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The Road to Success in Medical Device Manufacturing Series 4: Partners
In recent years, the medical device industry has developed rapidly, and the complexity of product development and manufacturing has gradually increased. In this context, CDMO (Contract Design and Manufacturing Organization) provides companies with end-to-end support from concept development to commercial production through its professional capabilities and comprehensive services, becoming an important force in promoting medical…
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Why Prototyping Is the Key to MedTech Innovation, and How Salt Medical Helps You Get It Right
In the fast-paced world of medical technology, speed matters, but so does precision. Whether you’re a first-time innovator or scaling your next big idea, the leap from concept to creation starts with one essential step: prototyping. Why Prototyping MattersPrototyping is more than just making a physical model, it’s a vital phase of development that brings…
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Sustainability Starts with Location: How Our Claregalway Base Is Helping Us Reduce Our Carbon Footprint
At Salt Medical, sustainability isn’t just a checkbox – it’s a mindset built into how we operate every day. While medtech innovation and manufacturing require advanced systems and compliance, we believe meaningful change can start with simple, strategic decisions, like where we choose to work. A Smarter Commute Means Lower EmissionsBy basing our headquarters just…
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The Road to Success in Medical Device Manufacturing Series 2: Design Transfer
In the world of medical device innovation, great design is only the beginning. Ensuring that a device can be manufactured efficiently, safely, and at scale is where Design for Manufacturability (DFM) plays a critical role. This article explores how introducing DFM early in the development process can reduce risk, streamline production, and ultimately speed up…
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The Road to Success in Medical Device Manufacturing Series 1: Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
In the world of medical device innovation, great design is only the beginning. Ensuring that a device can be manufactured efficiently, safely, and at scale is where Design for Manufacturability (DFM) plays a critical role. This article explores how introducing DFM early in the development process can reduce risk, streamline production, and ultimately speed up…
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Making Intravascular Diagnosis and Treatment More Accurate and Faster
Intelligent Guidewire Design Guidewire is one of the most basic instruments in vascular interventional procedures, mainly used as an access type of consumable to reach the target location and establish access to facilitate the delivery of other diagnostic and therapeutic catheters (e.g. microcatheters, balloon dilatation catheters, stent delivery catheters). With more and more sensors/transducers being…
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How PFA Catheters Focus on More Than Just Voltage
Overview of PFA Catheters PFA is gradually gaining clinical acceptance due to its safety and other advantages associated with its cell-selective specificity. Some U.S. electrophysiologists believe that the use of PFA will increase from today’s 9% to more than 30% in the next year, and that PFA may soon become the dominant ablation technique for…
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Flexible Electrode Balloons for More Stable Energy Delivery
Intelligent Catheter Design and Process Balloons are one of the few most commonly used consumables in interventional procedures, and their main uses include: With the high-speed development of smart catheters, the characteristics of balloons make it easier to fit stably in specific lesions and assist in energy delivery, so they are increasingly used, such as…
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Understanding the Importance of Medical Device Design Validation
Medical Device Design Validation 101 As a crucial step in the development process of medical devices, design validation plays a significant role in ensuring the safety, effectiveness, and compliance of the final product. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of medical device design validation and provide a comprehensive explanation of its key…