Engineering
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Whitepaper; Cleaning, Sterilizing & Disinfecting Medical Devices: How to Specify the Right Chemical Formulation
by Andy Moulds Posted Mar 21, 2019 In Engineering, Medical Product Design
If your medical device is reusable, a method for cleaning and disinfection must be specified by the medical device manufacturer as well as instruction for users on how to clean it. These elements are mandatory whether the product is used in a hospital, laboratory, doctor's office, or at ho [...]
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In-House Tests Reveal Early Problems in Medical Device Designs
by Andy Moulds Posted Mar 06, 2019 In Engineering, Medical Product Design
Within medical device companies, a dedicated team — either quality assurance (QA) or verification and validation (V&V) groups — is often tasked with ensuring that products in development meet a range of standards. Verification involves lab-based prototyping and simulation of products “on t [...]
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A Medical Device Designer’s Guide to Skin-Related Products
by David Giuntoli Posted Sep 25, 2018 In Engineering, Medical Product Design
The approximate 20 square feet that we call our skin is astonishing at allowing us to move, to control our body temperature, and to survive life's tumbles. Thankfully this exterior organ is very good at repairing itself, but it has limits. These limitations are very specific to us as individuals. Wh [...]
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Prototypes: A Fast Chance to Fail
by Kevin Larmer Posted Aug 28, 2018 In Engineering, Medical Product Design
The return on a prototype is immediate and enduring. Nearly every time I have plucked a fresh prototype out of the box, I have learned something. Usually something important. Something project-saving: The size was wrong, the finish was critical, the button was inaccessible, the device wasn't service [...]
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The Misunderstood Engineering Prototype
by Chris Ross Posted Oct 19, 2016 In Design Strategy, Engineering, Medical Product Design
In developing a new medical device, some start-ups proceed with a high degree of confidence that their core technology engineering prototype should become faithfully transformed into the actual product that will come to market. What they actually have at this point in time is a technical solution [...]
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