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USABILITY STRATEGY

Usability strategy for medical devices

You're not sure whether to launch a formative evaluation, prepare a summative one, complete an existing file, justify the absence of a study, or adapt a CE process to FDA expectations.

I help you define a usability strategy suited to the device, the risks, the target market and the file's current progress.

The goal: avoid unnecessary processes, poorly scoped studies and deliverables that are hard to defend.

Scope my process

To scope the right process, prioritise the useful deliverables, and avoid poorly scoped actions.

WHO IT'S FOR

This is for you if…

You don't know which process to run

You're torn between an audit, documentary justification, a formative or a summative evaluation.

You're preparing a regulatory milestone

CE marking, FDA 510(k) submission, De Novo, or a file modification or update.

You need to make trade-offs

Timeline, budget, expected level of evidence and internal constraints need to be aligned.

This support helps clarify the options available and prioritise the actions that truly matter.

STRATEGIC SCOPING

Scope before you act

I analyse your context: type of device, users, use environment, use-related risks, file maturity, evaluation history and regulatory objectives.

Based on this, I help you define a proportionate strategy: what needs to be produced, what can be justified, what's worth testing, and what can wait.

The goal isn't to multiply deliverables, but to build a process that is coherent, understandable and defensible.

What can be included

Strategic scoping note
Usability action plan
Opinion on whether a formative or summative evaluation is needed
CE / FDA Human Factors strategy
Review of the impact of a modification
Decision support for RAQA, R&D or management teams

A strategy proportionate to your context

01

Understand

Device, users, risks, target market, file history.

02

Decide

Identify what needs to be tested, justified, audited or completed.

03

Prioritise

Build a realistic, defensible action plan.

Not sure which process to run?

Let's discuss your context and the options available.

Scope your process

10+ years of experience · 50+ manufacturers supported · CE and FDA processes

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