Design & Development Case Studies & White Papers

  1. Tech Talk - Fixed Volume Pumps For PCR Testing 1/13/2022

    Molecular diagnostics is increasingly used for the rapid detection and identification of existing and emerging pathogens. The need for rapid results has required testing to move from normal settings, such as physician’s offices, to smaller, more widespread, and often temporary point of care (POC) locations.

  2. Metrics That Matter For Contract Manufacturing 8/27/2021

    For contract development, manufacturing, and packaging organizations, improving operational flexibility, increasing capacity, shortening lead times, and improving product quality is more important than ever.

  3. How Reengineered Components Optimize Medtech 7/30/2021

    Reengineering is useful in replicating discontinued components or parts whose original designs no longer exist. The process also empowers designers to improve part performance, fit, and/or production speed.

  4. Elements Of Design: Dealing With Suspect Parts 3/11/2021

    Injection molding has numerous key parameters that must tie together in order to make a repeatable molding process. Learn about a solution that utilizes cavity pressure curves, key process parameter tolerances, and automation to automatically reject parts that do not make the cut in the molding process.

  5. Managing Cost And Speed — DFM Considerations For Plastic Medical Products 3/2/2021

    Designing a product with consideration for the manufacturing process can reduce production times and costs, as well as simplify development of transport, storage, and protection solutions.

  6. Delivering On LSR Market Demands For Critical Cardiac Component 2/23/2021

    A global medical device company came to Donatelle for help perfecting a silicon seal component to meet the new ISO 27186:2010 standard. In this case, a seal with micro-features is needed to reliably isolate the four-pole electrical contacts between the pacemaker and defibrillator and fit inside the 6.3 mm medical device.

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  7. A Functional Application For A Commercial Biomaterials Surface Modification Technology 2/17/2021

    The surface design of devices should aim to minimize trauma during insertion and removal, reduce tissue inflammation, enable maneuverability through tortuous blood vessels, and improve patient comfort.

  8. Look, Ma! I Solved These Wearable Device Challenges 1/21/2021

    Wearable medical devices bear expectations of medical-grade efficacy, plus consumer-grade comfort and aesthetic appeal. Micro molded thermoplastic parts help OEMs live up to these expectations.

  9. How To Establish High-Quality, Sustainable, Dock-To-Stock Programs 12/1/2020

    Effective dock-to-stock programs ensure optimal outcomes by identifying risks up front, setting clear timelines, and assigning unambiguous responsibilities to all shareholders.

  10. Finding The Ideal Balance — Where Risk And Cost Of Quality Meet 10/6/2020

    It is a constant challenge to keep improving product value for customers while reducing overall costs. Part of the solution resides in the functional activities of the risk involved and the cost of quality management. This article delves further into the ideas behind finding the ideal balance of where risk and cost of quality meet.