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About
Loring Human Factors

Human factors engineering support for medical device teams navigating research, risk, and regulatory complexity.

Human Factors Expertise for Complex Products

Loring Human Factors supports medical device teams through the challenges of research, usability, risk reduction, and regulatory preparation.

 

Our work is grounded in real-world use, thoughtful study design, and a clear understanding of what it takes to develop safer, easier-to-use products.

Our Story

Loring Human Factors was founded in 2016 with a mission to help companies create better user experiences for the products and systems people rely on. What began as a solo effort has grown into a multidisciplinary team supporting complex products across medical devices, healthcare, software, and other high-impact sectors.

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Built for the
Full Development Process

From early user research and risk identification to formative and summative studies, LHF helps teams make informed design decisions at each stage of development.

Experience Across
High-Stakes Product Categories

Our team has supported work across cardiovascular devices, injection systems, connected diagnostics, infusion systems, and surgical robotics.

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A Team Built for Research, Usability, and Regulatory Demands

Our team brings experience across human factors engineering, usability research, product design, and regulatory support.

~50%

of clients engage LHF across
at least two phases of development.

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Meet the Team

Our team combines backgrounds in research, human factors, design, and usability engineering, bringing practical experience across medical and healthcare technologies.

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Beth Loring

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Founder and Principal Consultant

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Laurie Reed​

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Senior Director of Human Factors

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James Railey

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Director of Human Factors

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Carolyn Hartzell

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Principal Human Factors Engineer

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Hannah Cutright

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Senior Human

Factors Engineer

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Becky Lee

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Human Factors Engineer

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Josh Manning

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Human Factors Engineer

"I have heard a lot of great things about LHF, and that means a lot because our team is very passionate and expects a lot from their partners. I usually hear some good things, but literally hearing all good things from multiple team members is very uncommon. So we know we are working with the best."

~ Anand Krishnamurthy, Becton Dickinson

CONNECT WITH US

 

beth@loring-hf.com

(978) 799-9359

Loring Human Factors, Inc.

9 Cornerstone Square

B400 #122

Westford, MA 01886

© 2026 Loring Human Factors, Inc.

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