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2008

• (Q&A) Preaching the Value of Human Factors, Erik Swain (MDDI, Oct 2008, p. 48).
• (Product Development Insight) Sustainability in Medical Device Design, Chris Kadamus (MDDI, Sep 2008, p. 42).
• (Design) Designing Usable Medical Devices for People with Diabetes, Michael Wiklund and Allison Yale (MDDI, Sep 2008, p. 80).
• (MDEA 2008) A Jury Panel Seeking Excellence, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2008, p. 54). Keywords: MDEA 2008.
• (MDEA 2008) Whole-In-One: Devices that Do More, Heather Thompson (MDDI, Apr 2008, p. 50). Keywords: MDEA 2008.
• (MDEA 2008) Design Appeal: The Patient Perspective, Sherrie Conroy (MDDI, Apr 2008, p. 46). Keywords: MDEA 2008.
• (MDEA 2008) Caring for the Caregiver, Erik Swain (MDDI, Apr 2008, p. 42). Keywords: MDEA 2008.
• (MDEA 2008) 2008 Winning Products and Suppliers, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2008, p. 38). Keywords: MDEA 2008.
• (MDEA 2008) Improving Medical Care, One Design at a Time, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2008, p. 37). Keywords: MDEA 2008.
• (Product Development Insight) Integrating Human Factors, "Reade Harpham, David Wourms, " and Donna Pydlek (MDDI, Feb 2008, p. 34).
• (Design) Considerations for Home-Based Devices, Matthew Jordan (MDDI, Feb 2008, p. 62).
• (Design) Exploring Ethnography for Design Research, Stephen Wilcox (MDDI, Feb 2008, p. 56).

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2007

• (Product Design) Refined Touchpoints Drive Quality Perceptions, Michael Wiklund (MDDI, Nov 2007, p. 56). Keyword: Touchpoints.
• (Q&A) Design Controls Revisited, Erik Swain (MDDI, Oct 2007, p. 48).
• (Design) The Rise of Human Factors Principles, Erik Swain (MDDI, Oct 2007, p. 70). Keywords: Human Factors.
• (Product Development Insight) User-Centered Design and the Medical Device Start-Up, Tor Alden (MDDI, Sep 2007, p. 42).
• (Product Development Insight) Design Research Part 2: Refining User Interfaces, Bill Evans (MDDI, Jul 2007, p. 44). Keyword: Software.
• (MDEA 2007) Discerning Jurors Offer Experience and Expertise, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2007, p. 70).
• (MDEA 2007) Make it Simple, Make it Right, Heather Thompson (MDDI, Apr 2007, p. 62).
• (MDEA 2007) Design Excellence Under the Hood, Sherrie Conroy (MDDI, Apr 2007, p. 58).
• (MDEA 2007) Transforming Medical Practice, Erik Swain (MDDI, Apr 2007, p. 53).
• (MDEA 2007) 2007 Winning Products and Suppliers, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2007, p. 48).
• (MDEA 2007) Excellence in Usability, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2007, p. 47).
• (Product Development Insight) The Art of Screen Design: Part 2, Michael Wiklund and Jonathan Kendler (MDDI, Apr 2007, p. 45).
• (Cover Story) Fluidic System Design Is No Easy Task, William Leventon (MDDI, Mar 2007, p. 74).
• (Product Development Insight) The Art of Screen Design: Part 1, Michael Wiklund and Jonathan Kendler (MDDI, Mar 2007, p. 50).
• (Design Strategies) Medical Device Design: Learning from the Consumer Industry, David Robson (MDDI, Feb 2007, p. 78).

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2006

• (Metals) Resistance and Laser Welding for Medical Devices, Girish Kelkar (MDDI, Jun 2006, p. 136). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Metals) Part-Making Hurdles Spur Changes in Metalworking, William Leventon (MDDI, Jun 2006, p. 122). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Nanotechnology) A New Spin on Sensors for Medical Devices, "Daniel A. Baker, Jay L. Brown" Carl H. Smith (MDDI, Jun 2006, p. 112). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Medical Electronics) Addressing EMI in Patient-Connected Electronics, William D. Kimmel Derryl D. Gerke (MDDI, Jun 2006, p. 102). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Cover Story) 50 Companies to Watch, The Editors (MDDI, Jun 2006, p. 94). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Product Development Insight) Device Development: More than Just Hearing the Customer, Ross Teague Art Swanson (MDDI, May 2006, p. 66). Keyword: Industry.
• (Plastics) Developing PEEK Polymer as a Bearing Material for Implants, John Devine (MDDI, May 2006, p. 136). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Software) Validating Software for Manufacturing Processes, David Vogel (MDDI, May 2006, p. 122). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Testing) Common Mistakes in Validating Package Systems, Patrick Nolan (MDDI, May 2006, p. 112). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Plastics) Silicones for Drug-Delivery Applications, Brian Reilly Stephen Bruner (MDDI, May 2006, p. 102). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Cover Story) New Adhesives Stick Out on Skin-Touching Products, William Leventon (MDDI, May 2006, p. 94). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Q&A) Getting a Handle on Complaints, Erik Swain (MDDI, May 2006, p. 84). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Medical Design Excellence Awards) Tomorrow’s Design in Today’s Healthcare, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2006, p. 80). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Medical Design Excellence Awards) MDEA Jurors Bring Insight, Expertise to Awards, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2006, p. 76). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Medical Design Excellence Awards) Award-Winning Devices Get Better All the Time, Heather Thompson (MDDI, Apr 2006, p. 72). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Medical Design Excellence Awards) Changing Healthcare Delivery through New Technologies, Sherrie Conroy (MDDI, Apr 2006, p. 66). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Medical Design Excellence Awards) Design Excellence Comes to Small Markets, Too, Erik Swain (MDDI, Apr 2006, p. 60). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Medical Design Excellence Awards) 2006 Winning Products and Suppliers, The Editors (MDDI, Apr 2006, p. 59). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• (Cover Story) Overmolding: A Multifaceted Medical Device Technology, Michael Hansen (MDDI, Jan 2006, p. 86). Keyword: Manufacturing.

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2005

• (Product Design) Improving Competitive Advantage through Industrial Design, Bill Evans (MDDI, Nov 2005, p. 90). Keyword: Industry.
• (Newstrends) Exhaustive Design Process Leads to Advance in Patient Monitoring, Erik Swain (MDDI, Jul 2005, p. 20). Keywords: Patient Monitoring.
• (Cover Story) Outstanding Design Teams, The Editors (MDDI, Jun 2005, p. 57). Keyword: Industry.

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2002

• Using Innovation Mapping to Encourage Breakthrough Product Development, Paul Fearis (MDDI, Sep 2002, p. 44).
• (Cover Story) Learning from Failure, David Warburton (MDDI, Sep 2002, p. 36). Keyword: Development.
• (Cover Story) Double-Redundant and Fail-Safe Design for Packaging, Ray Johnson (MDDI, Aug 2002, p. 38). Keyword: Packaging.
• Putting Human Factors Design into Practice, Christine Engelke (MDDI, Jul 2002, p. 60).
• Eleven Keys to Designing Error-Resistant Medical Devices, Michael Wiklund (MDDI, May 2002, p. 86).
• (Lighting Technology) Endoscopic Illumination Design with Metal-Halide Technology, Ian K. Edwards (MDDI, Apr 2002, p. 10).
• Medical Device User Manuals: Shifting toward Computerization, Michael Wiklund (MDDI, Jan 2002, p. 90).

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2001

• R&D Horizons (MDDI, Sep 2001, p. 50). Keyword: Industry.
• The Seven Deadly Sins of Medical Device Development, Brian Kelleher (MDDI, Sep 2001, p. 80).
• Ethnographic Methods for New Product Development, Stephen Wilcox (MDDI, Sep 2001, p. 68).
• (MPB) Enhancing Device Development through Early Supplier Involvement, Todd Owens (MDDI, Jul 2001, p. 64). Keyword: Manufacturing.
• Software Options for Automation Equipment Design, Kenneth Lindner (MDDI, Jun 2001, p. 52). Keyword: Software.
• (Editor's Page) The Risk/Award Ratio, Jon Katz (MDDI, Jun 2001, p. 12). Keyword: Industry.
• (Design) Design Considerations in Small-Diameter Medical Tubing, Ron Roth (MDDI, Jan 2001, p. 102). Keyword: Tubing.

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2000

• (Product Development) Beyond Product Development: Creating a Process that Drives Innovation, Thomas J. Lenk (MDDI, Nov 2000, p. 68). Keywords: Development Strategies.
• (Designer's Notebook) Developing safe, reliable medical devices, Ronald E. Giuntini (MDDI, Oct 2000, p. 60).
• Measuring the Impact of Cultural Variances on Product Design, Bryce G. Rutter (MDDI, Oct 2000, p. 112).
• Controlling Noise and Vibration in Brushless Motor-Driven Devices, Frank Leong (MDDI, Sep 2000, p. 106).
• High-Pressure Medical Balloons: Expanding the Design Options, Mark A. Saab (MDDI, Sep 2000, p. 86).
• (Cover Story) Developing Design Control Strategies to Meet Technology Advances, Dan Olivier (MDDI, Sep 2000, p. 76).
• (Site Design) Building a Dynamic Medical Device Web Site: An Industry Primer, Joe Dysart (MDDI, Jun 2000, p. 140). Keywords: Web sites.
• Going with the Flow: Streamlining Design and Manufacturing Through Computational Dynamics, Keyvan Keyhani (MDDI, May 2000, p. 126). Keywords: Design Analysis.
• (Designer's Notebook) Document and Change Control in the Design Process, Andrew Snow (MDDI, Apr 2000, p. 46). Keywords: Document Control.
• (Designer's Notebook) Creative Collaboration: User-Centered Design in Practice, Duane Bray (MDDI, Mar 2000, p. 76). Keywords: User-Centered Design.
• (Designer's Notebook) Implementing Design Controls, Michael Kuhn (MDDI, Feb 2000, p. 40). Keyword: Controls.
• (Designer's Notebook) User-Centered Design: A Clinician's Perspective, Matthew Weinger (MDDI, Jan 2000, p. 80). Keywords: User Centereed.

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1999

• (Design) Predictive Analysis at the Forefront of Medical Product Development, Balakrishna Haridas (MDDI, Oct 1999, p. 112). Keywords: Predictive Analysis.
• (Risk-Based Compliance) Taking a Risk-Based Approach to Medical Device Design, Don Sherratt (MDDI, Sep 1999, p. 84). Keyword: Risk.
• (MDEA Awards Winners) Medical Design Excellence Awards Recognize Form and Function, Jeffry Still (MDDI, Aug 1999, p. 80). Keyword: Awards.
• (First Person) Human Factors and the Future of Telemedicine, Barry Beith (MDDI, Jun 1999, p. 36). Keywords: Human Factors.
• (EMI Field Notes) EC Requirements for Intentional Radiators in Medical Systems, Dieter Frohlich (MDDI, May 1999, p. 108). Keyword: EMC.
• (EMI Field Notes) Susceptibility Testing Requirements for Medical Systems, Harald Buchwald (MDDI, Feb 1999, p. 40). Keyword: EMC.
• (Design of Experiments) Design of Experiments for Process Validation, Mark Anderson (MDDI, Jan 1999, p. 193). Keywords: Design of Experiments.
• (Motion Control) Choosing Motion Control Components, Michael Backman (MDDI, Jan 1999, p. 170). Keywords: Motion Control.

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1998

• (Risk Management) Integrating Risk Management with Design Control, Peter Knepell (MDDI, Oct 1998, p. 83). Keywords: Design Controls.
• Patenting Software User Interfaces, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Sep 1998, p. 77). Keywords: User Interfaces.
• Animation Adds Life to Design Review Presentations, Robert L. Lathrop, Jr. (MDDI, Sep 1998, p. 72). Keyword: Presentations.
• (EMI Field Notes) Using Radiation Patterns to Solve EMI Problems, Scott Roleson (MDDI, Jul 1998, p. 54). Keyword: EMI.
• Taming the Dragon: Understanding and Focusing on EMI, Sherrie Steward (MDDI, Jul 1998, p. 14). Keyword: EMI.
• (Design Control) Design Control Measures that Can Boost Return on Investment, Brian McCay (MDDI, May 1998, p. 158).
• Design Considerations for EMI Gaskets, Joseph Butler (MDDI, Feb 1998, p. 64).
• Creating a Functional Requirements Management System with Existing Office Tools, Edward V. LaBudde (MDDI, Jan 1998, p. 172). Keywords: Requirements Management.
• Thermal Management Techniques for Medical and Laboratory Equipment, Robert Smythe (MDDI, Jan 1998, p. 151). Keywords: Laboratory Equipment.

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1997

• The Discovery Phase of Medical Device Design: A Blend of Intuition, Creativity, and Science, John Gosbee (MDDI, Nov 1997, p. 79). Keywords: Human Factors.
• (Interview) Industrial Design Moves Beyond Ergonomics, Kent Ritzel (MDDI, Nov 1997, p. 34). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Simulated Space Flight Reveals a New Frontier in Device Design, Daphne Allen (MDDI, Nov 1997, p. 17). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Risk Management in Medical Device Design, Henry Ozog (MDDI, Oct 1997, p. 112). Keywords: Risk Management.
• Processes, Techniques, and Tools: The 'How" of a Successful Design Control System, William J. Riley (MDDI, Oct 1997, p. 75). Keywords: Design Controls.
• (Designer's Toolbox) Finding the Right Off-the-Shelf Requirements Management Tool, Edward V. LaBudde (MDDI, Oct 1997, p. 48). Keyword: Software.
• Statistics, Information Management Help Solve the Design Control Process Unknowns, Jennifer M. Sakurai (MDDI, Oct 1997, p. 17). Keywords: Design Controls.
• Accelerating the Product Development Cycle, Bill Evans (MDDI, Sep 1997, p. 80). Keywords: Product Development.
• (Designer's Toolbox) Rapid Tooling Provides Molded Parts Early in Development Cycle, Joe Frantz (MDDI, Sep 1997, p. 50). Keywords: Rapid Prototyping.
• (News) Medical Design Excellence Awards Program Debuts (MDDI, Sep 1997, p. 21). Keyword: Awards.
• (News) AAMI Human Factors Committee Reactivated (MDDI, Sep 1997, p. 20). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Rapid Product Development Leaves No Time for Device Engineers to Rest on Their Laurels, Jennifer M. Sakurai (MDDI, Sep 1997, p. 17). Keyword: Prototyping.
• (Designer's Toolbox) Time-Lapse Video Offers More Information in Less Time, Stephen B. Wilcox (MDDI, Aug 1997, p. 40). Keyword: Video.
• (Designer's Toolbox) Reducing Development Time with Requirement Management, Edward V. LaBudde (MDDI, Jul 1997, p. 32). Keywords: Product Development.
• (Designer's Toolbox) Getting a Grip on Hand/Product Interactions, Bryce G. Rutter (MDDI, Jun 1997, p. 50). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Design Controls: Why They Don't Go Far Enough, Edward V. LaBudde (MDDI, Jun 1997, p. 40). Keywords: Design Controls.
• Designing Medical Devices to Minimize Human Error, Michael E. Maddox (MDDI, May 1997, p. 166). Keywords: Human Factors.
• 3-D Object Printing Improves Designer Communication, Sherrie Steward (MDDI, May 1997, p. 88). Keywords: Rapid Prototyping.
• Working Process Interactions into Product Design, Sidney Levy (MDDI, Apr 1997, p. 38). Keyword: Plastics.
• Mapping Human Anatomy from MRI Data for Improved Product Development, James W. Kristoff (MDDI, Mar 1997, p. 81). Keyword: CAD/CAM.
• (Designer's Toolbox) Before Design:Thoroughly Evaluate Your Concept, Floyd V. Edwards (MDDI, Mar 1997, p. 46). Keywords: Project Planning.
• (Designer's Toolbox) Using a Matrix to Incorporate Values into Products, Jerry Proctor (MDDI, Feb 1997, p. 40). Keyword: Benchmarking.
• Task Analysis: Understanding How People Think and Behave, Bryce G. Rutter (MDDI, Jan 1997, p. 66). Keyword: Engineering.

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1996

• Why Choose Color Displays?, Michael Wiklund (MDDI, Oct 1996, p. 164). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Speeding Product Design through Rapid Prototyping, Bill Evans (MDDI, Sep 1996, p. 60). Keywords: Rapid Prototyping.
• Planning for Concurrent Engineering, Susan E. Carlson (MDDI, May 1996, p. 202). Keyword: Engineering.
• Applying Reliability Engineering during Product Development, Lee Heydrick (MDDI, Apr 1996, p. 80). Keyword: Engineering.
• Requirements Management in Medical Device Development, Alan Davis (MDDI, Mar 1996, p. 100). Keywords: Requirements Management.
• Coronary Angioplasty Balloon Catheters: Designing for the Real World, Robert Ndondo-Lay (MDDI, Jan 1996, p. 198). Keyword: Engineering.

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1995

• (Interview) Designers Roundtable: Coordinated Product Strategies Overcome Market Challenges, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Oct 1995, p. 86). Keywords: Design Process.
• CAD/CAM and Beyond: New Engineering Software Opens Doors for Medical Device Manufacturers, Greg Freiherr (MDDI, Oct 1995, p. 80). Keyword: CAD/CAM.
• Design History Files: The Why, What, and How, Susan C. Reilly (MDDI, May 1995, p. 162). Keyword: GMPs.
• Managing Development Documentation, Bill J. Wood (MDDI, May 1995, p. 107). Keyword: GMPs.
• (Guest Editorial) The Issue Is 'Use,' Not 'User,' Error, William A. Hyman (MDDI, May 1995, p. 58). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Designing a Global User Interface, Michael Wiklund (MDDI, Apr 1995, p. 84). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Using an Industrial Design Methodology to Reduce the Risks of Medical Product Development, James Kendall (MDDI, Feb 1995, p. 94). Keywords: Industrial Design.
• Conducting Comparative Usability Tests, Michael Wiklund (MDDI, Jan 1995, p. 224). Keywords: Human Factors.

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1994

• CAD/CAM Comes of Age in Device Design, Greg Freiherr (MDDI, Sep 1994, p. 54). Keyword: CAD/CAM.
• Design Enhancements for Membrane Control Panels, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Aug 1994, p. 80). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Design Control is Not Idea Control, John Bethune (MDDI, Jul 1994, p. 8). Keyword: GMPs.
• The Value of Advisory Panels in User Interface Development, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, May 1994, p. 206). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Exceeding the Limits of Traditional Reliability Tests, Harry McLean (MDDI, Apr 1994, p. 96). Keyword: Testing.
• CDRH's Role in Promoting User-Oriented Design, Dick Sawyer (MDDI, Mar 1994, p. 72). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Design Control Part 7: Executive Management's Role in Implementing Design Control, David Link (MDDI, Mar 1994, p. 66). Keyword: GMPs.
• Design Control Part 6: Design Transfer, Jose A. Campo (MDDI, Feb 1994, p. 53). Keyword: GMPs.
• Managing the Transition to a User-Centered Approach to Design, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Jan 1994, p. 152). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Design Control, Part 5: Design Verification, J. Lawrence Stevens (MDDI, Jan 1994, p. 93). Keyword: GMPs.

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1993

• Improving the Visual Design of Computer Screens, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Dec 1993, p. 52). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Design Control 4: Design Output, Jim Sandberg (MDDI, Dec 1993, p. 32). Keyword: GMPs.
• Creating Quick-Reference Guides for Medical Devices, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Nov 1993, p. 104). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Design Control 3: Design Input: Listening to the Marketplace, Robert D. Wurzel (MDDI, Nov 1993, p. 76). Keyword: GMPs.
• Role of Symbols in User Interfaces (The), Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Oct 1993, p. 86). Keywords: Human Factors.
• FDA's New Guide to Writing Manuals for Home-Care Devices, Cathy Backinger (MDDI, Oct 1993, p. 82). Keywords: Home-Care Devices, Assistance.
• Design Control 2: Design and Development Planning, David Link (MDDI, Oct 1993, p. 72). Keyword: GMPs.
• How to Implement Usability Engineering, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Sep 1993, p. 68). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Design Control 1: New Challenges for Device Design: FDA's Revised GMP, David Link (MDDI, Sep 1993, p. 64). Keyword: GMPs.
• Setting Practical Temperature and Humidity Specifications for Portable Devices, David Warburton (MDDI, Aug 1993, p. 47). Keyword: Specifications.
• Conducting Effective Focus Groups, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Jul 1993, p. 86). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Measuring the Usability Payoff, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Jun 1993, p. 108). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Designing for Portability, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, May 1993, p. 104). Keywords: Human Factors.
• User-Interface Prototypes: How Realistic Should They Be?, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Apr 1993, p. 100). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Immunoassays: The Need for More-Sophisticated Laboratoryware, Jeffrey R. Ellis (MDDI, Mar 1993, p. 78). Keywords: Material Selection.
• Building a Usability Test Laboratory, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Mar 1993, p. 68). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Applying Hazard Analysis to Medical Devices, Part II: Detailed Hazard Analysis, Bill J. Wood (MDDI, Mar 1993, p. 58). Keyword: Safety.
• EMI Design for Circuits and Printed Circuit Boards, William D. Kimmel (MDDI, Jan 1993, p. 146). Keyword: EMI.
• Anticipating Problems with Plastic Components, Mark Licata (MDDI, Jan 1993, p. 140). Keyword: Molding.
• Writing Effective User Manuals, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Jan 1993, p. 96). Keywords: Human Factors, Technical Writing.
• Applying Hazard Analysis to Medical Devices: Part I: Initial Hazard Analysis, Bill J. Wood (MDDI, Jan 1993, p. 79). Keyword: Safety.

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1992

• Designing Packaging for Convenience and Safety, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Nov 1992, p. 78). Keywords: Design, Human Factors.
• News: Detecting Trends in Biosensors, MD&DI (MDDI, Nov 1992, p. 12). Keywords: Electronic Devices, Biotechnology, Biosensors.
• Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Implications for Product Design, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Oct 1992, p. 58). Keywords: Human Factors, End-Users.
• Cutting Waste to Reduce Product Development Time, Ashweni Sahni (MDDI, Oct 1992, p. 53). Keywords: Cost-Cutting, Product Development, Process Selection.
• Designing Reusable Interconnectors for Minimally Invasive Surgery, David Colvin (MDDI, Sep 1992, p. 58). Keywords: Electronic Devices, Sterilizability, Material Selection.
• Role of Industrial Design in Developing Medical Devices, Jack Harkins (MDDI, Sep 1992, p. 51). Keywords: CAD, Cost-Cutting, Product Development.
• Ergonomic Design of MIS Devices, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Sep 1992, p. 46). Keywords: Human Factors, Product Development.
• News: Neural Networks Improve CAD Systems, MD&DI (MDDI, Sep 1992, p. 12). Keywords: CAD, Design Review.
• Designing medical devices for older users, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Aug 1992, p. 78). Keywords: Human Factors.
• Communicating clinical information with auditory signals, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Jul 1992, p. 74). Keywords: Human Factors.
• News: Burgeoning point-of-care blood-analysis market (The), MD&DI (MDDI, Jul 1992, p. 20). Keywords: Home-Care Devices, Methods.
• Medical device usability: a survey of critical-care nurses, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Jun 1992, p. 136). Keywords: Nurses, End-Users.
• Using conductive plastics in electromedical applications, Mal V. Murthy (MDDI, Jun 1992, p. 114). Keywords: Plastics, Electronic Devices, Conductive.
• Using prototyping to develop high-quality medical device software, Steven R. Mallory (MDDI, Jun 1992, p. 92). Keywords: Prototypes, Development.
• Keyboards: assessing user satisfaction and performance capabilities, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, May 1992, p. 80). Keywords: Human Factors, Keyboards, Usability.
• Choosing an effective pointing device, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Apr 1992, p. 94). Keywords: Computer Devices, Human Factors.
• Sorting through the European rules for electromagnetic compatibility, Gene A. Panger (MDDI, Apr 1992, p. 90). Keywords: Electromagnetic Compatibility, Electronic Devices, European Regulations.
• Value of human factors guidelines (The): a look at AAMI HE-1988, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Mar 1992, p. 62). Keywords: Guidelines, Human Factors.
• News: Rapid prototyping to lead to 'true desktop manufacturing'? (MDDI, Mar 1992, p. 16). Keyword: Prototypes.
• Human error signals opportunity for design improvement, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Feb 1992, p. 57). Keywords: Human Factors, Usability.
• Installing an electronic document storage and retrieval system: a case study, Sanford A. Schram (MDDI, Jan 1992, p. 108). Keywords: Documentation, Information Management.
• Computer-based tools for anthropometric design, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Jan 1992, p. 90). Keywords: CAD, Human Factors.
• Medical device computer software: challenges and safeguards, Joan Vining Sroka (MDDI, Jan 1992, p. 62). Keywords: Quality, Design, Information Management, Design Review.

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1991

• In search of effective warnings, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Nov 1991, p. 60). Keywords: Warnings, Safety.
• Design considerations for the elderly, Andrea A. Durham (MDDI, Nov 1991, p. 56). Keywords: Home-Health-Care Products, Design, End-Users.
• Using microelectronic sensors in medical products, David W. Pennington (MDDI, Oct 1991, p. 76). Keyword: Microelectronics.
• Making of a task-oriented product (The), Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Oct 1991, p. 72). Keywords: Human Factors, End-Users.
• Perspectives on the design review, Jeremy Bachmann (MDDI, Oct 1991, p. 60). Keywords: Design Review.
• Design review: from the product's cradle to grave, Beatrice A. Salis (MDDI, Oct 1991, p. 58). Keywords: Design Review.
• How to conduct a failure mode and effects analysis: an interview with Ashweni Sahni, Senior Staff Specialist, Corporate Quality Assurance, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, Jeremy Bachmann (MDDI, Oct 1991, p. 18). Keywords: FMEA, Design Review, Failure Analysis.
• Setting product usability goals, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Sep 1991, p. 50). Keywords: Product Positioning, End-Users.
• User-based research methodology for designers (A), E. Jane Wilson (MDDI, Sep 1991, p. 46). Keywords: User-Based, Product Development, End-Users.
• Taking CAD one step further: an interview with Thomas C. Hutsell, PhD, Vice President, Technology, St. Jude Medical Inc., St. Paul, MN, Jeremy Bachmann (MDDI, Sep 1991, p. 16). Keywords: CAD, Software, Engineering.
• Fences or ambulances: choosing preventive solutions for patient and provider safety, Norman F. Estrin (MDDI, Sep 1991, p. 10). Keyword: Safety.
• Remember the user!, John Bethune (MDDI, Sep 1991, p. 8). Keywords: Human Factors, Usability, End-Users.
• Usability payoff (The): case study of a syringe pump, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Aug 1991, p. 80). Keywords: Human Factors, End-Users.
• Usability tests of medical products as prelude to the clinical trial, Michael E. Wiklund (MDDI, Jul 1991, p. 46). Keywords: Human Factors, Usability, End-Users.
• Good product designs start with good specifications, Robert Abler (MDDI, Jun 1991, p. 156). Keyword: Specifications.
• Tough plastics molding: problems and solutions, Towfiq Gangjee (MDDI, Feb 1991, p. 52). Keywords: Plastics, Software, Acceptance Testing.
• Looking for information?, Elaine Duncan (MDDI, Jan 1991, p. 140). Keywords: Biomaterials, Material Selection.
• Concurrent development system in medical device manufacture (The): a case history, Greg Freiherr (MDDI, Jan 1991, p. 136). Keywords: Product Development, Management.
• Minimizing EtO sterilization problems, Robert R. Reich (MDDI, Jan 1991, p. 124). Keywords: Et O, Design, Sterilizability.
• Designing quality in, Greg Freiherr (MDDI, Jan 1991, p. 72). Keyword: Quality.

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1990

• Choosing front-panel assemblies, Dan Donovan (MDDI, Dec 1990, p. 60). Keywords: Flat Panel Switches.
• View of packaging and device use from the operating room (A): an interview with Jane Hall, Operating Room Coordinator, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD (MDDI, Dec 1990, p. 16). Keyword: End-Users.
• Human factors design: do's and don'ts, Robert Mosenkis (MDDI, Sep 1990, p. 58). Keywords: Human Factors.
• User training and human factors design: solutions for device failures, Gary M. Stephenson (MDDI, Sep 1990, p. 50). Keywords: Human Factors, End-Users.
• Fighting user error with quality design, Cheryl Doriot (MDDI, Sep 1990, p. 8). Keyword: End-Users.
• Washington Wrap-up: Flawed endoscope washer design?, James G. Dickinson (MDDI, Jun 1990, p. 42). Keywords: Advertising, Sterilization, Failure Analysis.
• Microelectronics: little components, big concerns, Miles Weiss (MDDI, May 1990, p. 42). Keywords: Electronic Devices.

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1989

• Information system designed with users and operating rooms in mind, Miles Weiss (MDDI, Nov 1989, p. 68). Keywords: Information Management.
• Designing for automation, Roger Kuntz (MDDI, Nov 1989, p. 62). Keywords: Automation, Design For Assembly, Design.
• Package and device sealing: options and concerns, Jeffrey R. Ellis (MDDI, Sep 1989, p. 80). Keywords: Bonding, Sealing.
• Keeler Pulsair: winning design includes latest product features, Miles Weiss (MDDI, Sep 1989, p. 66). Keywords: Ophthalmic Devices.
• Preventing plastic part failure, James A. Stubstad (MDDI, Sep 1989, p. 50). Keywords: Failure Analysis, Acceptance Testing, Plastic Components.
• New era of medical device design (The), Miles Weiss (MDDI, Sep 1989, p. 44). Keyword: Trends.
• Designing for 1992, Cheryl Doriot (MDDI, Sep 1989, p. 8). Keywords: Quality, Standards, Certification.
• Guide to component selection (MDDI, Jul 1989, p. 30). Keywords: Component Selection.
• Nursing shortage (The): a catalyst for innovative design, Miles Weiss (MDDI, Mar 1989, p. 51). Keywords: End-Users, Hospitals.
• Design for usability, Cheryl Doriot (MDDI, Mar 1989, p. 8). Keyword: End-Users.

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1988

• Designing with amorphous thermoplastics, Benjamin C. Bonifant (MDDI, Dec 1988, p. 24). Keyword: Plastics.
• Avoiding the pitfalls of design transfer, David Haut (MDDI, Nov 1988, p. 58). Keywords: Quality, Design For Assembly, Design Transfer.
• Designing quality in, Howard M. Holstein (MDDI, Oct 1988, p. 32). Keywords: Preproduction QA, Quality, Product Liability.
• Design for assembly: making it simpler and better, Gary M. Stephenson (MDDI, Sep 1988, p. 56). Keywords: Design For Assembly, Design.
• Success by design, David Haut (MDDI, Sep 1988, p. 48). Keywords: Competitiveness, Human Factors, End-Users.
• Biomedical tubing selection criteria, Robert A. Charton (MDDI, Jul 1988, p. 51). Keywords: Biomedical Tubing, Material Selection.

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1987

• Plastics: process and materials selection, Dean M. Francis (MDDI, Nov 1987, p. 44). Keywords: Plastics, Process Selection, Material Selection.
• Surface mount technology: opportunity and anxiety, James W. Sandberg (MDDI, Oct 1987, p. 32). Keywords: Electronics, Surface-Mount Technology.
• Designing output circuits for implantable electronic stimulators, Robert D. Gold (MDDI, Sep 1987, p. 60). Keywords: Implants, Electronic Devices.
• Systems approach to product design (A), Edward A. Schroeppel (MDDI, Sep 1987, p. 56). Keywords: Systems Approach.
• Electrical feedthroughs: technology and design, Joseph F. Lessar (MDDI, May 1987, p. 40). Keywords: Implants, Electronic Devices.
• Aspects to the design and manufacture of microelectronics medical devices, Edward A. Schroeppel (MDDI, May 1987, p. 32). Keywords: Electronic Devices, Microelectronics.
• Forecast: medical plastics: Innovation vs. cost containment: will quality suffer?, David Haut (MDDI, Apr 1987, p. 78). Keyword: Plastics.
• Intraocular lens comes of age (The), John F. Casella (MDDI, Jan 1987, p. 34). Keywords: Implants, Intraocular Lens.

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1986

• Product liability: reducing risks in design and manufacture, Mohan N. Joshi (MDDI, Nov 1986, p. 46). Keywords: Design Review, Product Liability, Risk Management.
• Thermoformed mold design via CAD/CAM, John B. Ochs (MDDI, Jul 1986, p. 43). Keywords: Mold-Making, CAD.
• Designing high-barrier plastics, Carl D. Marotta (MDDI, Jun 1986, p. 26). Keywords: Plastics, High-Barrier.
• Designing disposable medical electronics, Howard Edelman (MDDI, May 1986, p. 36). Keywords: Disposable Devices, Electronic Devices.

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1985

• Power considerations in dc motor selection, Robert A. Poulson (MDDI, Nov 1985, p. 40). Keywords: Component Selection, Electronic Devices, Motors.
• Risk management: the role of the medical device autopsy, Ram Kossowsky (MDDI, Nov 1985, p. 33). Keywords: Product Liability, Device Autopsy, Risk Management.
• RFI shielding of plastics for medical devices (The), James J. Coniglio (MDDI, Oct 1985, p. 64). Keywords: RFIShielding, RFI, Electronic Devices.
• Product design with CAD/CAM, Chris E. Nunez (MDDI, Sep 1985, p. 46). Keywords: CAD, Engineering.
• Batteries for medical instruments and implantable medical devices, Robert D. Gold (MDDI, Sep 1985, p. 24). Keywords: Component Selection, Batteries, Electronic Devices.
• Specifying metal tubing, Joseph A. Smik (MDDI, Jul 1985, p. 70). Keywords: Component Selection, Specifications.
• Construction and basic operating parameters of ironless-core dc motors, Robert A. Poulson (MDDI, Jul 1985, p. 26). Keywords: Electronic Devices, Motors.
• Laser-beam delivery systems, Max Epstein (MDDI, Jun 1985, p. 98). Keyword: Lasers.
• Designing home-care devices and patient-training programs, Christine H.L. Chow (MDDI, Jun 1985, p. 68). Keywords: Patients, Home-Care Devices, End-Users.
• Designing with surface-mount technology, Charles Hutchins (MDDI, May 1985, p. 50). Keywords: Microelectronics, Surface-Mount Technology.
• Basic guidelines for facilitating component selection, Robert A. Poulson (MDDI, Mar 1985, p. 34). Keywords: Component Selection, Specifications.
• Ensuring the reliability of hybrid microelectronic circuits, Robert D. Gold (MDDI, Jan 1985, p. 38). Keywords: Electronic Devices, Microelectronics, Testing.

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1984

• Design of implantable electronic devices: pacer sense amplifiers, Robert D. Gold (MDDI, Oct 1984, p. 80). Keywords: Implants, Electronic Devices, Cardiovascular Devices.
• Hardware approach to ESD problems (A), James E. Madison (MDDI, Sep 1984, p. 54). Keywords: Electronic Devices, ESDControl.
• Importance of considering foreign regulatory requirements during product development (The), Jean-Marie Vlassembrouck (MDDI, Sep 1984, p. 44). Keywords: Product Development, International Regulations.
• EMI/RFI shielding of plastics for medical devices (The), James J. Coniglio (MDDI, Jul 1984, p. 32). Keywords: Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMIShielding, Electronic Devices.
• Using prototypes to minimize product development expenses, Stuart Caren (MDDI, Jun 1984, p. 21). Keywords: Prototypes, Product Development.
• Ion-beam microtexturing of biomaterials, George J. Picha (MDDI, Apr 1984, p. 38). Keywords: Implants, Biomaterials, Surface Treatment.
• CAD systems: are they worth it?, J.E. Robertson (MDDI, Mar 1984, p. 10). Keyword: CAD.
• Porous plastics applications, Ray E. Hannah (MDDI, Jan 1984, p. 18). Keywords: Porous, Plastics.

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1983

• Formulations, alloys, and composites, D.V. Rosato (MDDI, Sep 1983, p. 26). Keywords: Trends, Plastics.
• Sterilization factor in device R&D (The), Don Guerrein (MDDI, Jul 1983, p. 40). Keywords: Sterilizability, Product Development.
• Designing with plastics, D.V. Rosato (MDDI, Jul 1983, p. 26). Keywords: Plastics, Material Selection.
• Designing microcomputers into medical devices, Peter Morawetz (MDDI, May 1983, p. 72). Keywords: Electronic Devices, Microelectronics.
• Diagnostic instruments: designing for minimum service and planning for maximum effectiveness, Robert J. Meltzer (MDDI, Apr 1983, p. 50). Keywords: Diagnostic Instrumentation, Instrumentation.

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1982

• Mold design for plastic parts and devices, Dave Kipp (MDDI, Jun 1982, p. 36). Keywords: Mold-Making, Plastic Molds.
• Device plastics: a price and performance comparison, Howard C. Luke (MDDI, Feb 1982, p. 46). Keyword: Plastics.

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1981

• Design review process (The), John E. Ogden (MDDI, Jul 1981, p. 28). Keywords: Quality, Design Review.
• Functional considerations in implant design, Eldon E. Frisch (MDDI, Jul 1981, p. 22). Keywords: Implants, Biomaterials.
• Minimizing medical-user error by design, William A. Hyman (MDDI, Jan 1981, p. 46). Keywords: Design, Product Liability, End-Users.

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1980

• Electromagnetic compatibility: a rational approach, George T. Willingmyre (MDDI, Apr 1980, p. 18). Keywords: Electromagnetic Compatibility, Standards.
• Electromagnetic compatibility of medical devices, David Segerson (MDDI, Mar 1980, p. 28). Keywords: Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMI, Standards.
• Patenting medical devices: part II, W. Edward Johansen (MDDI, Jan 1980, p. 32). Keyword: Patents.

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1979

• Patenting medical devices: part I, W. Edward Johansen (MDDI, Dec 1979, p. 24). Keyword: Patents.
• Metal fatigue and mechanomedical devices, A.W.L. Jay (MDDI, Dec 1979, p. 18). Keyword: Safety.

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