1. Verifiable |
Intended function, or target, of the system is testable and falsifiable |
2. Useful |
Fulfills an unmet clinical need or offers a reasonable alternative to an existing, established approach |
3. Consistent |
Alignment between clinical need and deliverable product of the technical design |
4. Reproducible |
Produces consistent effects for a well-defined, fairly homogeneous user group |
5. Mechanism-driven |
Targets a known or hypothesized pathophysiological process |
6. Complete |
Has parameters that are sufficient to produce expected result, yet parsimonious enough to eliminate alternative explanations for its effect |
7. Deployable |
Has promise for wide-scale adoption and use |