Medical device design and development is a process that helps to ensure devices that go to market are safe, effective, marketable, and profitable. The process is a blueprint of the phases needed to ...

Medical devices can be designed to ease their use and minimize the potential for errors. Here are four ways human-centered ...

Successful new medical devices hinge on the designer’s understanding of the specific requirements of the procedures they support, including factors like usage frequency and duration. This is ...

Medical device design and development has evolved over the years, notably influenced by market demands and regulatory requirements. Traditional design practices, beginning with a reliance on generic ...

Reverse engineering carries a reputation problem in medical device circles; it sounds like copying. In practice, it's a legitimate engineering discipline with specific, defensible use cases: replacing ...

In the medical device industry, usability plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of highly complex medical products. The IEC 62366-1:2015 standard, which focuses on the ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Medical device manufacturing is a high-stakes game where efficiency meets precision. With tight regulations, complex designs, and a ...

Josh Spaulding, Design Engineering Manager with New England Wire Technologies on what designers need to know to make the right cable choice for medical devices. Imagine an electrical design ...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the design of medical devices heralds a new era in healthcare—one where innovation meets precision to significantly enhance patient outcomes. This ...

Device makers are taking increased interest in product designs and assembly that support closed-loop recycling. A Branson plastic welding process can safely and nondestructively “unweld” plastics used ...

Countless Warning Letters or FDA 483s include the following violations: “Failure to ensure, where the results of a process cannot be fully verified by subsequent inspection and test, that the process ...