New technology and innovation are synonymous to competitiveness of industry
and society today. They are equally emphasized as sources of renewal in
health care. While rhetoric abounds, much less is truly established about
the complex dynamics of innovation. Hyysalo provides an in-depth view to a
core aspect of innovation. He covers the uses of innovation from designers'
earliest visions and their further inquiries, to the actual patterns of
usage, and to adjustment of technology after its market launch. Clear and
well written, the book offers a compelling account of the first ten years of
design and use of a health care technology. This is used as a springboard
for discussing key theoretical and methodological themes in technology
studies. This breed of longitudinal analysis has been anticipated for some
time, and offers valuable insight for people who design, implement, teach or
study new technology.