Auto-Injector Design: Managing Drug Temperature Variations
Key Tech is pleased to announce that Jake Cowperthwaite's article "Auto-Injector Design: Managing Drug Temperature Variations" has been published in the current issue...
11 May, 2017
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Predicting Reliability at the Prototype Phase
Reliability engineering is often thought of as an exercise undertaken when a product is far enough along to be ready for manufacturing. Conversely,...
06 April, 2017
“Medical Device Innovation in Maryland” Event at the Fischell Institute, UMD
This week I had the privilege of speaking at the “Medical Device Innovation in Maryland” conference at the University of Maryland’s Fischell Institute....
09 March, 2017
GE MRI Scanner for Newborns
A recent BBC article showcases a prototype GE MRI scanner specifically designed for neonatal infants. The MRI is in trials at Royal Hallamshire...
23 February, 2017
Designing an Automated Subsystem While Managing Constraints
Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, whose compositions sparked riots, once touted the benefits of working within a narrow framework. “The more constraints one imposes,”...
26 January, 2017
Bloody Hell
My colleagues at Key Tech take great pleasure in the fact that I’ve spent years of my career designing blood testing devices, when...
12 January, 2017
Holiday Cocktail Conversation
If a medical device processes a patient sample, then it is almost guaranteed that the sample will have to be mixed at some...
15 December, 2016
Integrating Wireless into Medical Devices
Patients are increasingly using mobile healthcare devices in the home, and everyone, including patients, caregivers and insurance payers, is interested in access to...
17 November, 2016
Sip and Sleep – It’s Good for Battery Life
As medical devices trend toward the small, portable, and battery powered, it’s not surprising that users aren’t happy when they attempt to take...
08 September, 2016
Will it Work in Denver?
After building up the right process and spending quality time on a testing plan, it looks like your product is on time and...
07 July, 2016
Key Tech Participated in the NHC 2016 Event!
In addition to our day jobs many of the staff at Key Tech put their skills to work on the weekends creating delicious...
16 June, 2016
Thermal Modeling – Quick!
Medical devices often contain built-in heating and cooling elements; diagnostic devices must comply with assay thermal protocols and therapy devices must maintain biologics...
09 June, 2016
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