Industry

Medtech

Client

Element Materials Technology

RegNav: Transforming Medical Device Compliance

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Simplifying the medical device regulatory journey

Role: Product Designer Team: Product Manager, Principle Backend Engineer Lead, Principal Data Engineer Lead, Data Engineer, Sr. Backend Engineer, Principle Frontend engineer, Data Engineer Company: Element Materials Technology Key Objective: Simplify the medical device regulatory journey by reducing the time for compliance review from 80 hours to 20 hours, using AI-driven insights and a streamlined interface. The Brief Regulatory experts often spend around 80 hours reviewing compliance plans for medical devices—a process that’s both time-consuming and stressful. Our challenge was to create a solution that could cut this time down to just 20 hours through the RegNav app. To do this, we needed to present the necessary standards and requirements in a way that was clear, concise, and actionable. Key Requirements Simplify complex regulatory data. Create an intuitive, user-friendly interface. Incorporate LLM’s to support the data we need to generate for each card. Maintain the accuracy and reliability crucial for medical device compliance, while adhering to regulatory standards. Research and Discovery -Conducted interviews with regulatory experts to understand needs to create ‘Jobs to Be Done’. -Analysed current processes to find inefficiencies. -Reviewed global benchmarks for data cards and tables. -Collaborated with data engineers to leverage AI insights. Design Process -Created wireframes and prototypes to define expert flow to view and ammend standards and requirements. -Debated between table and card views, ultimately choosing card view after benchmarking and user testing with the experts for its clarity and visual appeal. -Integrated and expanded the design system for consistency. -Conducted usability testing, iterating on designs based on feedback. -Collaborated with engineering to align design with backend/frontend architecture. -Developed a clean, professional UI with clear typography, color coding, and icons and built the entire card functionality (pictured below).

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Implementation Worked closely with the development team to ensure alignment with design specifications. Conducted design reviews with the Design Director and the engineering team to maintain quality.

Results -Reduced Expert compliance review time from 80 hours to 20 hours. -Achieved a 90% satisfaction rate in usability tests. -Improved accuracy and confidence through AI insights. -Streamlined workflow boosted productivity and reduced user stress. -Challenges -Balancing regulatory complexity with UI simplicity. -Aligning AI insights with expert expectations. -Choosing between table and card views; continued testing to validate the decision. What worked well -Effective cross-functional collaboration. -Iterative design and testing process. -Expanding the design system improved project and future work consistency. What Could Be Improved -Scaling the solution for different medical devices. -Further refining data insights for accuracy. -Continued evaluation of the card view based on user feedback. Conclusion The RegNav project was one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. We managed to cut down the time regulatory experts spend on compliance reviews from 80 hours to just 20, turning a complicated process into something easy to use and efficient. Our focus on user-centered design, teamwork, and smart use of our design system helped us create a product that went beyond expectations. Choosing the card view, backed by benchmarking and testing, was a key decision, and we’re still refining it based on user feedback. This project really showed me the impact of good design and collaboration in solving tough problems, making a real difference for regulatory experts and helping Element Materials Technology stand out in the field.