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From Medical Design & Outsourcing

• 4 ways medtech contractors are evolving (and why)
  The present and near future for medtech contractors will rely on specific strategies such as tiered partnerships and consolidation, an emphasis on speed, and owning therapeutic and technology spaces.  Andrew Potter, Bonifacio Consulting Services, and Christopher Delporte In the first article in this series, we examined some of the important trends during the last 10–15 years […]
• Minnesota’s Medical Alley has a big presence at EuroPCR
  The Medical Alley Association in Minnesota is touting the major presence that companies and organizations from the state will have at this year’s EuroPCR, which is being held this week in Paris. The event — the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions’ annual meeting — is May 22–25 at the Palais des Congrès and is expected to […]
• Will FDA turn to neuroscience-based human factors research?
  There is a new wind blowing in medical technology — one that many believe is overdue: an overhaul of human factors. At the recent Patient Safety Initiative, Charles Murphy, Chief Patient Safety Officer at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, called out human factors as one of the key factors he believed needed to be […]
• High-volume manufacturing: Essential points to consider before you scale up
  High-volume manufacturing typically involves the introduction of automation into the medical device fabrication and assembly process. A number of benefits usually follow: repeatability, heightened quality and lower (and more predictable) long-term costs of operation. Download the B. Braun Medical white paper. The post High-volume manufacturing: Essential points to consider before you scale up appeared first […]
• C&K launches autoclave-safe medical switch product line
  C&K announced that it has launched its medical switch product line of autoclave-safe switches. The new medical switches are designed to meet industry sterilization standards that protect patients from risks that comes from reusable tools. Sterilization helps prevent contamination from fluid and contagion ingress. “Medical device engineers are creating the applications that people entrust to […]
• Can Minnesota become a healthcare innovation hub?
  Minnesota has the institutions and the talent to transform healthcare in the U.S. The question is whether the money will follow. RxFunction makes wearable devices called “Walkasins” that help people with chronic health conditions prevent falls that can lead to serious injury. It took eight painstaking years, though, before the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based startup secured […]
• Medtech Association to host inaugural MedTechIDEAS Summit
  The Medtech Association is hosting its inaugural MedTechIDEAS Summit on May 31 in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y. The event will take place at 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Lodge at Welch Allyn. The MedTechIDEAS Summit is a quarterly conference series that presents a “big idea” in healthcare from an industry thought leaders while delivering […]
• Triton to sell Aventics company to Emerson
  Triton recently announced that it plants to sell its Aventics pneumatics company to Emerson. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Emerson and Triton recently came to an agreement and the transaction is in progress, starting with the regulatory approval process that is currently underway. Aventics serves the life sciences industry by providing […]
• Grayhill launches Touch Encoder Development Kit
  Grayhill recently launched its Touch Encoder Development Kit that gives product development engineers simplified designs for medical applications. The new development kit features tap, swipe and turn functions that gives designers the opportunity to replace traditional user-input devices. Using a tablet development app, product development engineers can personalize multi-touch gestures, create images and customize the […]
• Webinar: How to balance regulations and performance with your medical device design
  Wednesday, June 20, 2018 2 p.m. Eastern time / 11 a.m. Pacific time     Creating a medical device that meets both regulatory compliance and performance requirements takes careful planning. You also need to understand the most efficient path to market commercialization in order to stay within budget and on schedule. This is no simple […]
• Diversified Plastics expands sales engineer and technical support team
  Diversified Plastics (Minneapolis) recently announced that it has added three new sales engineer and technical support members to its team. Raymond Schenk has joined Diversified Plastics as senior sales engineer. He has over 24 years of experience in the plastic industries and will be responsible for the western territories of the company. Prior to joining the […]