Magstim

Horizon 3.0  - clinical workflow software for transcranial magnetic stimulation

Background

Magstim is a leading provider of transcranial magnetic stimulation systems (TMS), used in research into psychological disorders.

As compelling evidence for effective treatment of drug- treatment-resistant depression and OCD emerged, priority user and market needs evolved from research to medical device applications.

Lucid was asked to develop new software and integrations specifically for clinical use.

Objectives included:

• Intuitive installation and treatment setup.

• Standard workflows with built-in protocols and patient assessments. 

• Integration with existing modules.

• Compatibility with new hardware.

• Compliance with international medical device and patient data management regulation and standards.

Discovery

To understand human, organisational and technical challenges Lucid’s UX and application software designers met with researchers, clinicians and Magstim’s engineering and international sales teams. 

We mapped human and data interaction in clinical protocols, analysed research experience, user feedback, competitor and analogous systems. 

Prioritising opportunities to add value, by accelerating reliable clinical use, Lucid’s team defined a modular approach to ongoing software development.

Design

Creating and working through options with UX and UI wireframes, storyboards, clickable and working prototypes, stakeholders provided valuable feedback. 

Concepts for treatment quality scores, analytics and patient data management were iterated.  A clean, minimalist aesthetic was integrated with simple, robust user interaction.  Formative usability testing informed hazard analysis and initial risk management.

Delivery

Application software development following ISO 62304, with significant unit, integration and penetration testing concurrent with formative human factors engineering studies ensuring risk management compliant to ISO 14971.

Results

Usability

Focus on enhancing the user experience throughout protocols makes Horizon 3.0 the simplest, most intuitive and reliable system on the market.

Brand impact

Lucid is extending brand cues developed in Horizon 3.0 across other Magstim products to enhance perceived value of the range. 

Regulatory and safety

Lucid outputs, supplied under our ISO 13485 medical device design and manufacturing accreditation have contributed to Magstim successfully achieving FDA clearance and UKCA marking.

Sustainability

Significantly accelerating impactful treatment can greatly contribute to sustainability by precluding future resource-intensive interventions.

Manufacturability

Software module provided compatible with medical device standards enable Magstim to maintain medical device market clearance.