Executives Offer Prospects for Med-Tech Business Model
In order to compete globally, companies must be proactive in their business plans and anticipate the challenges they may face, concur three med-tech executives.
Interview: Device Design and Development in the New Environment
There is a pressure on medical device product development teams to come to terms with new types of users, environments, distribution and sales models as opposed to more traditional scenarios of device use and sale, says ide’s Richard Sokolov.
When developing highly complex medical devices, the mountain of “interesting” ideas that result from traditional brainstorming all too often buckles under technical scrutiny. A more efficient and effective way to generate and refine ideas that are technically viable is needed.
Process Control… RFID has it Under Control
Data reporting can be a very tedious process for medical device manufacturers. The functionality of the device needs to be spot-on for it to be considered viable in the medical community. Because there is little to no room for error in this process, medical devices must help decrease error prone manufacturing activities, and in many cases also help companies meet the desired Six Sigma goal for process control.
Medical Technology To Go
Solutions from the field of micro system engineering help to make faster, more flexible and smarter medical devices. The ambitious goal of the developers is to sustainably enhance the quality of patients’ lives through more mobility, faster test results on location, checking vital signs and blood values or through innovative therapy systems for the chronically ill.
Top Ten Tips + 1 for Medical Device Outsourcing
Follow these eleven tips when outsourcing to your vendors. They will save you heartache, frustration, and money.
In the face of new potentials and new demands in the health care space, as well as the digitization of daily life, the health care industry is feeling significant pressure to reinvent itself and keep up. The digital transformation of health care is imminent.
How can regulatory engineers help integrate regulatory requirements into the design and development process?
Production and Process Controls – Thinking About Quality
Quality should be considered at all stages of production, starting at the earliest stages of product design, says Dr. Vinny Sastri, President of Winovia LLC. Quality System Regulations Series Reports Sponsored by
Meeting Your Electrical Safety and Quality Requirements
Compliance with 60601-1 is not just about electrical safety; it is also about addressing mechanical, structural and environmental factors, and following a process to address usability, risk management and software development.
