Medical Product Design
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Reducing Risk of Medical Products Through Prototyping
by Ryan Held Posted Jul 10, 2020 In Human Factors & Usability Testing, Medical Product Design
Prototypes are the cornerstone of medical device development. They are powerful and important tools that transform ideas, thoughts and theories into something real. Prototypes also become a catalyst for deep collaboration and clear communication. It can be overwhelming, however trying to keep tra [...]
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Bridge the Gap Between User Needs & Unknown Design Inputs with Qualification Testing
by Shane Fedon Posted Jun 26, 2020 In Engineering, Medical Product Design
The first step in building a medical device is to identify the full range of user needs your product will meet. Only then can you begin actually designing a product by translating those needs into a set of specifications (or inputs). The act of translating needs into inputs is where the magic happen [...]
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Whitepaper: From Manufacturer to “Manufacturer of Record”: How to Evolve from an OEM to a Medical Device Brand
by Chris Ross Posted Jun 19, 2020 In Medical Product Design
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and contract manufacturers play an important role in the medical device industry. Whether they produce their own proprietary components or build entire products to spec, their services are critical to the medical device production process. But an increasing [...]
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Failsafe Your Medical Device Development Process with a Comprehensive Project Plan
by Andy Moulds Posted Jun 09, 2020 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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Medical Device Development is Complex — But it Doesn’t Have to be Difficult
by David Giuntoli Posted May 26, 2020 In Engineering, Medical Product Design
Most medical devices involve some degree of complexity. Of course, that’s inherently true of high-risk and technologically sophisticated devices. But even the most straightforward medical device isn’t so straightforward when you consider the FDA requirements you must meet as part of the developm [...]
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What Can You Learn From COVID-19 About Good Design?
by Carmen Cumming Posted May 19, 2020 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design
As medical product developers, we observe design every day in what we see and interact with, learning from the problems of the past and using those insights to fuel our ideas for new products. So what can we, as designers, engineers, and creators learn as COVID-19 spreads across the globe? Is there [...]
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The 6 Reasons Medical Device Companies Skip Formative User Testing – and Why They Shouldn’t
by Chris Ross Posted May 12, 2020 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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Top 5 Tips For Designing User-Friendly, CLIA-Waived Medical Diagnostics
by Paul Klock Posted May 04, 2020 In Industrial Design, Medical Product Design, User Interface Design
Patients (and their doctors) are increasingly seeking out speedy results from medical tests. As a result, more and more medical device companies are producing streamlined versions of complex diagnostics that were originally developed for centralized laboratories and hospitals. These new versions a [...]
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How to Start with an MVP to Build a Best-in-Class Software-Driven Medical Device
by John Salisbury Posted Apr 26, 2020 In Medical Product Design, User Interface Design
Developing a new medical device is an enormous undertaking — one that requires a major investment of time and resources. From
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Summative Usability Testing: Why and How to Do It
by Chris Ross Posted Apr 20, 2020 In Human Factors & Usability Testing, Medical Product Design
The business of introducing new medical devices requires us to address enormous technical challenges that require plenty of hard work. As we strive to meet these challenges, the FDA reminds us not to lose sight of
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Design for Simplicity to Earn the CLIA Waiver
by Chris Ross Posted Apr 08, 2020 In Design Strategy, Medical Product Design, User Insights & Design Research
When we’re ill, a speedier diagnosis will help you get better faster by shortening the time between seeing a doctor and receiving treatment. To meet rising patient expectations for instant test results, diagnostic device makers are moving tests from hospitals and centralized laboratories to cli [...]
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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, Healthcare Trends, 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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Design to Innovate — Not Just to Manufacture
by Kevin Larmer Posted Mar 02, 2020 In Engineering, Medical Product Design
The development of medical devices can follow many different paths depending on a myriad of inputs: new technology, cost, market adoption, etc. At Mindflow, we see many projects that focus on two of these paths: products focused on efficiency in manufacturing and those focused on design innovati [...]
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