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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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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:...

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...

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:...

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...