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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05.19.26 -- Avoid Sterilization Failures: Key Challenges, EO Guidance, And Validation Basics
05/19/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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From Discovery To Impact: New Approach Methodologies
Human‑relevant models deliver greatest value with clear questions, rigorous execution, and confident interpretation — turning innovation into trusted evidence for development and regulatory decisions.
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Will FDA's One-Day Inspection Pilot Stand The Test Of Time?
FDA's complementary pilot could help weed through a persistent examination backlog, but uncertainty and upheaval in leadership at the top puts its future in question.
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Designing Contactless Patient Monitoring For The Real World
Contactless patient monitoring works best when designed for real‑world needs. Aligning sensors, accuracy, algorithms, and privacy delivers insight where monitoring falls short.
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Battelle Medical Device Solutions
An integrated R&D approach aligns user needs, engineering, and regulatory requirements to cut risk and speed development, with early alignment and standards enabling a smoother path to manufacturing readiness.
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What's Standing In The Way Of Mainstream NAMs Adoption?
NAM adoption is constrained by inconsistent cell sourcing, limited standardization, and regulatory uncertainty — barriers that must be addressed to enable reproducible evidence and regulatory trust.
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05.19.26 -- Human Factors, Manufacturing Trends, And MedTech Culture Shifts
05/19/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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05.18.26 -- Streamline Development And Optimize Medical Tubing Performance
05/18/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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