How GD&T Makes Better Medical Products Possible
Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is intimidating even for trained engineers to pick up. GD&T has a set of vocabulary that is initially impenetrable and throws out a lot of [...]
Save Time & Money by Implementing GD&T in Your Medical Product Design
No matter how precise the manufacturing process, there will inevitably be some degree of variation in the components that make up your medical product. All the parts that comprise the finished [...]
Tips for Sourcing Commercial Off-The-Shelf Parts for Your Medical Device
Medical devices are often entirely custom, but what happens when you don't want to get into the business of making a custom display? Or a computer? These electronic devices have to conform to [...]
Translating User Needs Into Actionable Design Inputs
Developing a medical device first requires defining precisely what that product is supposed to do. Discussion among stakeholders often elicits vastly divergent ideas. The challenge here is for [...]
Failsafe Your Medical Device Development Process with a Comprehensive Project Plan
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 [...]
Don’t Just Listen to Your Users — Watch Them, Too
It goes without saying that medical devices should be both safe and effective. But those qualities are really just the baseline. If a product is safe and effective but doesn’t actually solve [...]
