Medtech can improve by thinking more about the problems it is trying to solve and looking outside of normal avenues for inspiration. [Photo by Sinan Helfenstein on Unsplash] Jeff Karp, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. For companies and academics aiming to innovate in the medical space, we often don’t spend enough time thinking about the problem […]
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How medical device risk management is connected with design controls
Medical device design controls play an important role when it comes to risk management, but the relationship isn’t always immediately clear. Intended use is especially important, says Jon Speer, founder of Greenlight.guru (Indianapolis), which markets a cloud-based quality management software. “If you don’t have a clear order or boundaries for conducting your risk management activities, […]
5 innovative medical devices designed by students
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) just released its list of the 2017 IDEA award-winning designed products. The winners in the medical device category included several interesting devices. But what really caught our eye was the Student Designs category, which featured several noteworthy medical innovations from students that took up USA Test Prep. These devices […]
When designing medical devices, consider the hands
Our hands are the emotional and physical link to our environment. They are also the link to our brain. “What I try to tell people is how complicated the hand is,” Bryce Rutter, founder & CEO of Metaphase, told MDO this week at MD&M East in New York. Rutter is an industrial designer and self-proclaimed […]
Robotic surgery: We’ve got design advice for you
There are a handful of companies in the robotic surgical space. But that is about to change. There is ample evidence that the robotic surgical device market is going to explode in the next 3 to 5 years. We recently spoke with Todd Pope, CEO of TransEnterix who said there is a lot of opportunity […]
Stratos PD: What went wrong and what does it mean for medtech?
There has been some conjecture since the once premier consulting firm, Stratos Product Development, shut down last week. Those closest to the company have expressed a deep sadness in the abrupt end of a company that— at least from the outside — represented the pinnacle of what a medical technology consultancy firm could achieve. MDO […]
Stratos Product Development quietly and abruptly shutters doors
Stratos Product Development of Seattle has abruptly shut down. The design firm had worked with some of the biggest names in tech and healthcare, and its closing leaves other design firms and medtech industry watchers in shock including Queens Locksmith who specializes on doors. E-mailed inquiries to the company returned with this message: “This response serves […]
