R&D & Design
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2025.03.24
Bring the Beat Back: Examining Pulsed Field Ablation
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular, often very rapid heart rhythm. During AFib, the heart’s atria beat out of sync with its ventricles. Because not enough blood is pumped out of the atria, blood pools in the area, which can clot. The condition increases the risk of stroke, heart failure, and other cardiac complications.
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2025.03.18
Using 3D printing for drug delivery innovation
Medicine is advancing faster than ever before. In 2024, scientists made significant progress and breakthrough discoveries across disciplines from beginning the world’s first routine childhood immunisation campaign against malaria to clinically testing an affordable, copycat version of insulin.
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2025.03.10
Systems-level thinking is key to success in ablation device product development
Companies developing new surgical energy (ablation) therapies usually treat each “component” separately. One team of mostly electrical and software engineers develops capital hardware, a different team specialized in mechanical engineering of high-volume disposables develops an instrument or catheter, and yet another team (usually with little product development knowledge at all) specifies and tests the performance in tissue or animal models.
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2025.02.19
Equipment aesthetics: the companies improving mobility aid design
Assistive devices prioritise function over form, but some users have criticised their lack of aesthetic appeal.
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2025.02.14
Using Electromagnetic Tracking Sensors in Medical Devices with Computer-Assisted Navigation
Two of the most commonly used sensors in this field are air coil sensors and solid core sensors.
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2025.02.12
Realizing Innovation in Medical Equipment Manufacturing Through Strategic Product Planning
Strategic product planning forms the backbone of patient care and operational efficiency.
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2024.11.28
Designing Medical Devices for Manufacturing Automation and Large-Scale Production
Strict compliance with regulatory standards has brought Design for Automation to the forefront of product development.
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2024.11.21
Coating could make medical devices safer for patients
Designed to mimic the natural behavior of blood vessels, the new material could allow for safer use of blood-contacting devices, especially in cases where blood clots are a significant concern.
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2024.11.19
How Medtronic designed the PulseSelect pulsed field ablation system for AFib
Medtronic‘s PulseSelect became the first pulsed field ablation (PFA) system to win FDA approval for treating atrial fibrillation (AFib) in December 2023.
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2024.11.12
Medical Device Design Decisions: Choosing Between Disposable & Reusable
Each type of device has its own set of advantages and challenges when making this choice.
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