Mary Beth Privitera is an associate professor of biomedical engineering and instructor for industrial design for the University of Cincinnati. She is also co-developer and faculty in the University of Cincinnati’s Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program. She is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Human Factors Committee, American Society of Engineering Educators, Product Development and Management Association and Design Management Institute. Additionally, she was the VP of education for IDSA. She has been associated with more than 30 product releases, holds five patents, several provisional patents and has published and lectured on a variety of topics, including collaborative design, surgical techniques and human factors. Privitera received her bachelor’s in industrial design from the University of Cincinnati in 1985 and master’s of design in 1995. Her current research and design efforts include human factors in interventional therapies modeling human-device interactions as they translate into clinical actions.
Session Title:
Medical Device Design: Lipstick on a Pig or a Concerto for Industrial Design?
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