New App Alerts Patients and Caregivers to Medical Device Recalls

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

By simply scanning a barcode, SoomSafety gives users access to important product instructions, safety and recall information.

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Developing Endoscopic Technology To Save Cost and Time Constraints

By Marc Levinson,
EndoVentions Medical

Minimally invasive surgical endoscopes can tackle both the challenges of cost as well as durability.

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EU MDR: Changing World
of Classification

By Peter Rose, Maetrics

Class I device manufacturers need to keep on top of new classification rules to avoid loss of market share under the close approaching EU MDR deadline.

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We often say that reliability must be designed in, not tested in.
What do we mean?

— Doug Currie, Sunrise Labs

FDA Asks Allergan to Recall Certain Textured Breast Implants

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

After prompting from the agency, Allergan issued a worldwide recall of its BIOCELL textured breast implants and tissue expanders.

MEDdesign

Designing Medical Devices
for Dignity

By Bryce Rutter, Ph.D,
Metaphase Design Group, Inc.

Designing for Boomers and Grays requires a tactical design focus that studies aging across all sensory modalities and considers the multiple combinations of aging traits emerging along a life continuum.

How to Choose the Right Material for Your Medical Device

For many medical device designs, the best resin or combination of resins for a product depends on the device’s requirements. This blog focuses on three questions (1. What unmet need is this device satisfying? 2. What performance demands does the design place on the material? 3. What is the target cost per part?). These will guide OEMs and their contract manufacturing partners toward optimal material choices for their medical device product. Click to read.

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