Medical Device Design & Development

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES

Reimagining HACCP And Other Process Flow Risk Analysis Methods Using Relational Risk Analysis

Combining relational risk analysis (ReRA) modeling strategies with hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) and other process flow risk analysis methods makes them more efficient.

Maximizing The Value Of An Internal Audit Program In Pharmaceutical Quality Operations

A shrinking FDA and rising supply pressures demand stronger risk management and smarter internal audits. Here’s how pharma can truly “see things as they really are.”

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. 

Mastering Cultural Intelligence In Global Quality And Regulatory Leadership

The medical device industry has gone global, but most quality and regulatory leaders still operate with regional mindsets. Leaders who master cultural intelligence build quality systems that leverage diversity as competitive advantage.

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WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES

Choosing The Right PCD Configuration For Reliable Sterility Assurance

Accurate PCD configuration ensures sterility assurance. Learn how to align validation strategies with ISO standards, optimize cycle efficiency, and select the right BI format for EO sterilization success.

Life Sciences Corporation Implements eLogbooks Across 15 Sites

New regulations challenged how surgical kits were tracked and processed across 15 U.S. sites. Discover how one team balanced compliance and efficiency to keep life-saving procedures on schedule.

Implementing A Next-Gen MES At A Fraction Of The Cost

Discover how a top medical device manufacturer accelerated product launch by digitizing assembly processes, streamlining training, and ensuring compliance.

Custom Orthodontic Aligner Manufacturer Ensures Compliance With Tulip

A pioneering orthodontic startup is transforming custom aligner production using 3D printing and software to cut time and costs in half while scaling rapidly to ensure quality and compliance.

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DESIGN COMPONENTS & SERVICES

Sensors for Low Pressure Measurement in Medical Devices

First Sensor LDE series of ultra-low pressure sensors offer pressure ranges from 25 Pa (0.1 in H2O); full scale, very high offset stability and accuracy; simultaneous digital SPI bus and analog output; and high immunity against dust contamination and humidity.

High-Performance Batteries for Active Implants

These high-performance batteries are based on lithium-iodine or lithium-manganese dioxide. They feature high volumetric energy densities and low self-discharge. They’ve been specifically designed for use in medical implants.

Micro Lenses

Applications that involve minimally invasive/micro surgery require precise visualization in very small spaces. Precision Optics, through the use of their proprietary microprecision™ technology, has the ability to develop micro optic lenses, precision lenses, and micro objective lenses as small as 0.37mm in diameter.

FluoroPEELZ™ Peelable Heat Shrink

Zeus offers the FluoroPEELZ™ peelable heat shrink designed with quick and easy peel away capabilities to improve product efficiency and safety, and to accelerate catheter production.

Solenoid Pumps: LPL Series
Solenoid Pumps: LPL Series

The LPL series of solenoid pumps are ideal for integration into medical devices that require precise, fixed volume dispensing. They’re available in MINSTAC port, straight port, flat bottom boss, standard manifold mount, and combination manifold/soft tube port styles. These self-priming pumps have a 10 million cycle life, low power consumption (2 and 2.5 W models), a 2 Hz response time and standard 50 µL dispensing (special sizes also available).

Medical Device Polisher: Scepter Polishing System
The Scepter Medical Device Polisher features automated PC control; integrated air-polish routine; 12 connector support; singlemode and multimode fiber In-line video inspection; telcordia compliant. This fiber optic polishing system is optimized for mid to high volume connector polishing.
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MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Medical device design and development is the cyclical process of creating a device for a specific task or set of tasks, and then continuously reevaluating its effectiveness and improving upon it until the device reaches obsolescence. Design and development begins with ideation and the creation of a concept that, if found to be both fiscally and clinically viable, is then designed, engineered, and prototyped. This preclinical period includes bench testing — accomplished through simulated use of the product — and animal testing, along with any necessary redesign work.

Throughout the process, the proposed medical device, and the process by which it will be manufactured, is examined for flaws that may negatively impact the device’s safety, market viability, regulatory acceptance, customer satisfaction, usability, or profitability. Any shortcomings are corrected, and the improvements applied to the final design. Due to the wireless connectivity capabilities of many modern medical devices, cybersecurity and interoperability also must be incorporated into the design. Clinical testing is conducted, using human subjects, to further expose flaws and confirm product strengths. Once both the product design and the manufacturing process have been validated and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), production and commercialization of a device may begin.

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