| Typically, a medical device case study is a 500 to | | | | cardiac CT imaging. |
| 800-word article on how the device improves the | | | | The procedure section describes the procedure |
| diagnosis or treatment of patients. It can also be a | | | | performed on the patient and the findings. Let’s say |
| success story of how the device increased | | | | her heart rate was 87 beats per minute. The scan |
| productivity, revenues, saved money, improved | | | | parameters automatically adapted to this heart rate |
| regulatory compliance or reduced downtime. | | | | and the scan was successfully completed in ten |
| Essentially, a case study is the end user’s | | | | seconds. The 3D evaluation software produced the |
| testimonial on the benefits of the device. | | | | high-resolution, 3D, color images – the key |
| The structure of a case study for a patient | | | | proprietary features of the GEKTAR CT scanner. |
| diagnostics, for example, typically includes the following | | | | Within minutes, the high-resolution images revealed |
| sections: | | | | severe, non-calcified stenosis in a segment of the |
| 1. Title | | | | heart’s blood vessel. The patient was immediately |
| 2. Case history | | | | transferred to the cardiac suite for treatment. |
| 3. Procedure description | | | | The case study includes images of the area affected |
| 4. Discussion | | | | by stenosis – what the doctors had actually seen |
| 5. Conclusion | | | | on the CT scanner’s monitor. The images would |
| The title is the most important part of a case study. It | | | | have clear and detailed notes of what they depict. |
| must entice the reader to read further. To do this, it | | | | The discussion section emphasizes the unique benefits |
| should focus on the benefits of the medical device that | | | | of the High Definition GEKTAR CT scanner that |
| are relevant to the target audience. Let’s say the | | | | allowed the transformation of an uncertain and |
| case study is about an advanced, high-resolution, 3D | | | | perhaps initially dubious case into a quick and correct |
| color, cardiac CT (Computed Tomography) scanner | | | | diagnosis with decisive actions that probably saved the |
| used in a specific hospital. Let’s call the scanner | | | | woman’s life. Not only did the CT scanner produce |
| Gektar. And let’s say the case study uses a | | | | high-resolution images within seconds, but it was also |
| 30-year-old female admitted to the emergency room | | | | connected to the hospital’s information network, |
| with severe chest pain. The title could say: | | | | where the interventional cardiologists could see and |
| “Improved Workflow, Speed and Reliability in | | | | download the 3D color images in seconds, and study |
| Diagnosis of Severe Stenosis with High-Definition | | | | the details of the stenosis. |
| GEKTAR CT Scanner.” An effective title requires | | | | The conclusion section further endorses the CT |
| a good understanding of one’s target audience and | | | | scanner by stating that the hospital has been using it |
| what matters most to them. | | | | for over a year on hundreds of patients, and that it |
| The case history section describes the patient’s | | | | has always produced high quality, 3D color images that |
| symptoms and diagnostics steps. The female patient in | | | | dramatically improved the reliability of diagnosis, |
| this study was in good condition, but slightly overweight. | | | | increased productivity, personnel satisfaction and |
| The physical examination and EKG revealed nothing | | | | saved lives. Actual quotations and recommendations |
| unusual. Her blood cholesterol was mildly elevated, but | | | | from doctors could be inserted in this section, stating |
| she had no history of smoking, drug or alcohol abuse, | | | | how incredibly powerful and helpful the GEKTAR CT |
| and was happily married. She had never complained | | | | scanner had been in defining artery diseases, rather |
| about chest pains before. She was then transferred to | | | | than depending on less effective conventional |
| the GEKTAR CT scanner to perform non-invasive | | | | methods. |