Best Practices For Medical Device Prototyping

By Todd Owens and Raghu Vadlamudi

As the physical actualization of an engineer’s idea to solve a problem, a prototype serves a critical product development purpose in helping engineers learn how a product will function in actual use before creating and investing in production-ready manufacturing processes.

It’s important to learn as much as possible about the product through prototyping phases, so design, performance, functionality and materials used for the final product meet desired outcomes. When done well, going through the prototyping process can save manufacturers significant time and resources, and keep products on track for market.

However, the process of design and prototype creation to end product rarely goes seamlessly. Here are common challenges to look out for and how to overcome them to ensure your processes go as smoothly as possible.