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Unlocking the Power of Outsouring
6/4/2013
A recent report from MD+DI and ITG Market Research finds that 30% of medical device companies think outsourcing is essential. But how do you leverage the power of outsourcing and align critical elements to develop...
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The Four Myths of Time and Materials Estimates
Omnica Corp. Product Development
5/10/2013
Have you ever wondered which type of bid you should request when hiring a contractor to develop a medical product? When developing a complex device or re-imagining a current product, there is one type of bid that gives...
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An Easier-to-Understand Guide to Design Control Requirements
Omnica Corp. Product Development
4/2/2013
The quality, safety, and effectiveness of a device is established during the design phase. A device recall can result in higher product development costs and lost revenue for the manufacturer, which ultimately affects...
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Textile Engineered Tissue Scaffolds Offer Advances in Hollow Organ Regenerations
3/6/2013
Regenerative medicine (RM) holds the potential to address some of society's most intractable health problems and restore or establish normal bodily function. Today, regenerative medicine is an emerging technology that...
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Clinical Study using Marvelous Stopcock
2/13/2013
Elcam creates products to minimize infection as noted in the paper by Randy Loftus, MD, et. al, published in the November 2012 issue of Anesthesia and Analgesia using the Ultraport Zer0 (Elcam’s Marvelous) in the...
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Designing Functional Fabrics for Today’s Heart Valves and Beyond
2/4/2013
Heart valve disease affects nearly 5 million Americans, a figure that is expected to double in the next 25 years. The most advanced of these cases require heart valve surgery. Prosthetic heart valves are designed to...
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Basic Guidelines for Making Product Designs More User Friendly
Omnica Corp. Product Development
12/7/2012
Today’s multi-functional products can be complex, and for that reason many product designs are far from user friendly. Since much of a product's value may be a result of its ease of use, it is important to incorporate...
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Finding success through the IVD product definition process
11/13/2012
When developing new products for the diagnostic and clinical markets commercial success depends as much on defining the correct product need as it does on finding a good technology solution. Many companies when bringing...
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Win Big in Sports Medicine Device Design
11/7/2012
With the convergence of the increasing active and aging population as well as continuing surgeon adoption of arthroscopic procedures, there is an increased demand for minimally invasive sports medicine and arthroscopic...
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Understanding the Filter of Business Strategy
9/6/2012
An executive roundtable interview on the role of business strategy and design strategy in the product development process.
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Custom or standard rubber part? 6 factors to consider
Vicone High Performance Rubber Inc.
6/27/2012
While standard silicone or other rubber products are more readily available than customized solutions, they may not always be cheaper or the best solution for your particular application. Deciding whether to go with a...
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Biomedical Textiles Advance Development of Orthopedic Implants
12/2/2010
This whitepaper discusses the changing demographics of orthopedic patients, the versatility of biomedical fabrics and the advances in implantable biomaterial textile technologies in the development of ...
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The Role of Material Selection in Biomedical Textile Device Design
8/17/2010
Biomedical textile structures are increasingly prevalent as critical components in a broad range of medical devices. Device designers are challenged in exploring material selection in component design, optimizing the...
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An Overview of Superelastic Stent Design
7/19/2010
This paper summarizes the key differences between self-expanding and balloon expanding stents, highlighting the advantages of Nitinol. Also summarized are many novel concepts and future...
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The Future of Woven Biomedical Textiles in Next-Generation Devices
6/3/2010
One of the most interesting trends in medical device development is the rapid growth of woven biomedical textiles for use in key device components. As the pace of innovation in the device industry accelerates, engineers...
