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But hey, it's MVP... design mvp product development Apr 09, 2024

Written by Eric Sugalski

I hear it often -- "We need an MVP."

But most of the time it really means, we need a prototype on the cheap. Or, we need to get our first product launched and we're...

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User Needs vs Design Inputs: It's about Viewpoint quality management v&v Apr 01, 2024

Written by Christopher Scholl

 

Ever built the wrong medtech device?

 

I’ve worked at a number of medical device companies and each one took a different approach to writing User...

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The Rise and Bomb of a Digital Health Darling clinical strategy fundraising healthcare economics Mar 26, 2024

You’ve probably heard of Proteus. 

 

At one time it was the darling of digital health. But within a single year, Proteus went from a $1.5B valuation to a fire sale at $15m. 

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The 510(k) Fallacy clinical strategy market driven innovation product development regulatory strategy Mar 10, 2024

Quick 510(k) = Quick exit 

Right?

Not quite.

 

Here's some interesting data: 

SVB: 2019 Trends in Healthcare Investments and Exits

 

Ok, the data is a bit dated. But the push...

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Quality Managers | Moving from the Back Seat to the Driver's Seat in Medical Device Development project management quality management regulatory Dec 10, 2023

Written by Eric Sugalski

 

In many medical device organizations, the role of quality management is limited to reactive and compliance-focused activities. In these situations,...

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Dividing Lines between Design, Quality, and Regulatory Functions in MedTech design quality management regulatory Dec 02, 2023

Written by Eric Sugalski

In the complex world of medical device development, one area that often causes confusion is understanding the division of responsibilities between design, quality, and...

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5 Steps to Prepare for an Early and Informative Q-Sub with FDA regulatory May 18, 2023

Many organizations believe that the Q-Sub process should be completed after a design is relatively mature. The belief is that sufficient technical detail needs to be shared to gain substantive...

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EVT - It's like TSA precheck for Verification & Validation manufacturing project management quality management v&v May 02, 2023

Picture this -- you've raced to the airport and found yourself at the end of a massive security line. You do the truffle shuffle with shoes off, belt off, keys out, laptop out, while the security...

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5 Reasons to NOT Outsource Medical Device Development market driven innovation product development research team development technology development Feb 19, 2023

Written by Eric Sugalski

I know what you're thinking - this is a sales pitch in disguise. Not the case. The intention of this article is to help you understand when to steer clear of outsourcing....

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Top-Down and Bottom-Up Modes in Medtech clinical strategy market driven innovation regulatory strategy Aug 31, 2022

Written by Eric Sugalski

Consider this analogy..  You are driving across the US, planning for a week to travel from coast to coast. With elevated gas prices you want...

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Quality - The Secret Weapon to Accelerate Time-to-Market in Medtech product development quality management regulatory strategy Jul 06, 2022

Most of the time, quality (as in “quality management”) is only considered after a design concept is mature, if not finalized. Design control, document control, risk management –...

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Don’t listen to users (and 3 other human factors tips) human factors market driven innovation product development Jun 29, 2022

- Written by Aidan Hyde & Eric Sugalski

Defining the right use case, ensuring a positive user experience, and mitigating user related risks are critical parts of the medical device design...

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