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The EIA Process: A Guide to Conducting an Environmental Assessment

We aim to utilise sustainable and circular methodologies to reduce the environmental impact throughout the entire life cycle of the device. Senior Design Engineer, Will, shares guidance on how to carr...

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Designing with Production in Mind: 10 Tips for Developing Manufacturable Medical Devices & New Products

Designing a manufacturable medical device requires careful attention to detail, creativity, and a deep understanding of the manufacturing process. Senior Design Engineer, Phil, shares some top tips fo...

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Innovating the Future: Strategies for Exploring New Medical Device Development Opportunities

Senior Design Engineer, Will shares some tips for exploring and validating new medical device ideas before significant investment is made:...

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Inhalers

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...

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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...

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Supporting Global Innovation: Innovate UK & Haughton Design Global Business Innovation Programme

HD have just arrived back from a fantastic week traveling the Netherlands with Innovate UK as part of the MedTech and Diagnostics Global Business Innovation Programme, focusing on developing ground-br...

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Devices used for diabetes care including blood glucose meters, prefilled syringes and autoinjectors

Living with Diabetes: A Patient’s Perspective on Medical Devices for Diabetes Management

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:...

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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...

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Drug delivery devices including autoinjectors and inhalers

The Role of Medical Devices in Public Health

Medical devices are now extremely common in the home, with almost everyone at some point having reached for their glasses, thermometer, or crutches. In light of World Health Day 2023, Design Developme...

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How to plan the design and development of a medical device? Haughton Design, free guide

Design & Development Planning: The Structure of a Medical Device Design & Development Plan

This is the high-level master document that executives can read to understand how much the project is going to cost, how long it’s going to take, and ultimately, if it will be feasible. Typically, a...

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Medical Device Design Development Engineer, Daniel Kirkham

Hang Out with Haughton | Design Development Engineer, Dan

Design Development Engineer, Dan Kirkham shares an introduction to himself as well as a rundown of what he’s been up to in his first few months at Haughton Design:...

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Auto-injector formative human factors engineering study

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...

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Bespoke Drug-Delivery Device design consultancy services - a range of autoinjectors

Off-The-Shelf vs Bespoke Drug-Delivery Devices: The Benefits and Disadvantages

When developing a new combination product, there are 2 strategies that can be used for selecting the drug delivery platform:...

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Is a Medical Device Design & Development Plan a Regulatory Requirement? Free guide

Design & Development Planning: Is a Medical Device Design & Development Plan a Regulatory Requirement?

Correct planning should be carried out to control the design & development of your medical device. However, many companies fall short when it comes to their documentation and overall approach to plann...

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Haughton Design's medical device development process

6 Tips for Lean Medical Device Development

Lead Design Engineer, Jack, shares insight into how HD developed 2 novel devices from concept to manufacturing transfer in just 10 months with his 6 tips for lean device development:...

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Medical device design consultant brainstorming autoinjector feature concepts

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...

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