Medical device innovation doesn’t just come from startups or big corporate R&D departments. Contract manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly playing a role, too. Long gone are the days when medical device industry suppliers simply produced or manufactured according to specifications. Companies are increasingly coming up with their own … [Read more...] about 8 medical device industry supplier innovations you need to know
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MD&M West: Here are 4 things you may have missed
From 3M's adhesive-finding tool to help wearable designers to OnRobot's energy-efficient vacuum gripper, there were plenty of useful tools for medical device creators to discover at this year's MD&M West in Anaheim, Calif. As managing editor of Medical Design & Outsourcing, I toured the show floor to point out some of the highlights, which … [Read more...] about MD&M West: Here are 4 things you may have missed
How’d they do that? 7 innovations from medical device contract manufacturers
Charles Darwin wrote, "In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." Medical device companies get the credit for many innovations, but many need the ingenuity and commitment of contract manufacturers who design and produce the components that make those … [Read more...] about How’d they do that? 7 innovations from medical device contract manufacturers
