These definitions as written out by AAMI (The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) offer clarity, helping designers recognize and address these risks effectively in product ...

Medical devices are becoming increasingly connected to other devices, the Internet, or hospital networks to serve functions that improve healthcare and enhance treatment options. According to ...

Transitioning from a disposable, prefilled autoinjector to a reusable pen meant designing for an even better experience.

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 ...

The world is changing. Oil prices have surpassed $140 per barrel and phrases such as climate change, carbon footprint, and going green have become fixtures in the daily vernacular. Environmentally ...

Medical device Design Reviews are critical to the success of product development. So much so that the infamous Design Controls waterfall diagram shows a design review after every major design control ...

Friction and wear can impact a medical device’s performance in the operating or treatment room…especially if the device does not function precisely, predictably and efficiently to complete a procedure ...

Typical point-of-care instruments today can remind you of IBM mainframes of the 1970s, said Charles G. Sodini, the LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT, at his DesignMed keynote address ...

It's not enough anymore for connector suppliers to just make products, especially when it comes to medical devices. Design engineers at device OEMs are asking their connector suppliers for a lot more ...

Secure by design didn’t just pop up in the medical device industry with the update to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) guidance on cybersecurity recommendations. However, its inclusion in this ...

It’s been over 15 years, but the advent of Apple’s iPhone still represents one of the biggest paradigm shifts in the world of consumer technology. It fused style with substance; form with ...

Incorporating radiopaque materials into parts of medical devices may help support clinicians in accurately positioning and operating those devices under X-ray guidance during endovascular catheter ...