Material Selection For Medical Device Manufacturability

Choosing the right material in the earliest stages of research & development can make all the difference in beating your competitors to market. Prolonging the materials selection process can later lead to increased project costs, development delays and manufacturing setbacks. And let’s face it – the race for 501k approvals can be brutal. With the right team at your side every step of the way, it can help make this process more expedient and bearable.

When choosing a material for the development of your medical product, there are many factors that play into the decision making. A great medical device injection moldingcompany should ask you an exorbitant amount of questions during the R&D process. Topics involving regulatory concerns, device classification, ideal cost per pound range, characteristics of the product, how it’s handled by the end user and how it gets cleaned. There should be questions surrounding the design tolerances and whether they can be simplified for a lower overall project cost by focusing on design for manufacturability & functionality.