Do you know everything there is to know about prototyping, product iteration, and manufacturing to get your medical device to market?
In this episode, Greg Paulsen, the Director of Application Engineering at Xometry, describes nuances to consider and how to leverage technology and rapid prototyping methodologies. Specifically, Greg shares his company's unique procurement and fulfillment strategies and options that help simplify and speed up the medical device process.
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Today’s Trends: Greg describes the evolution of materials, functions, and technologies (i.e., 3D printing, injection molding, and urethane casting).
What problem will the medical device solve? Prototyping helps identify and define user needs, materials, form-fit-function requirements, and human factors.
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“We have different technologies for different levels of scale as you’re doing product development.” Greg Paulsen
“I still think there’s a lot of value in sort of crude proof-of-concept prototypes.” Jon Speer
“It is so much cheaper to find the mistake with a couple hundred dollars in prototyping vs. having to recut steele.” Greg Paulsen
“The tool doesn’t wear out, your rev does.” Greg Paulsen
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