ABSTRACT
Risk analysis or hazard analysis has been used as an engineering tool for many years to identify system risks and control system modes of failure. ese tools and related methods have more recently been applied to understanding “use-errors” made with medical devices. Use-errors are dened as a pattern of predictable human errors that can be attributable to inadequate or improper design. Use-errors can be predicted through analytical task walkthrough techniques and via empirically based usability testing.
