Catheter ablation is widely used to treat a range of abnormal heart rhythms. It involves passing a thin, flexible catheter through the blood vessels to the heart, where it pinpoints the arrhythmia and uses ablation to block the abnormal electrical signals. A more dexterous catheter increases success rates for patients and retains greater cardiac function.
Hear us out: the pandemic has stretched world health services to their limits, but it may also be paving the way toward a greener future for healthcare.
Getting medical devices regulated to international standards is not easy. Rose explains how this process could be made much simpler.
We helped develop a new heart monitor to allow vets and trainers to accurately assess sport horses and spot anomalies that might indicate problems. It is now used all over the world to improve welfare in both training and in international competitions.
The aim was to disrupt the diagnostics market with a lancing system that would significantly improve the patient’s experience. Our development and regulatory teams helped our client launch the first FDA & CE approved device for fully automated, virtually pain-free lancing.
It is important to start each innovation journey with the broadest possible mindset because this opens the door to all sorts of different solutions that might exist outside one team’s experiences. A great example of this philosophy in action was the design of a surgical torque wrench that we developed…
Staff at CDP assist innovative ventilator-splitting project in response to the Covid-19 emergency
With potential for face masks to become a new social norm, Ben looks at some of the complexities design needs to answer.
The first robot-assisted surgical procedure was performed in 1985. In the 35 years since, the field of surgical robotics has exploded, with both surgeons and patients demanding access to the technology. This boom has brought with it plenty of vocal advocates, and just as many critics, debating the risks and…
The 2016 National Health Interview Survey of 17,000 Americans reports that 1 in 5 people suffer chronic pain1. Significant effort and money are being invested by companies ranging from large Pharma to small Tech start-ups to address this “pain epidemic” as evidenced in the clinicaltrials.gov database showing over 2,500 “pain”…
Louise reflects on upcoming changes and their potential impact.
Mark discusses how the interplay between choice of materials and product design provides unique opportunities for innovation.