Drivers and Barriers to the Implementation of the RRI concept in small and medium-sized enterprises in the Chinese healthcare industry

This article explores the implementation of the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) framework among small and medium-sized healthcare companies in China. The RRI framework has been widely discussed in Europe and the US but is still in the early stages of diffusion in emerging countries and economies. The lack of institutional support and...

Adoption of Modular Laparascopic Surgical Instruments for Low- and Middle-Income Settings

Technologies for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) need to take <br/> into account local cost, usability and maintenance challenges, and ‘modular’ <br/> device designs can be one way of overcoming these challenges. However, <br/> despite research into the design advantages of these devices, the adoption<br/>challenges have not yet been...

Towards Digital Twins in Healthcare: How would a meaningful Digital Twin for the user look like?

Healthcare is starting to change fundamentally. One of the disruptive technologies that can be seen as an enabler for this change is the technology of a Digital Twin (DT). A DT is widely adopted in the field of engineering for predictive maintenance and testing of parameters of physical objectives such as engines to increase the effectiveness...

Towards a Responsible Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: The case of Royal Philips

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in healthcare is expected to set a paradigm shift to medical practice because these systems will have a significant role in applications such as diagnosis-support and image analysis. However, this implementation does not come without risks. There are important ethical concerns that...

Designing a service for the management and prevention of periprosthetic joint infection cases

This thesis describes the design process of a service/tool for the management and prevention of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) cases. PJI is a complication that follows total joint replacement and is devastating for the patient. It causes physical and mental strain and the patient's health never returns to close to what it was prior to the...

Connected Sleep Position Trainer: Developing Design Guidelines for the Servitization of NightBalance

The following thesis report describes the process and outcomes of the graduation project from the MSc Strategic Product Design at Delft University of Technology, carried out for the company NightBalance. NightBalance is a medical company with a product that provides therapy as a treatment for patients with position dependent sleep apnea disorder...