Analysis
Incisive action: Cutting the carbon footprint in surgery
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.
Tag: Medical Therapy
Analysis
When is “clinical software” not “software as a medical device”?
Getting medical devices regulated to international standards is not easy. Rose explains how this process could be made much simpler.
Case Study
High-performance heart monitor for equine sport
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.
Case Study
Low pain lancing system for diabetics
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.
Analysis
Crankl: from the bike shed to the operating theater, how CDP created a novel surgical tool
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…
News
New device could save lives around the world by allowing two patients to share one ventilator
Staff at CDP assist innovative ventilator-splitting project in response to the Covid-19 emergency
Analysis
What’s next for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Ros and Matt explain this revolutionary approach to replacing heart valves. They summarise the benefits and challenges and share their predictions for the future in the first of a 2 part series.
Analysis
The big cover up; designing masks for a pandemic world, and living with a new normal
With potential for face masks to become a new social norm, Ben looks at some of the complexities design needs to answer.
Analysis
Where’s the value in surgical robotics?
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…
Analysis
Combining treatments to better manage pain
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”…
Analysis
Brexit and the Implications for the Medical Device Industry
Louise reflects on upcoming changes and their potential impact.
Analysis
Optimising material in design innovation
Mark discusses how the interplay between choice of materials and product design provides unique opportunities for innovation.