Design Strategy
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White Paper: How Consumer Products Will Influence Medical Devices in 2020 and Beyond
by Carmen Cumming Posted Mar 24, 2020 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design, User Insights & Design Research
The line between medical devices and consumer products used to be very clear. But with the development of new consumer technologies and the trend toward home health and wearable medical devices, all of that is starting to change. Why is that? How exactly are consumer products influencing the medi [...]
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The Fundamentals of Product Design Research
by Ryan Held Posted Mar 23, 2020 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
In medical product development, the term "research" can mean many different things depending on who you ask. It's easy to get lost in the phases, requirements and ownership of research activities. Below, we'll take a look at a few types of product development research and expand on the most misunder [...]
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The Right Medical Device Starts with a House of Quality Matrix
by Shane Fedon Posted Mar 10, 2020 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
When medical device companies start planning a new device, they often jump ahead and begin with the bells and whistles. They spec out flashy new features and plan out unexpected ways to execute elements that are ordinarily mundane. In doing so, these companies put the cart before the horse To ill [...]
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Why You Need a Strategic Facilitator to Guide Your Medical Device Development Project
by Chris Ross Posted Feb 24, 2020 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
For many companies, the first step in producing the right medical device is hiring the right design and engineering partner. In fact, hiring the wrong one can be catastrophic. The unfortunate thing is, you might not know you’ve made the wrong choice until it’s too late. The reason [...]
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Which Regulatory Requirements Apply to My Medical Device?
by Andy Moulds Posted Feb 11, 2020 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
The medical device industry is highly regulated. For good reason. These regulations exist to protect patients and consumers by ensuring the safety and efficacy of medical devices. Of course, medical device companies want to produce devices that are safe and effective. But they don’t [...]
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The 3 Key Ingredients Behind Every Successful Medical Device
by Chris Ross Posted Dec 10, 2019 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
When medical device companies set out to produce a new product, they are often driven primarily by one of two things: business goals or technological innovation. These are necessary elements of any well-conceived medical device. But neither should be pursued in isolation. In fact, when it comes to d [...]
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The Top 5 Questions You Should Ask Before Developing a Medical Device
by Paul Klock Posted Nov 27, 2019 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
Medical device companies must be future-oriented and innovative in order to remain competitive. They must constantly consider how to bring new devices to market that add value and meet users’ needs. [...]
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Failsafe Your Medical Device Development Process with a Comprehensive Project Plan
by Andy Moulds Posted Nov 20, 2019 In Design Strategy, Engineering, Medical Product Design
The process of developing a new medical device is overwhelming. The sheer volume of logistics and requirements makes it extremely challenging to anticipate and plan for each of the many steps along the path to a new product launch. Companies that are attempting to produce their first medical device [...]
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Speed Bumps Ahead: Medical Device Development and the Risks of Moving Too Fast
by Paul Klock Posted Nov 20, 2019 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
Competition in the medical device industry is already cutthroat. But an influx of investor-backed startups means the pressure is only ratcheting up. The investors who back these startups often don't have a background in medical devices. And they expect to capture a speedy return on their investment. [...]
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The 6 Reasons Medical Device Companies Skip Formative User Testing – and Why They Shouldn’t
by Chris Ross Posted Oct 04, 2019 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
Other than clinical efficacy, a medical device’s ability to meet its users’ needs is the most important predictor of success. For that reason, medical device development should begin with an assessment of user needs. It should return to those needs over and over again throughout the development [...]
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Designing for Two: Balancing the Needs of Prescribers and Patients for Home Health Medical Devices
by Paul Klock Posted Sep 27, 2019 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
The most successful medical devices are those designed specifically with users’ needs in mind. That’s a pretty basic tenet of product design, right? But what happens when a device has more than one group of users, each with a competing set of needs? If your home health medical device is prescrib [...]
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Me-Too Medical Products: How to Avoid the Top Five Mistakes
by Chris Ross Posted Sep 09, 2019 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
Let’s say one of your competitors introduces a successful new medical device to the market that would make sense as part of your suite of products. If you’re like most medical device companies, you’re probably tempted to bring your own version of the product to market as quickly as [...]
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Project Diagnostics: Understanding the Crucial First Step in the Medical Device Development Process
by Chris Ross Posted Aug 21, 2019 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
[mk_page_section][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1566861555941{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"]Medical product development is a long and complex journey. Whether your company is an ambitious startup or an established industry leader, of course you already know you need to have a plan. Bu [...]
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Designing the Right Medical Product Starts with Defining User Needs. Here’s How to Do it Right.
by Andy Moulds Posted Jul 23, 2019 In Design Strategy, Engineering, Medical Product Design
If you’re thinking of bringing a new medical device to the market, you probably already know that your first step is to determine whether or not you need to follow the FDA’s Design Controls. If yours is l [...]
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How To Design Home Health Products That Inspire Patient Compliance
by Paul Klock Posted Jul 16, 2019 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
The success of home health products can be measured in much the same way as any other medical device: How well does the product work? To what extent does it improve health outcomes? How are sales? But, unlike medical devices for clinical settings, home health products must also succeed in another ca [...]
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