Title: Disposable Design: Consider All Interfaces

An increasing number of disposable components are being used in healthcare settings today. The biggest drivers behind this are costs, efforts to reduce infections from cross-contamination, and the demand for body-worn therapeutics/drug delivery. Technology is also driving more electronics into these components, often to reduce risk, while increasing accuracy and functionality. At the same time, the disposable component is becoming more challenging as products get smaller and more complex. For example, advances in microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip, genetic-based assays have increased the number of functions performed on a single disposable. This, in turn, complicates the interface between the disposable and the durable component. In some cases, we are seeing hundreds of physical and electrical connections between the disposable and durable parts within a single device, all of which must work seamlessly every time. This is forcing designers and manufacturers to approach these connections with great care, recognizing the probability of an error is proportional to the number of connections. Together, we’re seeing an environment where more and more complex disposables are being used, and the designers and engineers of these products need to develop methods to meet the new demands. Our strong suggestion is to start with the interfaces between the disposable and the durable component. Disposable Design Interfaces…

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Company  Product  Process  Other  Subjects  Event  Event  Date  Location  Publication  Publication  Date Text  Descriptor
  • Components

  • Disposal

  • Single-Use Technology

 

  • Design Standards

 

 

 

  • Medical Product Outsourcing

 

  • 6/4/2020

 

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