Medical devices can be designed to ease their use and minimize the potential for errors. Here are four ways human-centered ...

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 ...

Medical device design and development is a process that helps to ensure devices that go to market are safe, effective, marketable, and profitable. The process is a blueprint of the phases needed to ...

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 ...

Medtech design engineers should consider how novel devices can best be cleaned and devise plans early in development.

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Medical device manufacturing is a high-stakes game where efficiency meets precision. With tight regulations, complex designs, and a ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) development and approval process for drugs and medical devices involves multiple phases that ensure the safety and effectiveness of products before and after ...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the design of medical devices heralds a new era in healthcare—one where innovation meets precision to significantly enhance patient outcomes. This ...

Device makers are taking increased interest in product designs and assembly that support closed-loop recycling. A Branson plastic welding process can safely and nondestructively “unweld” plastics used ...

Bringing a medical device to market is about much more than demonstrating that it performs its intended purpose.