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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11.11.25 -- A Better Interpretation Of POH In ISO 24971
11/11/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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11.10.25 -- Actuators And DC Motors For Medical And Industrial Applications
11/10/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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11.10.25 -- Considerations For Realizing A Successful Combination Products Program
11/10/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Building World-Class Global Quality Teams That Break Down Silos
Over 25 years leading global quality and regulatory organizations, I've learned that the most difficult challenges aren't regulatory or technical; they're organizational and cultural.
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11.09.25 -- An ROI Model For Community Health Workers In Medtech Trials
11/09/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Small, Simple-To-Use Package For Delivering High-Viscosity Formulations
Subcutaneous
Low - Medium Viscosities
< 100 cP
1 - 10 ml
High - Ultra-High Viscosities
>100 - 10,000 cP
0.5 - 3 ml
ArQ® - Bios offers a small, simple to use package to deliver high viscosity formulations. Oval’s proprietary COC PDC technology allows us to build the device around a stronger drug container that can deliver 1ml of formulations up to 1000cP through a 25G needle in less than 5 seconds.
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Patient-Centric Drug Delivery Device
ArQ is built around our primary cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) drug container. It offers an autoinjector that is simple to use, with the flexibility and ability to deliver a wide range of viscosities and volumes.
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Pharma Services Fill, Finish & Drug Delivery CDMO
Sterile fill-finish and device assembly capabilities span global sites, offering scalable solutions, analytical testing, and regulatory compliance for combination products and small-batch technical programs.
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