Perspectives
Perspectives on Robots in the OR - A.J. Smith
April 26, 2013 2:41 pm | by A.J. Smith, Director of Product Marketing, Honeywell Sensing and Control | Honeywell Sensing And Control | Blogs | CommentsWill the OR of the future see robots completely replace human surgeons? Robotic technologies combined with improved sensors and sophisticated intelligence will make inroads into many aspects of medical care, including surgical centers and operating rooms.
Perspectives on Industry Insight, Part II
January 17, 2013 12:00 am | by MDT Staff | Minifab | Articles | CommentsWould you please comment on the medical device industry as we move into 2013? Contract manufacturing continues to shift from just “manufacturing” to include a full road map of your finished products, including design, test, manufacturability, and distribution.
Perspectives on Industry Insight, Part I
January 16, 2013 12:00 am | by MDT Staff | Syspro | Articles | CommentsWould you please comment on the medical device industry as we move into 2013? The need for medical device manufacturers to have product recall plans in place was reaffirmed by the release of the latest figures on medical device unit recalls. According to the quarterly ExpertRECALL Index released August 22, 2012, over 123 million medical device units were recalled in the second quarter of 2012...
Perspectives on Supplier Differentiator, Part II
October 19, 2012 2:10 pm | by Deborah Kacera, Daniel Rudolf, Dan Walsh, Christine Forcier, and Bill Leverich | Pilgrim Software, Inc. | Articles | CommentsThe next evolution is the focus on the supply chain and ensuring the detailed processes are in place and that products/processes provided by downstream suppliers are validated and real. With globalization as the post facto now, it will require more stringent supplier controls from the initial selection of suppliers through the monitoring phases. How will suppliers select and monitor their supplier base?
Perspectives on Supplier Differentiator, Part I
October 19, 2012 11:49 am | by Joe Rotino, Alan Walsh, Aidan Petrie, Carol Tucker, and Michelle Lott | Pro-Dex | Articles | CommentsAs external industry influences like excise taxes, longer approval process time, and reimbursement pressures bear down on device manufacturers, development partners must look to areas of opportunity and how to best support medical firms in these pursuits. While opportunities such as the growing and aging population and emerging markets are getting a lot of play, it’s also important to realize that progress (i.e., technological advances) poses perhaps the most significant area of opportunity in transforming healthcare.
Perspectives on Evolution of Miniaturization
October 17, 2012 3:39 pm | by Steve Kuckworth, Jessica Willing-Pichs, Ian Hardy, Chad Marak, John Beigel, Trygve Olsen, and Chris Ault | Clariant Corporation | Articles | CommentsAs medical devices migrate from the hospital to the patient’s home or workplace, two concepts will become increasingly important: manageability and security. Remote medical devices must often provide continuous care, regardless of their location. Consequently, IT teams will need to manage and control the devices remotely...
Perspectives On A Question of Safety
July 25, 2012 11:54 am | Accutek Testing Laboratory | Articles | CommentsHow has news questioning the safety of medical devices misled the public about testing protocols?
Perspectives on First Step in Design, Part II
June 5, 2012 12:54 pm | Articles | CommentsOnce a new medical device idea is formulated, what is the critical first step to help ensure its success through to market launch?
Perspectives on First Step in Design, Part I
June 5, 2012 12:34 pm | Articles | CommentsOnce a new medical device idea is formulated, what is the critical first step to help ensure its success through to market launch?
Perspectives on Battling HAIs
June 5, 2012 11:28 am | Articles | CommentsWhat impact does the effort to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infections have on the development of new medical devices?
Perspectives on Design Challenges
June 5, 2012 10:37 am | Articles | CommentsWould you please share one of the most challenging design obstacles you have faced in the development of a medical device?
Perspectives on Prototyping, Part II
June 5, 2012 8:39 am | Articles | CommentsHas design software reached the point where it can serve as an acceptable replacement for physical prototypes in medical device manufacturing?
Perspectives on Prototyping, Part I
June 5, 2012 8:23 am | Articles | CommentsHas design software reached the point where it can serve as an acceptable replacement for physical prototypes in medical device manufacturing?
Perspectives on Miniaturization
January 5, 2012 9:47 am | Articles | CommentsIn the effort to make medical devices smaller, what has been the most challenging obstacle you have faced and how were you able to resolve this problem?
Perspectives on Balancing Development Success, Part II
October 28, 2011 12:12 pm | WuXi AppTec | Articles | CommentsWith the development of a medical device, how do you best achieve a balance between time to market, cost savings, and regulatory compliance?
Perspectives on Balancing Development Success, Part I
October 28, 2011 11:33 am | Articles | CommentsWith the development of a medical device, how do you best achieve a balance between time to market, cost savings, and regulatory compliance?
Perspectives on Home Healthcare
October 27, 2011 12:13 pm | Crane Aerospace & Electronics | Articles | CommentsAs devices continue to move out of hospitals/doctors' offices, what new technologies will further this movement? What are the healthcare implications of this trend?
Perspectives on Device Design—Part 4
July 7, 2011 4:58 am | Articles | CommentsBesides "early collaboration," what tip do you have for medical device designers developing a new project that is specific to your area of the industry?
Perspectives on Device Design—Part 2
July 6, 2011 11:41 am | Colder Products Company | Articles | CommentsBesides “early collaboration,” what tip do you have for medical device designers developing a new project that is specific to your area of the industry?
Perspectives On Validation Audit
June 29, 2011 11:14 am | Pilgrim Software, Inc. | Articles | CommentsFor your area of the industry, what is your best suggestion for aiding a medical device manufacturing company with a validation audit?
Perspectives on Device Design—Part 3
May 17, 2011 7:29 am | Articles | CommentsHow is the movement of healthcare out of the hospital and into patients’ homes impacting device design?
Perspectives on Device Design—Part 2
May 16, 2011 12:45 pm | Articles | CommentsHow is the movement of healthcare out of the hospital and into patients’ homes impacting device design?
Perspectives on Device Design—Part 1
May 16, 2011 12:24 pm | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Articles | CommentsHow is the movement of healthcare out of the hospital and into patients’ homes impacting device design?
Perspectives on 2010 Year in Review
May 10, 2011 12:35 pm | Articles | CommentsWhat was the most significant headline in the medical device manufacturing industry in 2010?
Perspectives on Time to Market—Part 3
January 31, 2011 10:56 am | Articles | CommentsFor your area of the industry, what is your best recommendation for getting a medical device to market faster?
