Presentation
Development of Animated Instructions for Use: Precision Surgery Case Example
DescriptionSurgical instruments and machines (systems) are complex and require in-operating room preparation by a trained individual before a surgeon can use them. In a perfect world humans would have perfect recall of their training. This of course is not the case, so industry has capitalized on larger surgical systems to display animated instructions for use to bridge recall gaps and explain minute detail. This is especially helpful in surgical environments where several competing surgical systems can be used based on the surgeon’s preference, and a surgical technician needs to prepare each surgical system fast and efficiently for a surgical case depending on which doctor they are assisting.
Developing in the moment animated instructions for use effectively, however is not a one step process tagged on at the end of development cycle. The process is much longer, often taking years. The process begins with developing an understanding of the disease or condition the surgical system is used upon. Then, researching users of the system, whether that’s surgeons, technicians, or nurses, and the makers of the system, engineers. These insights are used by human factors engineers, industrial designers, and graphic designers to come up with design recommendations that are tested with user groups. This second round of research is used by the design team to further refine physical and digital interfaces. At this point in the design and development process the instruments used with surgical system, and the system itself is taking a near final shape and are fed forward to the animation design team where key tasks are selected for animation to maximize instructional details to be followed by the professional who’s preparing the surgical system. The animation of key tasks helps the end user understand the minute details and actions needed to prepare that specific surgical system.
This session will explain in greater detail the process for developing animated surgical system instructions for use. The cataract eye surgery, performed 3.7 million times a year in the United States, will be used as an example for the development of animated instructions for use.
Developing in the moment animated instructions for use effectively, however is not a one step process tagged on at the end of development cycle. The process is much longer, often taking years. The process begins with developing an understanding of the disease or condition the surgical system is used upon. Then, researching users of the system, whether that’s surgeons, technicians, or nurses, and the makers of the system, engineers. These insights are used by human factors engineers, industrial designers, and graphic designers to come up with design recommendations that are tested with user groups. This second round of research is used by the design team to further refine physical and digital interfaces. At this point in the design and development process the instruments used with surgical system, and the system itself is taking a near final shape and are fed forward to the animation design team where key tasks are selected for animation to maximize instructional details to be followed by the professional who’s preparing the surgical system. The animation of key tasks helps the end user understand the minute details and actions needed to prepare that specific surgical system.
This session will explain in greater detail the process for developing animated surgical system instructions for use. The cataract eye surgery, performed 3.7 million times a year in the United States, will be used as an example for the development of animated instructions for use.
Event Type
Oral Presentations
TimeMonday, March 311:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
LocationPier 2/3
Digital Health (DH)