Areteworks Product Design Marks 30 Years in Healthcare Design
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LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 2, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Areteworks Product Design, founded in 2002, has been a cornerstone in the healthcare design industry for three decades. Co-founder Steven Liu brings extensive experience to the firm, having worked in medical device design since 1992. Liu’s career began at Hauser Design, one of the top three medical product design firms in the U.S., before he moved on to several startups and eventually co-founded Areteworks.
At Areteworks, Liu’s expertise in healthcare design is pivotal. The company specializes in UX/UI design and human factors, focusing on medical devices, healthcare applications, and scientific instruments. Areteworks’ approach is rooted in clinical insight, ensuring that the products they design are intuitive and user-friendly. This is evident in their portfolio, which includes contributions to major companies such as Edwards Lifesciences, Medrad, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
One of Areteworks’ notable projects is the design of the touchscreen user experience for Medrad’s Mark 7 Arterion. According to a Bayer survey of 125 customers across four countries, 97% of the respondents said they would recommend the system, and 92% reported an advantage over their previous injector. This high level of customer satisfaction underscores the effectiveness of Areteworks’ design philosophy.
The firm’s success is built on a deep understanding of the healthcare environment. Areteworks’ designers observe surgical suites, ICUs, cath labs, and laboratories to gather insights that inform their work.
Clients work directly with Liu from research through design, collaborating with their product, engineering, and human factors teams. This continuity ensures that the understanding gained through research is integrated into the final design, with detailed documentation to support development and FDA submissions when necessary. Areteworks offers a range of services, including user research, clinical workflow design, prototyping, and usability testing. When appropriate, they use Anxiety Maps to document where confidence breaks down and translate these findings into practical design decisions.
In summary, Areteworks Product Design stands out in the healthcare design landscape with its 30 years of experience and commitment to creating intuitive and user-friendly medical devices and healthcare applications.