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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Color Consistency In UHMWPE Medical Textiles
Color consistency improves surgical visibility, differentiation, and workflow efficiency, requiring medical textiles that deliver strength, compliance, and reliable quality in every color.
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03.26.26 -- Connected Health, Resonance Insights And Sustainable Medtech Innovation
03/26/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Why Medtech Should Retire The "One-Size-Fits-All" Mindset
A systemic bias in medtech design continues: a failure to account for female-specific data. Teams often resort to a dangerous shortcut: scaling down men's measurements. But we must design for the real-world diversity of human physiology for the future of care.
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Generative AI Can Write The Code, But Who Builds In The Quality?
Code democratization demands a return to the fundamentals of quality in pharmaceutical and regulated environments.
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03.22.26 -- Accelerating Life Sciences: Compliance, Sterilization, And Cybersecurity
03/22/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Fluoropolymer Tubing Guide
Explore how temperature thresholds, purity needs, and optical clarity requirements drive fluoropolymer tubing selection for clinical analyzers, immunoassay platforms, and flow cytometry applications.
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PFA Tubing High Purity
High-purity PFA tubing delivers reliable performance with tight tolerances, strong pressure ratings, and chemical resistance—ideal for demanding fluid handling applications requiring precision and durability.
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Rethinking Governance, eBR, And The CIO Role From The Ground Up
Listen to Joel Fidalgo share how a modular approach to MES and eBR is helping connect IT and operations, drive innovation on the shop floor, and scale digital tools across diverse sites.
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