Rapid prototyping capabilities to support human-centered design

Human-centered design solves real-world digital and physical challenges in complex, highly regulated industries.  

Being human-centered demands an iterative design process, with lots of opportunities to get hands on, involving people in collaborative feedback and validation.  

There is no substitute to prototyping new design ideas. Bringing multiple stakeholders together to review, test, analyse and refine increases productive collaboration and accelerates development.  

At Lucid, our manufacturing and design capabilities are accredited to the international medical device standard ISO 13485. We rapidly prototype and test design iterations involving an expert clinical network. 

• We make interactive prototypes of apps and connected device user-interfaces, helping users evaluate accessibility and suggest design improvement. 

• We develop electronic and mechanical rigs and prototypes that people can use, to really test performance.

• We vacuum cast flexible and rigid parts, for rugged medical device components in biocompatible materials, and over-mould onto complex electronic assemblies.

• 3D print product prototypes, tools, jigs and fixtures.

•  Film weld for invasive medical balloons, infection prevention sheathing and product packaging.

•  Laser cut complex forms invaluable to medical and safety-critical device prototypes.

•  We develop communications documentation and instructions for use, to validate and support user understanding.

•  We undertake human-factors engineering studies consistent to FDA, CE and UKCA regulatory requirements.

•  We use an array of in-house structural, electronic and thermal test equipment to validate designs in development.  From EMC to ingress testing, Lucid’s team delivers on-site. 

We make it real.  Want to speed up your design process through iteration and testing? Contact Lucid for full product design, development and prototyping support.