Aidan Hyde
Medical Device Design
Aidan Hyde
Hands-On By Design

When you work with me, you work directly with me from the initial kickoff through project closeout. We discuss the project together, define the scope, and all communication and updates come straight from me. That means you benefit from more than twenty years of medical device design and human factors experience throughout the entire engagement — not just at the proposal stage.

I stay personally involved and accountable for every project. I also keep my practice intentionally lean, which means less overhead, fewer layers between decisions and action, and no pressure to fit a project into the capabilities of a large internal team. The work is driven by what your project needs, not by who happens to be on payroll.

When additional expertise or capacity is needed, I bring in experienced specialists with full transparency, ensuring you always know who is contributing and why. The result is a flexible team tailored to the project, with a single point of contact and accountability throughout.

Shaped By Experience

Over the past twenty years, I've helped develop medical devices at every stage of development — from early user research and clinical observation through concept development, CAD, usability testing, and design for manufacturing. I've spent time in operating rooms, clinics, and patient care environments learning firsthand how devices are actually used, then translating those insights into products that are safer, easier to use, and better aligned with clinical workflows.

My experience includes cardiology, patient monitoring, drug delivery, surgical devices, and home healthcare products, along with work in human factors and FDA-focused usability engineering. Over time, that experience has given me a practical understanding of how devices fit into clinical workflows, what matters most to healthcare providers and patients, and where design decisions can have the greatest impact.

Beyond Work

I live in Collingswood, New Jersey, just outside Philadelphia, with my wife and two kids.

When I'm not working, you can find me skateboarding, riding mountain bikes, playing hockey, working on house renovations, taking photographs, reading, playing chess, or goofing off with the kids.


Capabilities
Research
Stakeholder interviews, user needs documentation, task mapping, and standard of care analysis.
Ideation
Rapid concept generation through sketching, physical mockups, and structured evaluation and down selection.
Concept Development
Defining form, function, ergonomics, and clinical workflow before moving into detailed design.
CAD Modeling
Detailed 3D modeling in SolidWorks for prototyping, engineering handoff, and visualization.
User Testing
Formative usability studies structured to meet IEC 62366 and FDA human factors guidance.
Design for Manufacturing
Optimizing geometry, tolerances, materials and finish for injection molding, machining, and assembly.
Marketing Materials
Photorealistic renderings and clinical visualizations for investor decks and product launches.

Experience
Principal Designer
Independent · 2023–Present
Design Manager
Archimedic · 2015–2023
Guest Lecturer
Human Factors and Medical Devices
UPenn · 2021–2023
Guest Lecturer
Conducting Formative HF Studies
West Chester University · 2024
Senior Designer
Mindray · 2013–2015
Senior Designer
Maquet / Getinge · 2008–2013
Clients
Penn Medicine
West Pharmaceuticals
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Takeda
Jefferson
Boston Children's Hospital
Amneal
Mass General Hospital
ZSX Medical
Tango Belt
Pfizer
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