Inside a Sustainable Inhaler: Does reusable mean better?
Explore inside a sustainable inhaler - do reusable designs really offer an eco-friendly solution, or is there more to consider than reusability....
Digital Devices & Trust: Why Do We Trust Them More Than Their Non-Digital Counterparts?
Why do we trust the accuracy of digital devices more than their non-digital counterparts? HD discuss the 'why' and how this improves device development....
Can We Achieve the Perfect Balance of Usability, Sustainability, and Connectivity?
Can we achieve the perfect balance of usability, sustainability & connectivity in medical device design? Design Engineer, Rob, considers how....
The Future of IFUs in a Connected World
As the world becomes increasingly connected and user needs constantly evolving, the design of safety critical IFU’s must keep up with this. Design Engineer, Rob, discusses the future of IFU’s, and...
Inside an Inhaler: Reverse Engineering a DPI
The Diskus, a Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI), could be considered the most commercially successful inhaler. We reverse-engineered GlaxoSmithKline’s Diskuss to review its materials, components function and...
Inhalation Devices: The past, Present & Future of Respiratory Drug Delivery
Inhalers are the primary drug delivery method for medications used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In light of World Asthma Day, Design Development Engineer, Rob take...
Advice for Graduate Design Engineers
Graduate Design Engineer, Rob, shares a rundown of what he’s been up to in his first 3 months at a busy medical device development consultancy as well as his advice for other design engineering grad...
An EpiPen Product Teardown
As far as autoinjectors go, the EpiPen® could be considered the most famous, and the most dominant in today’s market. So, when was the EpiPen invented? How do you use an EpiPen? What is the EpiPen ...
Hang Out with Haughton | Design Development Engineer, Rob
From taking part in creative brainstorming sessions to attending a formative human factors study, Design Development Engineer, Rob has had a busy first couple of weeks at Haughton Design! ...