Head of medical therapy systems Matt Brady has been appointed a partner at technology and product design firm Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP). The move is the latest phase of the company’s expansion in the healthcare sector and comes just weeks after the appointment of industry veteran Bastiaan de Leeuw to…
As part of our review of the new European Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) earlier this year, one of the topics that caught our eye was the expansion and clarification of the rules regarding clinical data for medical devices.The difference between a clinical investigation and a clinical evaluation Many people colloquially…
The new European Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) introduced by the European Commission (EC) has led to a lot of discussion around the implications for getting products on to the European market. But what about products that are already on the market? What does the new regulation mean for these so-called…
The words ‘post-market surveillance’ (PMS) appear 129 times in the new European Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). This repetition is not accidental. The requirements for manufacturers to ‘actively and systematically’ gather, record and analyse relevant data for the lifetime of each device they market is work most companies had not been…
Regenerative medicine and cell therapies have long been hailed as the holy-grail of medical treatment. Treatments that use the patient’s own cells to fight disease or regenerate damaged tissues sound like science fiction, however in research institutions around the world this is exactly what is happening 1, 2. For now though,…
Reflections on two themes from the day; – Usability: Continuity from marketing, through R&D, to regulatory– Connected devices and systems: Realising the benefits Usability: Continuity from marketing, through R&D, to regulatoryWe were struck by the frequency at which we heard terms like “usability,” “workflow” and “seamless integration” during presentations on…
It’s important to realise that beyond the realm of classical engineering principles lays the softer, squishier world of biology and medicine. By being intimately familiar with human anatomy, biomedical engineers are able to more rapidly question whether their concepts are truly viable prior to embarking on further development, using an…
Cambridge Design Partnership is exhibiting at Medical Device and Manufacturing West (MD&M West) in Anaheim, California from 7th – 9th February this year.Our booth is number is 1425 in the Electronics West zone. Details on how to find us here.MD&M West is the world’s largest medical design and manufacturing event, with leading medical…
Connectivity is ubiquitous – it’s moved beyond an overhyped buzzword and become part of life. Offering ever-advancing levels of access, control, and convenience, widespread connectivity also increases the risk of unauthorised interference in our everyday lives. In what many experts believe was a world first, manufacturer Johnson & Johnson recently…
Innovative design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has worked with King’s College London to develop a novel steerable catheter which King’s researchers had designed. The catheter is designed to improve the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia – a range of conditions which can lead to stroke or heart failure that…
Innovative technology and design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership today announces that it has developed the world’s first wearable device designed to measure and monitor the vital signs of multiple trauma patients for emergency response in disasters and battlefield situations. The First Response Monitor is designed to help medics monitor both…
AAMI HUMAN FACTORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES COURSE RETURNS TO EUROPE Innovative technology and design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership today announced that due to the huge success of Europe’s first AAMI Human Factors for Medical Devices course they will be sponsoring more courses in 2015.Cambridge Design Partnership worked with the US…