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Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Best Practices When Designing Medical Device Products

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Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is a set of principles that ensure new medical device products can be efficiently manufactured. The primary goal of DFM is to reduce manufacturing complexities, costs, and problems while maintaining quality, safety, and performance, particularly in relation to the product’s defined functionality requirements. The elements of a product’s design that engineers … Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Best Practices When Designing Medical Device Products

Design Considerations When Integrating Sensors into Catheters

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Sensors are becoming increasingly critical components of new and innovative catheter products. As sensor technologies develop further, a number of design considerations must be taken into account when integrating sensors into catheters. A key objective in the design process is to ensure the catheter is safe and performs as intended. When that is achieved, sensors … Design Considerations When Integrating Sensors into Catheters

Press Release: Arrotek and NeedleTech Will Now Trade Under the Arrotek Brand Name

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Medical device companies Arrotek and NeedleTech will both now trade under the Arrotek brand name. The strengthened offering will include extended and enhanced medical device design and manufacturing services to MedTech organizations across the globe, particularly in the US and EU. Both Arrotek and NeedleTech have strong records in the medical device industry, serving a … Press Release: Arrotek and NeedleTech Will Now Trade Under the Arrotek Brand Name

Arrotek and Sister Company NeedleTech Will Now Both Trade Under the Arrotek Brand Name

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Arrotek and its sister company, US-based NeedleTech, will now both trade under the Arrotek brand name. The new brand offering will have enhanced operating bases in the US and EU, as well as an extended service offering covering the design, development, and manufacture of minimally invasive medical devices. Arrotek specialises in medical device design with … Arrotek and Sister Company NeedleTech Will Now Both Trade Under the Arrotek Brand Name

The Benefits of Integrating Sensors into Catheters

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Interventional and diagnostic catheters have transformed healthcare. They enable increasingly advanced minimally invasive medical procedures that are precise, targeted, and effective while minimising patient trauma and recovery times. While the benefits of advanced catheter technologies are substantial, integrating sensors into these devices is taking their capabilities to another level. Sensors integrated into interventional and diagnostic … The Benefits of Integrating Sensors into Catheters

Employee Spotlight – Gearóid Kerins

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Heavily regulated and challenging, but very satisfying. The fact that there is a genuine team, both socially and professionally. My dream holiday would be a mud hut in the Serengeti!!

Brief Guide to Specialty Medical Needles

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Brief Guide to specialty medical needles Arrotek

Specialty medical needles are essential to the success of an increasing number of medical procedures, including minimally invasive medical procedures. They are also essential components in some of the most innovative medical devices currently being developed. Sharpness, durability, and precision are critical characteristics of specialty medical needles. Specialty medical needles should also typically minimize penetration … Brief Guide to Specialty Medical Needles

Prestigious Industry Award, US Office Opening, Facility Expansion – an Exciting 12 Months at Arrotek

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The past 12 months have been an exciting period for Arrotek, with awards, local and international expansion, and important milestones achieved. Here’s a quick summary: Life Sciences Company of the Year In July of this year, Arrotek was named the Life Sciences Company of the Year at Ireland’s Life Sciences Industry Awards. We also picked … Prestigious Industry Award, US Office Opening, Facility Expansion – an Exciting 12 Months at Arrotek

Sterile Barrier Medical Device Packaging Design Considerations

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The design of the packaging for your medical device product is often as important as the design of the medical device. Packaging is critical for compliance, quality, and patient safety, and it can be a key factor in the commercial success of the product. In a previous blog, we gave an overview of sterile barrier … Sterile Barrier Medical Device Packaging Design Considerations

How We Apply Lean Six Sigma to Medical Device Product Design

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At Arrotek, we continuously work to improve how we operate to enhance the quality of the services that we offer. This includes using Lean Manufacturing methodologies to optimise production processes for our manufacturing customers, but we take a similar approach to other parts of our business, including medical device product design. Specifically, we use Lean … How We Apply Lean Six Sigma to Medical Device Product Design