How to Improve Instructions for Use
User-based research, enhanced visual elements, and early co-development of product and packaging support IFU designs for medical devices.
Enhancing Safety in Medical Device Manufacturing: The Power of Connected Worker Technology
The medical device manufacturing industry operates within an inherently high-stakes environment, where the pursuit of innovation must be continually balanced with the need for workforce safety.
How to Build a Better PAP Machine
Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy devices are widely used to treat many of the approximately 30 million people managing sleep apnea in the United States. CPAP (Continuous positive airway pressure) machines are the most common.
Best Practices to De-Risk the Medical Device Supply Chain
Although the raw material supply chain is generally recovering from pandemic-related disruptions, many manufacturers continue to build inventory to circumvent potential imbalances.
Enhancing Patient Care: The Significance of Human Factors in Medical Device Design
Human factors and assessments in medical devices are becoming increasingly important to health systems and health services researchers. The evolving priorities within healthcare truly underscore the importance of practitioners gaining access to key contextual information to facilitate a more holistic view of the system.
How to Eliminate PCB Static in Medical Electronics
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is one problem that can severely affect electronic medical devices causing malfunctions and damage to the microelectronic components. An estimated one-third of PCB failures are attributed to ESD. Without controls and effective processes to eliminate electrostatic discharge in medical devices, it can cause serious hazards to human safety.
How Human Factors Engineering Can Contribute to Medical Device Packaging
Even though packaging for medical devices occurs when manufacturing is complete, planning for packaging must be applied at the very beginning of the product design and carried on throughout the development process.
Pain Points When Maintaining a Cleanroom
Since publishing the original article, a few additional pain points to maintaining a cleanroom have been pinpointed, such as stringent protocol compliance, cost of maintenance, and environmental factors.
Practical Strategies for Digitization and Integration in Medtech Manufacturing
Data science continues to evolve to support increasing demands for predictive insights and dynamic systems. The innovation in this field is welcomed and is changing all industry sectors, including medtech manufacturing.
Flexible Films for Medical Devices and Packaging—A Medtech Makers Q&A
Packaging for medical devices must accomplish a number of tasks. First, it must protect the device within from damage during transportation to the end user.
