The Medical Device R&D Handbook
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The Medical Device R&D Handbook

  1. 510 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Medical Device R&D Handbook

About this book

Exploring the practical, entrepreneurial, and historical aspects of medical device development, this second edition of The Medical Device R&D Handbook provides a how-to guide for medical device product development. The book offers knowledge of practical skills such as prototyping, plastics selection, and catheter construction, allowing designer

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780367269180
eBook ISBN
9781439811955
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Biotechnology in Medicine
3
1
Introduction 
to 
Medical 
Plastics
Theodore 
R. 
Kucklick
CONTENTS
Biocompatibility 
........................................................................................................
5
Biomaterials 
Availability
............................................................................................
5
Materials 
Performance 
...............................................................................................
6
Processability 
.............................................................................................................
6
What 
Is 
a 
Polymer? 
....................................................................................................
7
Basics: 
Thermoplastic 
and 
Thermosets
......................................................................
7
Cross-Linked 
Thermoplastics 
....................................................................................
7
What 
Is 
a 
Medical-Grade 
Plastic?
..............................................................................
8
Finding 
Plastics 
..........................................................................................................
9
Plastics 
for 
Machining 
...............................................................................................
9
Plastics 
for 
Processing 
by 
Machining 
......................................................................
11
Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene
........................................................................
11
Acrylic 
.................................................................................................................
11
Polyvinylchloride 
................................................................................................
12
Polycarbonate 
......................................................................................................
12
Polypropylene 
.....................................................................................................
13
Polyethelene 
........................................................................................................
13
Acetal 
..................................................................................................................
14
Nylon 
(Polyamide) 
..............................................................................................
14
Fluorinated 
Ethylene 
Propylene 
..........................................................................
15
High-Performance 
Engineering 
Plastics 
for 
Machining 
..........................................
15
Ultem
ÂŽ
Polyetherimide 
.......................................................................................
15
PEEK™ 
..............................................................................................................
15
PTFE 
(Teflon
ÂŽ
) 
....................................................................................................
16
Polysulfone 
and 
Polyphenylsulfone 
....................................................................
16
Polyimide 
Rod 
and 
Sheet 
(Vespel
ÂŽ
, 
Kapton
ÂŽ
) 
...............................................
17
Injection-Molded 
and 
Extruded 
Plastics 
.............................................................
17
Considerations 
................................................................................................
17
Commodity 
Plastics 
.................................................................................................
18
ABS 
.....................................................................................................................
18
PC/ABS 
..........................................................................................................
18
Acrylic 
............................................................................................................
19
Polycarbonate 
.................................................................................................
19

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. About the Book
  4. Preface to the Second Edition
  5. Editor
  6. Contributors
  7. Chapter 1 - Introduction to Medical Plastics
  8. Chapter 2 - Getting Stuck in a Good Way: Basics of Medical Device Adhesives
  9. Chapter 3 - Introduction to Needles and Cannulae
  10. Chapter 4 - Assessing Biocompatibility: A Guide for Medical Device Manufacturers
  11. Chapter 5 - Catheter-Forming Equipment and Operations
  12. Chapter 6 - Basics of Catheter Assembly
  13. Chapter 7 - Rapid Prototyping for Medical Devices
  14. Chapter 8 - Medical Applications of Rapid Technologies: Technology Update
  15. Chapter 9 - Reverse Engineering in Medical Device Design
  16. Chapter 10 - Prototype or Produce? How to Decide
  17. Chapter 11 - Elements of Injection Molding Style for Medical Device R&D
  18. Chapter 12 - Clinical Observation: How to Be Welcome (or at Least Tolerated) in the Operating Room and Laboratory
  19. Chapter 13 - ABCs of NDAs
  20. Chapter 14 - Intellectual Property Strategy for Med-Tech Start-Ups
  21. Chapter 15 - Regulatory Affairs: Medical Devices
  22. Chapter 16 - 510(k) Reform: The Stakes Are High
  23. Chapter 17 - Brief Introduction to Preclinical Research
  24. Chapter 18 - Using Medical Illustration in Medical Device R&D
  25. Chapter 19 - Case Study: The BACE™ Mitral Regurgitation Treatment Device: Supplement to Chapter 18, Using Medical Illustration in Medical Device R&D
  26. Chapter 20 - Interview with Thomas Fogarty, MD
  27. Chapter 21 - Interview with Paul Yock, MD
  28. Chapter 22 - Interview with Dane Miller, PhD
  29. Chapter 23 - Interview with Ingemar Lundquist
  30. Chapter 24 - Interview with J. Casey McGlynn
  31. Chapter 25 - Keys to Creating Value for Early Stage Medical Device Companies
  32. Chapter 26 - Female Leadership in the Medical Device Industry
  33. Chapter 27 - Medical Device Sales 101
  34. Chapter 28 - Invention, Innovation, and Creativity: Or How Thomas Edison Never Changed the World by Creating the Light Bulb
  35. Chapter 29 - How to Fail as an Entrepreneur
  36. Chapter 30 - Raising Money for Your Medical Device Start-Up
  37. Back Cover