Situated usability evaluation of medical equipment to comply with IEC 60601-1-6 standards

• Barbara Dariano Silva USP / Dixtal Biomédica Ind. e Com.
• Lucia Vilela Leite Filgueiras USP

Abstract

This work introduces SUE - situated usability evaluation. We show that using SUE in medical systems evaluation provides better results than laboratory usability evaluations. Also, we discuss that SUE can help in compliance with Brazilian standards of usability, medical electrical equipment standards and concepts of ergonomic work analysis. Using SUE in medical equipment design can result in more adequate projects to the needs of health professionals, reducing human failures and errors, providing comfort to the workers and increasing the probabilities of success of patient treatment.

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