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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Lilly's Unified Mindset For A Global Parenteral and Device Manufacturing Network
Eli Lilly and Company's one-team mindset aims to templatize facility design while remaining nimble enough to react to new manufacturing breakthroughs.
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Minding The Gap: Submission Strategies For Combined Use Combination Products
For combination product regulatory submissions, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Regulatory pathways and application types vary across global health authorities.
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New Sustainability Mandates In Brazil And Chile Are Quietly Disqualifying Medical Devices
The integration of environmental criteria into Latin American medical device procurement is not a temporary policy experiment; it represents a structural market transformation.
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04.12.26 -- Medtech's Design Wake-Up Call
04/12/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Drug-Device Combination Products: 4 Evolving Platforms For 2026
Biologic advantage won’t come from better biology alone, but from delivery technology and designing the full experience around patients, providers, and supply chains.
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How To Stop (Most) Medical Device Recalls Before They Happen
Supplier quality failures are a leading cause of medical device recalls. This article distills a practical framework for managing supplier quality, from standard off-the-shelf items to custom contract-manufactured components.
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A Case Study: Control Strategies For A Multi-Dose Pen Injector
A case study highlighting the importance of drug and device team alignment on control strategy, defining what to control and which controls can and should be implemented.
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04.07.26 -- Medtech's Design Wake-Up Call
04/07/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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