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In nowadays medical environment, foot switches are used in almost every operating theatre as one option to enable the interaction with medical devices. The increasing number of devices controlled by foot switches and the complexity of those devices challenge the surgeon regarding the usability and safety of human-machine-interfaces. The approach of the presented paper was to further develop and evaluate a universal foot switch and its corresponding graphical user interface for diverse medical disciplines for an open integrated operating theatre. As results of the user-centred design and evaluation process, it can be said that the fulfilment of the requirements for various medical disciplines has been challenging due to the specific required devices and tasks. Although a universal footswitch has been developed and evaluated positively, the concept of a specific universal foot switch for each discipline could be an alternative to face the identified challenge of complexity.
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Vitting, A., Janß, A., Strathen, B., Strake, M., Radermacher, K. (2018). Further Development and Evaluation of a Universal Foot Switch for Diverse Medical Disciplines within the Framework of an Open Integration Concept for the Operation Theatre of the Future. In: Duffy, V., Lightner, N. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 590. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_45
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