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Radial Force
Radial force testing is used to determine the stiffness (hoop strength) of a medical device when placed...
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MR Safety Evaluation of Orthopedic Devices: Why it’s important and how to select test device configuration
It is important to evaluate orthopedic devices to ensure patient safety. An MR Safe device is nonmagnetic,...
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OMTEC 2015: Design Verification Testing: What should you do when a testing standard doesn’t exist?
Test methods are critical to success of design verification and validation. Many medical device industries (e.g., cardiovascular)...
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Anatomic Modeling
Challenges and Benefits Accurate modeling of normal anatomy as well as of morphologic changes caused by disease...
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Are slender devices with low electrical conductivity unlikely to exhibit RF-inducing heating?
Are slender devices with low electrical conductivity unlikely to exhibit RF-induced heating? This publication evaluates representative generic...
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Electrical Conductivity
Many medical devices are primarily nonmetallic, but do have minimal electrical conductivity (for example, a plastic stent...
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MD&M West 2014: What do you do when regulatory requirements exceed that of reasonable engineering controls?
We all have the same goal: a safe medical device. Occasionally, the regulatory and company requirements are...
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MD&M West 2015: MRI safety evaluation and labeling of passive implants: Meeting the need with virtual and physical test capabilities.
We have developed virtual and physical test capabilities for MR safety evaluation of passive devices. We can...
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MD&M West 2016: Design Verification Testing: What should you do when a testing standard doesn’t exist?
It is important to be active in Standards Development when you need to publish a new standardized...