Guide into The Process of Medical Device Prototyping

 

Prototyping is an essential manufacturing process for initial testing or sampling of any model concept. It serves industries for software, electronics, and designs for devices. Medical researchers on a project may develop a device that requires a prototype to go into the next step. At Creatingway, we believe medical devices serve a great purpose in the modern world. Such convenient innovations and solutions have led to the saving of many lives.

Examples of medical device prototyping services include testing, making a complex PCB design and design of components. Here is further insight into its applications and various prototyping techniques.

Process of Medical Device Prototyping

• Design

  

The food and drug administration classifies medical devices into three classes. First-class medical devices consist of lowly ranked devices is harming its users. They undergo testing for misbranding, good manufacturing practices, and banned devices. The second class of medical devices is more likely to cause harm to users. They usually undergo pre-market production test to make sure they are fit for the market. Lastly, the third category consists of devices that pose the highest risk to its users. Such devices include pacemakers. They are useful for emergency situations. The FDA checks for premarket approvals and legal market controls.

Medical device prototyping, therefore, offers flexibility in optimizing designs quickly. This allows quick validation and verification of your product. It can then proceed to the market faster. However, to obtain a definite product, we require certain aspects of your design. We need to understand your demand, role the medical product, and requirements of target customers. Then we can select the most appropriate process for fabricating your medical component.

• Manufacturing and Assembly

The key areas to look into while manufacturing and assembling is a liability and minimizing cost. We then have to find optimum solutions to make your product succeed. Afterward, we also consider the demand and market value during the early process review. The most common software applications for medical device prototyping are AutoCAD, Microsoft, and Solidworks.

• Development

In the development phase of a prototype, we use the anatomical data to make it accurate. Such data is from computer tomography and resonance imaging. Then we feed this data into the computer-aided design (CAD/CAM). Finally, we manufacture medical devices and surgical tools.

What Kind of Techniques We Can Offer For Your Projects?

Once we have determined the design, purpose, and requirements of your prototype, we can then proceed to manufacture. These are some of the methods used in medical device prototyping.

• CNC machining

This a versatile method in the making of various prototypes. The process begins with a block of material. We then use a CNC machine to subtract excess material into a certain shape based on CAD design. The capabilities of the method are boundless as no matter how complex a design is, it can be machined. Therefore, we can manufacture a large number of medical devices prototypes of using a CNC machine.

• 3D printing

The second method is 3D prototyping also called additive manufacturing. The method uses a CAD file to create a prototype in less than 24 hours.

• Conventional machining

One approach is conventional machining. It uses more manual labor, however at low cost and high accuracy. First, we create a model of the part using a silicone cast. Then we pour molten metal into the mold until it hardens. Finally, we get the concept of the finished product.

• Thermoforming

The third method is thermoforming that uses a plastic sheet. We then heat this sheet into a two-dimensional mold with a vacuum. A plastic mold develops after cooling. However, the disadvantage of the process is most useful in small parts and has less accuracy.

• Vacuum casting

When you have asked transparent PC, rubber, or more strength prototype, you also can ask to do vacuum casting process, Creatingway uses silicon mold in 7 days, we can make 50-100pc each of mold, this process can save time and cost.

What’re The Applications and Users For Medical device prototyping?

Medical device prototyping is gaining importance in modern society. First, it saves time and cost. Devices ranging from pacemakers to 3D printed prosthetics are selling throughout the world. Professionals get the chance to easily visualize and design the concept of products using prototyping. They then can make tests on these prototypes, determining their functionality. Thus, it allows room for any errors to be solved before finalizing the product.

Secondly, test models assist the customers to comprehend what type of product they will get. It then increases their confidence in the acquisition of the product during the early phases of production. Later developers can customize different models based on the customer’s preference and needs. It thus allows the creation of infinite possibilities using medical device prototyping.

Therefore, medical device prototyping is an important tool for product development, market research, and medical innovations. Having a professional fabricator is essential to make your medical device prototyping industry grow. Not only will you get higher tolerances and uniform production but also better safety. Contact Creatingway now for your medical device prototyping services.

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