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Managing Medical Product Development Effectively: A Systems Engineering Approach
May 10, 2013 3:24 pm | by Jennifer Vondran and Richard Moroney, PA Consulting Group | Blogs | CommentsFor companies involved in designing and developing medical devices and diagnostic instruments, adhering to design control principles at every stage is critical. This begins with the identification of user requirements (voice of the customer) and continues through verification and validation testing.
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5 Ways to Turn a Medical Supply Chain into a Competitive Advantage
May 9, 2013 2:25 pm | by Greg Thompson, Vice President of Engineering, Sanmina | Blogs | CommentsDesign engineers are charged with creating reliable, high quality, safe medical devices that easily (and quickly) pass U.S. FDA and other geographies’ regulatory requirements. Because of the unique challenges that a medical device OEM must overcome to stay competitive, more and more OEMs are choosing to outsource manufacturing.
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Make Two Models and Call Me in the Morning
May 2, 2013 2:47 pm | by Joe Hiemenz, Technical Communications Manager, Stratasys Inc. | Stratasys Inc. | Articles | CommentsA prototype lab is tasked with inventing solutions to design challenges presented to them by surgeons with medical device ideas. Utilizing a fused-deposition modeling machine and design software, engineers are able to create physical prototypes of medical devices that are able to be put through functional testing.
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Beyond 'Glocalization': Securing the Future for Medical Technology Innovation
May 1, 2013 3:08 pm | by Milind Purandare, Industry Principal, Medical Devices, Infosys | Blogs | CommentsIt is a well-known fact that innovation is the true lifeblood of a medical device company. In an industry where approximately 80 percent of revenue for a medical device company comes from products introduced in the last five years, strategic growth requires continuous and efficient innovation.
LISTED UNDER: Conceptual Design & Visualization | Design Services | Product DesignSt. Vincent, Austen BioInnovation Institute Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop New Products
April 16, 2013 11:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) and St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, a member of the Sisters of Charity Health System, jointly announced today a Strategic Innovation Partnership intended to create an innovation-oriented pathway for surgeons to explore and commercialize...
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Industry Forecast 2013
January 15, 2013 12:00 am | by Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief, MDT | Xeridiem | Articles | CommentsSince 2013 brings uncertainty with it due to a number of issues and concerns, MDT sought out the industry’s supplier side to see where their thoughts were focused. Speaking with a number of service providers and component suppliers, this “industry forecast” highlights five areas: contract manufacturing, design, molding, power, and test.
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Design and Rapid Prototyping Services
December 6, 2012 9:14 am | Graphicast, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsGraphicast, Inc., a contract casting house, now offers design and rapid prototyping services to assist engineers in designing parts as castings from the start, maximizing as-cast features to shorten time-to-market and reduce the costs of development, machining, and production.
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NVision Increases its Medical CT Scanning Projects
November 27, 2012 11:25 am | Nvision Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsNVision reports that an increasing number of its contract scanning services now involve CT scanning for reverse engineering, and inspection and measurement of medical components and surgical tools.
LISTED UNDER: Design Services | Component Testing | Other Testing ServicesThogus Launches Jalex, a Medical Device Company
October 15, 2012 4:15 pm | by Thogus | News | CommentsThogus, a 62-year old custom injection molder expands services to include rapidly developing medical device market. JALEX Medical, LLC will focus exclusively on biomedical engineering, product development and regulatory/quality assistance. JALEX joins Thogus and Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (rp+m) under the same roof, fostering accelerated product design through complete production.
LISTED UNDER: Regulatory Affairs | Full Service Contract Manufacturing | Design ServicesNovel splint design improves emergency care for fractured limbs
June 29, 2012 10:25 am | News | CommentsInnovative design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership today announces that it has worked with medical technology start-up Flexycast Ltd to develop the world’s first easy to use, disposable orthopaedic splint. Each day in England alone around 2,000 patients seek treatment for limb injuries...
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The Tinker's Toolbox - IAR Systems CEO Stefan Skarin on Embedded Design Tools
November 28, 2011 5:32 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to IAR Systems CEO Stefan Skarin about Embedded Design Tools and the state of the design industry as it applies to microcontrollers, software tools, and standardization issues in the marketplace.
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Healthsense Uses Protomold and Firstcut for Faster Product Design
October 21, 2011 10:46 am | by Brad Cleveland | Proto Labs, Inc. | Articles | CommentsThe Challenge: Identify an affordable and reliable way to develop prototype parts that can withstand the scrutiny of real world testing. The Solution: Utilizing an array of services including Protomold and Firstcut, the company was able to secure a low volume run of components that were provided in near production ready materials suitable for testing.
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Raising Product Design Standards and Efficiency through Outsourcing
August 15, 2011 12:39 pm | by Andrew Juneau | Articles | CommentsAs the marketplace and economy continue to evolve, many engineering companies have turned to outsourcing for cost efficiency. Larry Goch, President of Redpoint Engineering, a mechanical engineering and design firm focusing on product design for its clients on an outsource basis, discusses the benefits of outsourcing.
LISTED UNDER: Design Services | Product Design | Product DesignFree Schematic Symbols and PCB Footprints
May 8, 2009 12:19 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, and Accelerated Designs Inc.
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May 8, 2009 12:19 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMinco, a designer and manufacturer of critical components for critical applications, has several
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