Why Watching Surgeons Work is Critical to Medical Device Design

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Why Watching Surgeons Work is Critical to Medical Device Design

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August 4, 2014
by Christine HoranAllan Cameron

Continuum brought a team of engineers and surgeons into the operating room to observe doctors in action when designing an electrosurgical instrument for Medtronic.

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About the Author

  • Horan Christine
    Christine Horan
    Sr. Director, Innovation Consulting, Head of Physical Technology Practice

    Christine combines a passion for and curiosity about human behavior with over 20 years of experience in product development to help bring new to the world ideas to life. In addition to leading multi-discipline programs for clients in MedTech, Life Science, Packaging and Consumer Product categories, Christine leads EPAM’s Physical Technology Practice.

    Christine’s background in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing, along with a wide range of experiences over the years working with different manufacturing partners enables her to lead programs from early concept ideation through transfer to manufacturing, often helping clients identify new technologies, processes, and partners.

    Christine received a BS in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

  • Cameron Allan
    Allan Cameron
    Principal

    Allan is one of the most seasoned industrial design practitioners at Continuum, and at the heart of his work is his dedication to understanding the user experience. Allan leads teams to create products that express the integration of user needs and technology, while addressing the real world demands of manufacturing and development schedules.

    Allan’s deepest passion and focus lies in medical device development. He has worked on programs for the laboratory environment like the Siemens/Dade Behring Vista instrument and for POC devices like the cutting-edge lab-on-a-chip Daktari CD4 system, as well as many products for ER/OR settings and home healthcare. Some recent clients are Philips/Respironics(CPAP), Mindray(patient monitor), Avedro(cornea sculpting), Nomir(onychomycosis treatment),and Medtronic(electrosurgical knife).

    He has won extensive recognition for his work over the years, including IDEA , MDEA, and Spark Design awards. He holds over 25 patents.