Funding Opportunities: New Product & Medical Device Development Projects
Design Development Engineer & Business Development Manager, Will, shares insight into some of the organizations, programs and charities that may be able to help unlock the funding you require for your...
Drug Delivery Devices: 5 Trends and Expectations
Senior Design Development Engineer, Will, provides insight into some of the expected trends for drug delivery devices, and why we should be excited for what’s to come....
How to Build a Successful Digital Healthcare Product
Digital health is a rapidly expanding sector with a wide range of benefits for healthcare providers and patients worldwide. Design Development Engineer, James, shares insight into methods for building...
Digital health in 2022: 5 Key Emerging Trends
As our world becomes ever more connected, medical device design has seen a shift towards utilising digital health and connected devices, to give patients more control over their health and provide rea...
5 Advantages of Using Rapid Prototyping to Accelerate Medical Device Development
Rapid prototyping is used by designers and engineers worldwide to improve designs as well as reduce both development time and, cost. Design Development Engineer, James details some of the advantages o...
The Importance of ISO:9001 and ISO:13485 for Medical Device Development
There have been many historic scandals which could have been avoided with proper deployment of, and conformance to, a quality management system. Design Development Engineer, Luke, discusses the import...
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! ...
4 Key Considerations When Choosing Design & Development Partner
Device development can be difficult. Knowing what to develop is one thing but knowing how to develop it is another. Design Development Engineer, Will, shares some advice for selecting a medical device...
4 Trends Shaping The Medical Device Industry in 2022
Design Development Engineer, Will Morris has gathered some thoughts and insights into what the trends for healthcare technology are for 2022+, and how the impact of the pandemic has been a catalyst fo...
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...
Improving Design Robustness With Sensitivity Analysis
HD were approached by an existing client to improve their designs robustness by using Sensitivity Analysis. By using a mix of CAD, FEA, further Kinematic Analysis and material property research, HD we...
Optimising Clip Designs For Autoinjector Spring Loads
Autoinjectors are medical devices designed for efficient subcutaneous and intramuscular drug delivery. Most autoinjectors are single-use, disposable, spring-loaded syringes. Differences in device and ...
7 Key Factors To Remember When Designing a Medical Device
Designing a new product or medical device can be a daunting task, there are numerous factors to consider such as regulatory requirements, external market competition and device team capability, let al...
Creating an Idea Judgement Matrix to Make Informed Design Decisions
Selecting the “Right” or “Best” concept to move forward into the feasibility and design development phases can be tricky. You want to select a concept that ticks all the boxes. Using an idea j...
Designing for Success: The Significance of Industrial Design in New Product & Medical Device Development
Industrial Design bridges the technology and mechanisms you’ve developed with the people who use the product. Often, the quality of these connections will determine the adoption and commercial succe...
6 Months at Haughton Design in Review
From HFE training to having already worked on 4 different projects, it's been a busy first 6 months at HD for Design Development Engineer, James. Here's what he’s been up to, has learned so far and ...