Design Study of a Medical Device

Abstract

For the new product design in the medical industry, the designer's role is to identify requirements of product by focusing on the target need, demand and market supply. This research aims to explore the main problems of existing crutches in the medical industry with two phases; to identify the crutch design requirements by research and to define market position involving financial analysis with three economic scenarios. Therefore, the study based on a research with reutilize multiple techniques for walking aid design requirements through needs and demands, aims to discuss the collected data from different perspectives of medical experts, medical store owners and crutch users to create design criteria.