The Medical Device R&D Handbook

The Medical Device R&D Handbook presents a wealth of information for the hands-on design and building of medical devices. Detailed information on such diverse topics as catheter building, prototyping, materials, processes, regulatory issues, and much more are available in this convenient handbook for the first time.

The Medical Device R&D Handbook also includes exclusive 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.

Highlights Include…

An Introduction to Medical Plastics

Catheter Forming Equipment and Operations

Basics of Catheter Construction

Basics of Medical Needles

Rapid Prototyping for Medical Devices

Reverse Engineering for Medical Devices

Using Medical Illustration in Product Development

Introduction to Pre-Clinical Studies

Introduction to Regulatory Affairs

Assessing Biocompatibility

Exclusive Interviews with Key Industry Leaders

…And More

This practical handbook is a unique, insightful guide that helps you design, test, and successfully introduce new medical devices to the marketplace.

---------------------Reviews---------------------- "This is the first in its class of multidisciplinary books for medical device innovators, reaching across several disciplines to capture what innovators need" -Michael Gertner, MD, Co-Director, Surgical Innovation Program at Stanford University, and noted physician-entrepreneur

"The Keiretsu Forum is America's largest angel investment group. We see hundreds of presentations for innovative start up companies. This is a resource that will help medical device innovators develop better products, and more focused companies, more quickly" -Randy Williams, Founder The Keiretsu Forum

"Finally, a real manual that for the first time supports efficient medical device development" -Peter H. Muller, President, Interform Product Development