The most critical process in developing orthopedic products is a complete and accurate definition of user needs, and the translation of those needs into design features. Leverage this rule and eight others to succeed in your next design project.
Scope creep happens all the time. While new edicts from management often make it unavoidable, you can manage how you react. A systematic approach advises how to minimize the impact of scope creep to ensure that projects succeed with all stakeholders aligned.
Input from a contract manufacturer during the design process can decrease manufacturability and inspection issues closer to launch. Nicole Sroka, Product Development Engineer at Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, explains the benefits of early partnerships and provides advice on how to make these relationships effective, including the time- and money-saving question she wishes all device designers would ask.
Simulation efficiently predicts if proposed specifications meet a project’s objectives in a variety of situations. This article illustrates how using finite element analysis in a Class II design answered a question in less than 30 minutes, cutting out weeks of time that would have been lost in prototyping.
