Critical elements in the design, development and use of medical devices / العناصر الحاسمة في تصميم وتطوير واستخدام الأجهزة الطبية
Critical elements in the design, development and use of medical devices. A systemic perspective of orthopedic devices landscape in low- and middle-income countries
Objectives: The paper reviews the critical elements in the design and development of medical devices in general and orthopedic devices in particular as well as illustrates by means of examples the initiatives that have been put in place to incorporate contextual factors in low resource settings.