Medical devices and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) systems often consist of both durable and consumable components where the durables are reusable electromechanical instruments (often running software with a user interface) while the clean or sterile consumables make...
TIME AND COST REDUCTION FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT For consumer products with plastic parts, there are many choices for methods of fabrication, all with costs and benefits; for medical products with plastic parts, these choices carry added complexity due to the...
Designing a medical device to meet the IEC 60601-1-2 4th edition Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards is notoriously difficult. Making matters worse, the details of what goes on during EMC testing is cloaked in mystery to many engineers. Regardless of the...
