This book provides the bridge between engineering design and medical device development. There is no single text that addresses the plethora of design issues a medical devices designer meets when developing new products or improving older ones. It addresses medical devices' regulatory (FDA and EU) requirements--some of the most stringent engineering requirements globally. Engineers failing to meet these requirements can cause serious harm to users as well as their products’ commercial prospects. This Handbook shows the essential methodologies medical designers must understand to ensure their products meet requirements. It brings together proven design protocols and puts them in an explicit medical context based on the author's years of academia (R&D phase) and industrial (commercialization phase) experience. This design methodology enables engineers and medical device manufacturers to bring new products to the marketplace rapidly. The medical device market is a multi-billion dollar industry. Every engineered product for this sector, from scalpelsstents to complex medical equipment, must be designed and developed to approved procedures and standards. This book shows how Covers US, and EU and ISO standards, enabling a truly international approach, providing a guide to the international standards that practicing engineers require to understand Written by an experienced medical device engineers and entrepreneurs with products in the from the US and UK and with real world experience of developing and commercializing medical products

Developed to promote the design of safe, effective, and usable medical devices, Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design provides a single convenient source of authoritative information to support evidence-based design and evaluation of medical device user interfaces using rigorous human factors engineering principles. It offers guidance

Applied Human Factors in Medical Device Design describes the contents of a human factors toolbox with in-depth descriptions of both empirical and analytical methodologies. The book begins with an overview of the design control process, integrating human factors as directed by AAMI TIR 59 and experienced practice. It then explains each method, describing why each method is important, its potential impact, when it's ideal to use, and related challenges. Also discussed are other barriers, such as communication breakdowns between users and design teams. This book is an excellent reference for professionals working in human factors, design, engineering, marketing and regulation. Focuses on meeting agency requirements as it pertains to the application of human factors in the medical device development process in both the US and the European Union (EU) Explains technology development and the application of human factors throughout the development process Covers FDA and MHRA regulations Includes case examples with each method

Medical devices play an important role in the field of medical and health technology, and encompass a wide range of health care products. Directive 2007/47/EC defines a medical device as any instrument, apparatus, appliance, software, material or other article, whether used alone or in combination, including the software intended by its manufacturer to be used specifically for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes and necessary for its proper application, intended by the manufacturer to be used for human beings. The design and manufacture of medical devices brings together a range of articles and case studies dealing with medical device R&D. Chapters in the book cover materials used in medical implants, such as Titanium Oxide, polyurethane, and advanced polymers; devices for specific applications such as spinal and craniofacial implants, and other issues related to medical devices, such as precision machining and integrated telemedicine systems. Contains articles on a diverse range of subjects within the field, with internationally renowned specialists discussing each medical device Offers a practical approach to recent developments in the design and manufacture of medical devices Presents a topic that is the focus of research in many important universities and centres of research worldwide

The first comprehensive guide to the integration of Design forSix Sigma principles in the medical devices development cycle Medical Device Design for Six Sigma: A Road Map for Safetyand Effectiveness presents the complete body of knowledge forDesign for Six Sigma (DFSS), as outlined by American Society forQuality, and details how to integrate appropriate designmethodologies up front in the design process. DFSS helps companiesshorten lead times, cut development and manufacturing costs, lowertotal life-cycle cost, and improve the quality of the medicaldevices. Comprehensive and complete with real-world examples, thisguide: Integrates concept and design methods such as Pugh ControlledConvergence approach, QFD methodology, parameter optimizationtechniques like Design of Experiment (DOE), Taguchi Robust Designmethod, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design for X,Multi-Level Hierarchical Design methodology, and Response Surfacemethodology Covers contemporary and emerging design methods, includingAxiomatic Design Principles, Theory of Inventive Problem Solving(TRIZ), and Tolerance Design Provides a detailed, step-by-step implementation process foreach DFSS tool included Covers the structural, organizational, and technical deploymentof DFSS within the medical device industry Includes a DFSS case study describing the development of a newdevice Presents a global prospective of medical device regulations Providing both a road map and a toolbox, this is a hands-onreference for medical device product development practitioners,product/service development engineers and architects, DFSS and SixSigma trainees and trainers, middle management, engineering teamleaders, quality engineers and quality consultants, and graduatestudents in biomedical engineering.

This reference provides real-world examples, strategies, and templates for the implementation of effective design control programs that meet current ISO 9000 and FDA QSR standards and regulations-offering product development models for the production of safe, durable, and cost-efficient medical devices and systems. Details procedures utilize