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Design Engineer, Will, sheds light on what legislation there already is regarding sustainability and, what the future holds for sustainable medical device development....

The key to developing successful products and medical devices often begins with finding unmet needs or, identifying problems with existing devices before confirming there is a market and then developi...

A patent can provide numerous benefits outside of its primary goal which is to give the inventor the legal power to prevent or pursue others who attempt to copy, manufacture, or sell their invention w...

People with diabetes use prefilled syringes to take (sometimes) multiple doses of insulin a day. Therefore, making prefilled syringes more ‘environmentally friendly’ has a potentially huge impact ...

In light of Diabetes Week, we spoke to Chris Harrison, who has been living with Type One Diabetes for over 40 years to learn about the role that medical devices play in his Diabetes Care:...

Clients typically need to know what work needs to be done, clearly understand the investment required and when to expect delivery – our Development WorkFlow is perfect for that!...

Senior Design Development Engineer, John, discusses some of the basics about AI as well as what’s holding AI back in the medical device development and how AI might impact the role of design enginee...

For many engineers, chartership can be the next logical step in their career once they’ve got a degree and worked as a professional for several years. It has benefits such as recognition of your lev...

The HD team has grown once again! Following our most successful 12 months to date, we have further expanded the team by welcoming Luke Brown who joins as a Design Development Engineer. This week, Luke...

At Haughton Design, we’re often asked to step in to save failing projects. Although each project will require a bespoke plan, the following insight into common issues should be helpful to those mana...

After completing my A-Levels I didn’t know what I wanted to do as a career, the only thing I knew for definite after many open days was that I didn’t want to go down the typical route of universit...

Using FEA can be hugely beneficial to a project as it will typically reduce costs, save time and improve product performance. Further benefits arise with lower environmental impact by using reduced ma...

While our primary aim is to help users lives, it’s important that we help the planet where possible too. We asked the team about some of the challenges faced as well as their discoveries and process...

Human Factors Engineering (HFE), focuses on the interactions between people and devices to minimise use-related hazards and enhance patient safety. Senior Design Engineer, John, and Human Centred Desi...

What is Vacuum Casting, how does it work and how can it benefit the product and medical device prototyping process? The vacuum casting process is very similar to the plastic injection moulding process...

A connected medical device is one that forms part of the Internet-of-Medical-Things [IoMT] ecosystem. The IoMT ecosystem facilitates the collection, analysis, and transmission of health data so aims t...