MEDICAL DEVICE DESIGN
Function, ergonomics and aesthetics
Create next-gen added value!
Health will become a megatrend in the future, both socially and economically. However, you need more than a safe, approved product to succeed in the global medical markets. Medical design makes the difference! Design high added value into your products. Our experienced designers make the difference:
- Deep understanding of the fundamental requirements in MedTech.
- Knowledge of current regulations, guidelines and standards
- Decades of experience in all relevant manufacturing processes
- Know how to explore the specific user requirements
Medical Device Design Services
Industrial Design
From idea to concept, detailed design and construction to transfer to manufacturing, the Industrial Designer is the person responsible for the user experience.
Product development in medical technology is subject to its own laws. The design process takes place in the field of tension of countless requirements, risk management and validations. We take cost and manufacturing specifications into account. Safety and hygiene aspects are our most important guard rails in medical design.
Omit the unnecessary and emphasize the important. The result of this design principle is simplicity, increased perceived value, and a high level of acceptance among the target group. Unadorned design reduced to the essentials, developed in a team with your in-house developers.
Medical Devices Design Challenges
that we solve every day
Complicated workflows
clearly structured
Strengthen brand perception in the long term
Observe manufacturing process
Consider quantities
Design cost-sensitive
Define color, material and surface
Comply with regulations
Ensure hygiene
Understanding multi-layered user groups
Meet ergonomics standards
Safety through user tests
Develop user-centric
Rapid Prototyping
A full size model says more than 1000 pictures
Loosely based on "A picture is worth a thousand words", we try to make a mock-up wherever possible and affordable. In pre-development, these tend to be simple, low-cost mock-ups. The further the development progresses, the more realistic we can build the prototypes, up to pre-series made of original materials.
Rapid prototyping can be quickly and flexibly fitted into the development process. Depending on the purpose, functional models, design models, partial or full prototypes are designed and procured based on our 3D CAD data. In close alignment with the test requirements for application tests or technical tests. You benefit from these possibilities, because problems and possible design errors become visible at an early stage and can be corrected cost-effectively.
Design for Manufacturing
Series size, manufacturing process and costs in view
For us, design is only finished when it proves itself in series production. As a technically oriented design office, we work with the objective that our developments can be easily transferred to production. The prerequisite for this is set early on, because we check the technical feasibility and target costs as early as the proof-of-concept phase.
A 20-year life cycle is no exception for medical products. This longevity is built into our design. The surfaces must not age either mechanically or due to disinfectants, the stylistics do not follow short-lived trends, and the product structure is easy to assemble and maintain.
Ergonomics & User Centered Design
For our customers, we are often the "voice of the users".
What do users really want? How can you find out? If you ask directly, you rarely get the right answer. In medical design, it is particularly important to know the practice for which the product is being developed. This includes not only the user target group but also knowledge about the application context. The mixture of observation, questioning and testing results in what we call design and user research.
In addition to regulatory usability, which mainly focuses on safety and freedom from errors, it is the integrated ergonomics and user-centered design that make the products comfortable and convenient. They are essentially responsible for ensuring that users find the products pleasant and enjoy using them.
3D Visualization & Animation
Good images create common objectives and help to convince.
At any time in the development process, visualizations and animations can be detached from our 3D data. This is also referred to as project marketing, because the progress and advantages of projects can be communicated well via illustrations. And this is almost free of charge, because the 3D data already exist.
Animated videos that can demonstrate and visually prove the functionality and effectiveness of the products are used for pre-marketing. Right up to hyper-realistic renderings that could ultimately also be used in commercials.
Packaging, Labeling & IFU Design
Essential components of the product experience and yet often neglected.
Packaging and labeling are often also part of the product experience for sterile or safety-critical products and are part of our responsibilities as medical designers in MedTech.
The design of instructions for use, brief instructions and quick-start guides, in conjunction with appropriate training measures such as video tutorials, are an important prerequisite for error-free operation by medical staff or patients.
We will be happy to advise you and work with you to find the best combination of measures that lead to the desired effect and are compliant with regulatory requirements.
Strong long-term partnerships with proven industry experts give us the ability to take on almost any challenge in the field of medical device development. We rely on cooperation - because it's better!
"From briefing to market launch - we are always at your side. As partners you can rely on - even when things get complicated!"
Your contact for medical device design
Marc Ruta
Chief Technology Officer
+49 209 702 642 00
marc.ruta@wilddesign.de