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How Collaborative Ideation Leads to Advanced In Vitro Diagnostics.

Posted by Jo-ann Loh July 18, 2017

Guidelines for Early Stage Innovation in Medical Device Design and Development

If you’re on a quest to turn a groundbreaking diagnostic concept into a one-of-a-kind, automated, medical masterpiece, you know that every step has to be well-planned and organized. When facilitated correctly, structured collaboration and ideation sessions can be used to generate a wealth of innovative concepts, eventually leading to innovative medical device design and development. In this blog, we’ll provide a few insights on the KMC ideation process for you to consider in your own brainstorming sessions.

Topics: medical device design

Designing Medical Devices for Use Environments in Today's Rapidly Growing POC Marketplace

Posted by Stacy Richards July 28, 2016

With the growing demand for delivering test results as soon as possible to the patient and physician, more complex point-of-care instrumentation is hitting the marketplace at a rapid pace. Now medical device design is more complicated due to myriad considerations that must factor in to the development and design of near-patient and in-home devices.

Topics: medical device design, medical device design and manufacturing

Verification and Validation; Requirements in Medical Device Design

Posted by Lisa Cuipa January 20, 2016

The process of verification and validation is a critical component for the effective development and design of medical devices. Besides the ultimate need to comply with regulations, keeping the design, manufacture and user requirements in mind during development helps facilitate efficient transition from phase to phase of your medical device project. Putting in place and adhering to the proper production processes yields instruments with a higher manufacturing rate, fewer mistakes, a quicker time to market, and lower production costs. At KMC Systems, quality is not just a requirement, it's our culture. Read More

Topics: medical device design, quality assurance

The Key to Leveraging Multiple Engineering Disciplines in Medical Device Design

Posted by Lisa Cuipa June 18, 2015

Of the multitude of disciplines required for designing and developing medical devices, what's the best mix for total product life cycle management? How does each stage and department work together to achieve a quality finished product?

Topics: medical device design, Total Product Life Cycle

Introducing Medical Devices to Market with the Help of Systems Engineering

Posted by Lisa Cuipa May 26, 2015

Ensuring successful introduction to market is no small feat. Product development first starts with accurately documenting requirements prior to design, which secures the developed product will meet the intended use. Read More

Topics: medical device design, medical device design and manufacturing, medical device quality assurance, Systems Engineering

Have You Downloaded the SLAS2015 Conference App?

Posted by Stacy Richards January 26, 2015

The SLAS 4^th Annual Conference App is now available for FREE
to download from Google Play or iTunes. Scan the QR code at right with your mobile device to access the app. Learn more about the SLAS2015 Conference App through a short video and read more details here.

Topics: medical device design, SLAS2015