Successful new medical devices hinge on the designer’s understanding of the specific requirements of the procedures they support, including factors like usage frequency and duration. This is ...

In the medical device industry, usability plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of highly complex medical products. The IEC 62366-1:2015 standard, which focuses on the ...

Designers and engineers have often looked to the environment and how Mother Nature has accomplished phenomenal design solutions for inspiration over the ages. Perhaps all that is new about this ...

It takes months of R&D, numerous prototypes, and a few scrapped concepts for the design of a device used in patient care to be finalized and approved. However, one aspect is often still missing at ...

Choosing a color for your medical device requires more thought than simply picking your favorite color. Christine Park, an industrial designer who spoke at MD&M West back in 2017, says color can ...

When it comes to medical device design—a broad category that includes a range of different machines performing countless critical functions—the stakes are high. Because no matter the application, ...

Sure, you’ve heard it all before — how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming design and development and the production process across the board, and that companies that don’t embrace the ...

Single-use medical devices (SUDs) and sustainable practices are not mutually exclusive, but finding common ground is not a simple proposition. There is no question that SUDs have contributed to ...

Tanaka Senior General Manager Kunihiro Shima shares insights on custom alloy composition, processing, tariffs, precious metal recycling, & medtech trends.

Medtech developers incorporating AI or machine learning into medical devices need to recognize if and how FDA will regulate ...