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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10.28.25 -- How A Strategic Partnership Drove Micro Molding Success
10/28/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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10.27.25 -- Custom Tubing That Fits Your Specs—No Compromises.
10/27/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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10.26.25 -- A Look At Elsa, The FDA's New AI Digital Assistant
10/26/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Engineering Partnerships
Medbio Engineering Partnerships offers expert teams—from design to manufacturing—to solve your complex plastic molding and production problems, saving you time and money.
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Discover Medbio's Medical Molding Expertise At MEDevice Silicon Valley 2025
Visit Medbio at Booth #941, November 19–20, to explore custom injection molding and assembly solutions, supporting Class I–III devices with quality, compliance, and MedTech innovation.
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Helping Innovations Become Reality
Medbio partnered with SBE Medical to refine and produce the Tibbe™, an innovative catheter designed by Mary Tibbe to eliminate issues like leakage and irritation for female patients.
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10.23.25 -- Streamline Cleaning Validation With Risk-Based ASTM Methods
10/23/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Beyond Recruitment: A Practical ROI Model For Integrating Community Health Workers Into Medtech Trials
The medtech industry desperately needs — and currently lacks — a practical trial-specific financial framework to build a compelling business case for community health workers.
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