Human-centered design for better CRT results – How human factors engineering reveals innovation potential
By “smart wearable,” we don't mean a smartphone app, but rather body sensors for everyday clinical use: high-density, precise signals that are recorded quickly, cleanly, and reliably – regardless of the caregiver's experience. Learn more in Harm Hogenbirk's presentation.
When we talk about a “smart wearable,” we don't mean an app on a smartphone. We mean body sensors developed for everyday clinical use: high-density, high-precision signals that are recorded quickly, cleanly, and above all reliably, regardless of the caregiver's experience. With around 1 million pacemakers implanted worldwide every year, this reliability is not optional, but mandatory.
That's why we developed the CRT patch from EP Solutions in collaboration with nurses and doctors from the very beginning. The hardware and instructions were developed directly from clinical feedback and human factors research. The result: a two-piece patch with an amplifier that can be applied in less than 10 minutes, or even in about 5 minutes with a little practice, and fits many patients thanks to only two sizes (waist 58–135 cm, chest circumference up to 145 cm).
Once attached, the patch simultaneously records over 120 surface ECGs and combines them with CT data to create a beat-by-beat map of the heart chambers. This allows the CRT electrode to be placed exactly where it will be most effective.
Pilotfish co-founder Harm Hogenbirk shows how human-centered design and human factors engineering reveal innovation potential and lead to safer, smarter medtech devices.
Speaker
Harm Hogenbirk, Pilotfish B.V., Co-founder, MD
