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Designing for Patients
April 13, 2010 at 9:37 AM by Dan StipeTo provide quality health care, one of a physician’s greatest concerns is that their patients comply with the physician’s prescribed treatment regimen. In treatment regimens where a device is needed to deliver the prescribed drug, the design of the device contributes significantly to acceptance by patients and, thereby, to compliance.
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Tags: compliance diabetes treatment design device
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Design as Differentiator
February 9, 2010 at 9:59 AM by Dan StipeMany young medical device companies believe that their product will succeed in the market simply because their technology is stunning. Why should such a company invest in industrial design?
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Tags: device industrial strategy medical design
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Can We All Just Get Along?
January 26, 2010 at 8:43 AM by Dan StipeIt’s always a good idea to use multidisciplinary teams in a product development project. In the medical device industry, the interaction between the design and engineering functions requires an even closer collaboration than usual.
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Tags: engineering collaboration multidisciplinary design teams
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Patent Envy
January 20, 2010 at 3:45 PM by Dan StipeIn all markets, products that have patentable features enjoy advantage over competitors. So why is intellectual property more important in the medical device design field?
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Tags: device patents medical design
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When to Think About Manufacturing and Assembly
January 4, 2010 at 9:58 AM by Dan StipeIn other markets, part features that aid efficient manufacturing/assembly normally don’t need to be considered until the detailed engineering phase of the design process.
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Tags: device manufacturing assembly medical design
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The Issue of Sterility
December 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM by Dan StipeThe requirement for sterility is unique to the medical market. What are the design implications?
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Tags: market sterility reusable medical e-beam design EtO
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Good Design Wins Only Half the Battle
November 23, 2009 at 8:54 AM by Dan StipeWe’ve all been through the experience of having a client insist on changes to a design that will make it, let’s say, less than optimal.
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Tags: influence design good
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Comply or Die
November 17, 2009 at 8:53 AM by Dan StipeWhat you need to know about the FDA and the design process.
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Tags: process compliance design FDA
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Molecular-level Interactions: Small Can Be Big
November 9, 2009 at 9:43 AM by Dan StipeWhat happens at the tiny scale of molecules can have a direct impact on what designers do.
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Tags: market medical design molecular
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Playing For All The Chips
October 26, 2009 at 8:56 AM by Dan StipePart 2 of our discussion of the specialized nature of medical device design: poor design can be life-threatening.
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Tags: usability interface intuitive design unintended specialized uses
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Hello World!
October 6, 2009 at 12:30 PM by Dan StipeI haven't found many blogs that talk specifically about medical device design. So I'm starting this one.
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Tags: device industrial medical design
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