A User - Requirements Approach in Medical Devices Maintenance System Development: A Case Study from an Industry Perspective

This paper is a part of research, in which the way the biomedical engineers follow in their work is analyzed. The goal of this paper is to present a method for specification of user requirements in the medical devices maintenance process. Data Gathering Methods, Research Model Phases and Descriptive Analysis is presented. These technology and verification rules can be implemented in Medical devices maintenance management process to the maintenance process.

Authors:

• Manar AlJazzazi
• Mohammed Rawashdeh
• Tariq Alshawaheen
• Aktham Malkawi

Keywords:

• Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
• User - requirements approach.

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