Sustainable Inhalation Device | HD EcoHale
HD developed a sustainable pMDI with reusable plastic elements, which we’ve calculated would eliminate approximately 80% of the current annual plastic waste, not to mention the substantial reduction...
The Ideal Inhaler: A Designer’s Perspective
Being a device user and a trained designer, brings a unique perspective to medical device development. This week, Design Director, Mark, shares insight into his experience of using inhalation devices ...
Efficiency in Medical Innovation: 8 Tips for Reducing Medical Device Development Costs
Developing a medical device can be a complex and costly process. Design Director, Mark, shares 8 valuable tips for reducing medical device development costs while maintaining regulatory compliance and...
Conducting a Medical Device Feasibility Study
A feasibility study in medical device development is an analysis of the likelihood that a product will be successful in returning a profit, and in the desired timeframe. By investigating the technical...
How do you carry out an effective Critical Design Review (CDR)?
A Critical Design Review (CDR) is an essential formal checkpoint in the product development process. They ensure designs are fit for purpose, ready for production and checked before further financial ...
How to Undertake an Effective Creative Session
Some creative sessions are highly successful while some produce few useful ideas. This can depend on the topic but there are some factors that seem to swing it one way or the other. Design Director, M...
The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Design, Development & Engineering
Whether you have a brand-new product idea or wish to make improvements to one of your current product ranges, outsourcing the design and engineering can seem like a costly exercise, until you consider...
Challenges To Be Aware Of When Designing a Medical Device
When designing a new product, there are certain challenges and hurdles that will be faced by all design teams during the development process, and this is often magnified in the medical device industry...
How to Increase the Productivity and Effectiveness of your Design Team
At HD we’re always analysing better and more efficient ways to design, develop and engineer new products and medical devices for our clients. There are several aspects that we have found to be key t...
Hang out with Haughton | Design Manager, Mark
This week, Design Manager, Mark shares what attracted him to design & engineering, a typical work week and the biggest challenges he faces in his role as well as insight into the tools he uses to plan...