Eric Larson
Eric R. Larson is a mechanical engineer with over 30 years' experience in plastics. He has helped develop products ranging from boogie boards, water basketball games and SCUBA diving equipment to disposable lighters, cell phones and handheld medical devices. Eric is owner of Art of Mass Production (AMP), an engineering consulting company based in San Diego, CA. AMP provides services to manufacturing companies in the consumer electronics, wireless, and medical device industries. Eric is also moderator of the blog site plasticsguy.com, where he writes about plastics technology and its effect on people and the planet.
ARTICLES BY ERIC LARSON
Medtech Material Selection For Performance And Feel
When designing a medical device, material selection can be difficult, especially with thousands of plastic material options available. While material properties, environmental effects, regulatory requirements, and cost almost always are considered, "feel" is often overlooked – despite its importance to user and patient satisfaction, as well as market success.
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Medical Plastics: Material Selection Based On Feel
From prioritizing material properties to establishing desired values for each property, selecting plastic materials based on feel is a complicated undertaking. To elicit the most desirable user response from the device, it can be helpful to consider the what, rather than the how.
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New ISPE Framework Targets Uncertainty In Pharma's AI Deployment
International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering members developed the guide to offer a risk-based framework for evaluating, implementing, and maintaining AI systems.
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Managing PFAS Uncertainty: What Medical Device Teams Can Do Today
Success requires mapping material dependencies, addressing unintentional exposure, and documenting a defensible rationale for functional materials to ensure supply chain resilience and patient safety.
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01.28.26 -- Smarter Fittings And Advanced Heat Shrink Solutions
01/28/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Mitigating Intricacies, Challenges Of CCI Inspection Of Cryostorage Bags
Implementing deterministic integrity testing with surrogate formulations is essential to identify hidden defects, ensuring biological products remain sterile and potent throughout the supply chain.
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Incorporating DART In Medical Device Toxicological Risk Assessments
The revised ISO 10993-3 emphasizes chemical characterization and risk assessment to evaluate developmental and reproductive toxicity. Learn how to assess devices to ensure patient safety.
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Navigating Brazil's Medical Device Clinical Trial Import Process
When medtech sponsors plan clinical trials in Brazil, many overlook a critical bottleneck that can delay trial launches by months: the process of importing clinical trial materials.
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01.25.26 -- Digital Surgery In 2026: The Data-Driven Operating Room
01/25/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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