This practical handbook for the working medical device designer presents a wealth of information for the hands-on design and manufacture of medical devices. It provides detailed information on such diverse topics as catheter building, prototyping, and materials and processes in a single volume. Highlights include use of rapid prototyping methods in medical device design; how to choose the best methods for certain applications, and meeting device regulatory requirements. The book presents special techniques for iterative devices which optimize results and costs. It also includes interviews with pioneers and leaders in the medical device industry, offering an insider's perspective on issues that are critical to the medical device entrepreneur.

From the Preface: “...One of the goals of this book is to collect some of the knowledge of these practical skills, such as medical device prototyping, plastics selection, and catheter construction and make them more readily accessible to the hands-on designer. The skills may be well-known to those who work in a specialized area, but not as well known to those outside that specialty...”

Target Audience: Medical device engineers and designers, engineering professors and upper-level students, physicians, and inventors.

Table of Contents:

Invention, Innovation, and Creativity

Introduction to Medical Plastics

Catheter-Forming Equipment and Operations

Basics of Catheter Assembly

Introduction to Needles and Cannulae

Rapid Prototyping for Medical Devices

Reverse Engineering in Medical Device Design

Using Medical Illustration in Medical Device R & D

Brief Introduction to Preclinical Research

Regulatory Affairs: Medical Devices

Introduction to Biocompatibility Testing

Interviews

Index