for those who are frail or less able? Would you like to try a new device to assist with moving and handling? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in touch with us on: email: mdtec@uhb.nhs.uk or telephone: 0121 […]
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Device – Usability Study (4th October)
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Device – Usability Study (4th October) Are you involved in orthopaedic care and rehabilitation as a physio, OT or nurse? Would you like to take part in a usability study trying a wearable device to monitor patient rehabilitation post surgery? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in […]
Automated Suturing Device – Usability Study Additional Date (7th August)
Automated Suturing Device – Usability Study Additional Date (7th August) Do you have experience in suturing surgical wounds, and are you interested in taking part in a usability study to test a new suturing device? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in touch with us on: email: mdtec@uhb.nhs.uk or […]
Anaesthesia Decision Support – Usability Study (23rd July)
Anaesthesia Decision Support – Usability Study (23rd July) Are you an anaesthetist treating high risk surgery patients, and would you like to take part in a usability study to test a decision support tool to assist in the management of these patients? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in […]
Automated Suturing Device – Usability Study (17th July)
Automated Suturing Device – Usability Study (17th July) Do you have experience in suturing surgical wounds, and are you interested in taking part in a usability study to test a new suturing device? For more information click the link for the flyer below, and get in touch with us on: email: mdtec@uhb.nhs.uk or telephone: 0121 […]
MD-TEC Clinical Lead stresses importance of usability for medical devices
MD-TEC Clinical Lead stresses importance of usability for medical devices In a recent BMJ article, Dr Tom Clutton-Brock, clinical director of the ERDF-funded Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre (MD-TEC), commented on new European regulations and the effect they may have on the design of medical devices. Dr Clutton-Brock told a Clinical Human Factors Group […]
MedTech Foundation Launch
Monday 21st January 2019 saw the MedTech Foundation arrive in Birmingham. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust hosted the event in collaboration with the NIHR Trauma Management MedTech Co-operative and University of Birmingham. The evening saw the launch of a string of workshops targeting UoB innovators from varying disciplines, and presented them with unmet needs in […]
