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Perspectives on Time to Market—Part 3
January 31, 2011 10:56 am | CommentsFor your area of the industry, what is your best recommendation for getting a medical device to market faster?
Perspectives on Time to Market—Part 2
January 4, 2011 11:52 am | Peridot Corp. Precision Manufacturing | CommentsFor your area of the industry, what is your best recommendation for getting a medical device to market faster?
Perspectives on Time to Market—Part 1
December 16, 2010 10:33 am | Cirtec Medical Systems, Boyd Coatings Research, Inc. | CommentsFor your area of the industry, what is your best recommendation for getting a medical device to market faster? Heather Dunn, Director of Engineering, CIRTEC Medical Systems: CIRTEC Medical Systems is commonly requested to perform accelerated product developments for our clients. The CIRTEC approach in those situations involves a few key tactics.
How Are You Influencing ER and Surgical Devices?
November 17, 2010 11:59 am | Anthro Corporation | CommentsNewton Defaria, Business Development Manager for Life and Analytical Sciences, National Instruments: National Instruments has a comprehensive technological portfolio that is used in the design, development, deployment, manufacturing, and test of many devices involved in surgery.
Roundtable Q & A: Testing
November 17, 2010 10:51 am | by Jeffrey D. Lind, Brandon Tillman, Dave Kralovetz, and Lisa Olson | Nelson Laboratories, Inc., WuXi AppTec | CommentsParticipants: Jeffrey D. Lind, President, Compliance West, USA; Brandon Tillman, Sales Manager, Nelson Laboratories; Dave Kralovetz, Medical Account Development Manager, Cincinnati Test Systems; Lisa Olson, Vice President of Testing and Service Development, WuXi AppTec
Powering Modern Medicine
November 12, 2010 11:25 am | by Sol Jacobs | CommentsPrimary lithium batteries enable advanced medical devices to be smaller, lighter, and more feature-rich. This article showcases a number of different chemistries and features several real world applications for which these batteries are used.
Company Finds ‘Spine-Tingling’ Alternative to Surgical Device Redesign
November 12, 2010 10:59 am | by Tom Solon and Peter Fatone | CommentsThe Project: An accelerated lead was needed on a lead screw in a spinal surgical device that would enable fewer turns to generate the necessary motion without increasing the load. The Solution: A custom assembly consisting of a combination metal-screw, polymer-based nut, and bushing system was provided that fit into the original device, eliminating any need for a redesign.
Charging Forward With Lithium-Ion Battery Technology
November 12, 2010 10:15 am | by Marko Dimitrijevic | International Components Corporation | CommentsEnhancements in protection methods and power densities, combined with reduced costs have medical device manufacturers looking at lithium-ion battery technology to solve a number of design challenges for their portable devices. This article reviews a variety of advantages of this technology, and examines recent advances that make it well suited for this industry.
Next Generation Power Packages for Implantables
November 10, 2010 11:12 am | by Tom Zemites | CommentsWhen it comes to implantable medical devices, space savings is one of the most critical design concerns. This article reviews packaging concepts available to reduce the space required by electronic power components so that the overall implant can shrink and/or more features can be added without enlargement.
Data Analysis Helps Reduce Product Failures
November 10, 2010 10:06 am | by Andrew Lux, Ph.D. | CommentsOne of the critical goals of a medical device manufacturing project is to eliminate the occurrence of product failure. While there are a number of methodologies to implement in order to help increase the chances of success, this article highlights one technique that relies on multi-variate data analysis to achieve the goal.
12 Tips to Outsourcing Development Success
October 26, 2010 12:47 pm | by Tim Bosch and David Ennen | CommentsMore medical device OEMs are outsourcing a portion or the entire product development process than ever before. However, when relying on a vendor partner to achieve a successful outcome, OEMs must ensure clear communication is established and maintained. This article provides 12 tips to accomplish this.
In-Molding the Details
September 21, 2010 11:47 am | by Al Hoeschele and Todd Geisser | CommentsProviding easy to follow instructions on a medical device can be a significant challenge; when coupled with ensuring the solution does not create cleaning concerns and will not wear, that obstacle to success becomes even greater. This article examines the benefits of in-mold decorating/labeling for medical devices and how they resolve these, and other, challenges.
Four Tips to Avoid Molding Mishaps
September 21, 2010 11:09 am | by Brian Hayes | CommentsDesign engineers can sometimes get so caught up with the technical specifications of a molding project that they overlook the non-technical processes and miss out on an opportunity to improve production throughput. This article lays out four tips that the design engineer should follow when taking part in their next molding project so as to get the most out of the project.
Sophisticated Disposables
September 21, 2010 10:29 am | by David Fink and Andre LaFreniere | CommentsA growing number of medical device disposable products are looking more like traditional sophisticated reusable instruments. There are a number of trends, both technical and non-technical, that are driving this prevailing change. This article looks to briefly discuss some of those trends and their influence on the emergence of smarter, more functional disposables.
Connections at the Heart of the Matter
September 21, 2010 10:03 am | by Mark D. Halloran | CommentsEnsuring proper connection of leads into implantable cardiac devices can be challenging, especially for small start-ups whose specialty may not focus on this area. As a result, one company is offering a solution that can be completely integrated easily into a device to help satisfy the requirements of this component and enable a faster time to market.
