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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02.10.26 -- Navigating Brazil's Medical Device Clinical Trial Import Process
02/10/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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02.09.26 -- From Product Development Strategy To Advanced Fluidic Materials
02/09/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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02.08.26 -- Why Use Total Organic Carbon Analysis For Cleaning Validation?
02/08/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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02.07.26 -- January's Most Popular Articles & Solutions
02/07/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Building The AI-Enabled Medical Device QMS For European Compliance
Let's take a closer look at how AI-enabled medical devices and their QMS should be compliant with the EU MDR and the EU AI Act while also adhering to applicable ISO standards.
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Selecting A Prefillable Syringe System With Confidence
Discover an advancement in the prefillable syringe market, uniquely integrating the syringe barrel, plunger, and needle shield/tip cap into a fully harmonized, verified system from a single supplier.
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02.05.26 -- The 5-Layer Fix For AI Failure In Life Sciences Manufacturing
02/05/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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