Kyle Pina

Tech Tip Tuesday Unlock smoother product development with this week's quick tip: “Always Design with Manufacturability in Mind” When creating your next device, it's not just about a great design—it’s about how easily that design can be produced. Think about factors like material selection, tolerances, and assembly methods right from the get go. Injection molding, for example, can offer a cost-effective solutions, but only if the design is optimized for the process. Incorporating these principles early ensures fewer headaches down the road, reduces the risk of delays, and can significantly cut costs by avoiding last-minute modifications. Design smart, and manufacture efficiently! Have questions about how to apply this to your projects? Reach out, and let's make your product development journey smoother. #MedicalDevices #EngineeringExcellence #TechTipTuesday #DesignForManufacturing #DFM #MedicalDeviceDevelopment #InjectionMolding #ProductDesign

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Happy #TechTalkTuesday! What can vehicles "see"? Co-authored by S-E-A #Biomedical / #Biomechanics Consultant, Lauren Eichaker, check out the link below for the recently published SAE International article on how RADAR patterns can be used in order to help vehicles identify what is around them. #vehiclesafety #engineering https://lnkd.in/g7esKsdq

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Headed to DeviceTalks Boston this week? You can expect to see a lot of panels and discussions about surgical robotics. Surgical robots are smaller, smarter and being launched into space. DeviceTalks Editorial Director Tom Salemi thinks 2024 will be remembered as the year when the surgical robotics sector — not just one company — planted both feet on the ground, slowly rose up and stood tall in the medical device industry. Read more from Tom about the five things that will shape #surgicalrobotics over the next decade, and get a preview of #DTBoston2024 that is set to start tomorrow, all on Medical Design & Outsourcing: https://lnkd.in/eB8hT4dt #robotics #medtech

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I feel particularly good today for a few reasons. This is the first time I have trained images in Google Colab after exporting annotated images from Roboflow (I generally train in Roboflow) We have also set up a verification test bench. We can trigger or disable individual LED's. We then run inference from the Windows 11 Laptop. We have the results and image displayed. We may now try and do inference from the available Rpi's, Oak's or the Nanos. On the whole a nice successful exercise. Total acquired images used in training is 50. The camera is a low cost webcam. Hardware on test bench is Arduino Uno R4 WiFi Traffic Light Source is Amazon Export was Yolo5 format.

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🧠 Forest Devices, Inc. received FDA 510(k) clearance for its SignalNED Model RE system for brain state analysis. Leveraging the EEG headset, called the Sensor Cap, along with a portable device, the device analyses a patient’s brain to provide information about their neurologic state. 📣 Laura Lyons, CEO of Forest Devices, commented: “Our objective is to offer patients facing acute neurological issues timely, objective, and real-time information from the very start of their interaction with healthcare providers." 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/daRagRFm 📰 Follow Guided Solutions to receive the latest #MedTech news daily and subscribe to our weekly newsletter: https://lnkd.in/d-8BfDjp #MedicalDevices #MedicalDevice #MedicalEquipment #HealthTech #GuidedSolutions #ExecutiveSearch

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For those that haven't got up to speed yet on the seismic shift Force Feedback will make to the #surgicalrobotics market - here's the article to read this week: https://lnkd.in/dH5TWzMp it's going to be way bigger : It will keep #intuitive. Intuitive as the number 1 player It will accelerate the change from #laparoscopy to #roboticsurgery like we've never seen before. It will affect surgical #training It will affect #clinical outcomes It is going to massively add pressure to #medtronic Medtronic Robotic-Assisted Surgery #johnsonandjohnson Johnson & Johnson MedTech and the other robotics manufacturers like #medicaroid #CMRsurgical #distalmotion #moonsurgical and the other emerging companies like #vicarioussurgical #virtualincision - making them all strive harder to find their niche where there technology shines

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Next Tuesday, 11/5 at 4pm EST, Trygve Olsen, Sr. Director of LightSpeed ADL at Resonetics, will lead a deep dive into the role of custom electromechanical sensors in advancing medical technology. During the webinar, "Advancing MedTech with Custom Electromechanical Sensors: From Design to Deployment," you'll explore: - The fundamentals of sensor design, including strain gauge sensors - How custom sensors address specific challenges in MedTech applications - A real-world case study showcasing the impact of tailored sensors on device performance Register now to learn how customized sensors can drive better clinical outcomes: https://hubs.ly/Q02W03jv0

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Freeform is looking to change the metal manufacturing business. In short, they are looking to make it possible to 3D print metal parts. Lasers are used to melt metal powder into the desired shape. This came with several challenges initially. Often, this manufacturing process is modeled from CNC machining. They had to be different by using machine learning to work with the metal designs. Often with CNC, the machine is playing the file back. The CNC manufacturing methods do not consider differences between metals and other materials. Customers of their technology are in many different industries, including Aerospace and Automotive manufacturing. #startups #3dprinting https://lnkd.in/dmgp_uZv

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🔬 Exciting Research Update from Our Group! I am thrilled to share our latest findings that provide clarity on the contradictory results found in previous studies regarding CI electrode array insertion forces. Our research reveals that:   - The primary driver behind measured total forces is likely the friction forces generated during insertion, which are highly dependent on speed and lubrication. - Our test setup allows for repeatable and comparable studies, further contributing to the standardization of CI array insertion testing. - We've developed a freely downloadable insertion model of the scala tympani for other centers to utilize.   Learn more about our findings and join us in advancing the field of CI electrode array insertion! 📈🔍 https://lnkd.in/e2N49M6Y #Research #CochlearImplants #MedicalInnovation #Standardization #CIArrayInsertion #FrictionForces

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The other day a venerable engineer messaged me saying the he did not see a return of investment in one of the projects I had suggested. My goal is to learn and hopefully share what I have learned with others. I try and learn something new every year. I invest my pocket money in robotic hardware since nowadays most software and books material are free. There are various forms of income. One is monetary and one is psychic. Each one of us is motivated in varying degrees by both. The open source world as it is today is truly awesome. Each one involved in it is doing great work. For then it is psychic income and at the same time increase of their knowledge. It is free practice at cutting edge technology. Sometimes I post opportunity. It may be a job, training or even knowledge. Nothing wrong in monetizing our knowledge but that is not the only way. I see great engineers sharing their courses free and enriching the world. I share these whenever I can. It is the same at work. We may suggest a project which is risky and put us on the line. But then, it is a case of "better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all." In one of my best projects a decade ago we were involved in building a new platform and were part of a new young team. The VP of the legacy platform would keep saying the the project would be a failure. I our team just kept forward. Our leader was dynamic. We succeeded beyond our wildest dreams. We did not have any stock options but that was not even a driver. I learned what made a successful automation project in medical devices.

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The question came up: "Bob, how do you demo TrueMargin?" Demonstrating a new medical device at a conference is no easy task. The Emet Surgical team initially developed models and “claymations” (3D animations like Gumby) to showcase TrueMargin’s features and functions. While these methods garnered interest and good leads, they lacked the hands-on experience that truly connects doctors to the product. It's like buying a car without a test drive. We needed a way to draw visitors into our booth and give them a test drive experience. We considered purchasing human and animal cadaver body parts, commonly used in medical schools, but they were too expensive and impractical. Then, a few months ago, we found the perfect material right in my fridge: chicken breasts. We first used chicken breasts in our demos at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting in April. Within minutes of the exhibition opening, surgeons were putting on gloves, picking up instruments, and getting a hands-on TrueMargin experience. It was a hit! At around $3 per demo, it was an affordable and effective solution, making me a very happy CEO. Since then, we’ve used chicken breasts for demos at the US and Canadian Academy of Pathologists conference, and last week at Biomed Israel 2024, where we performed over 40 live demonstrations each day. This reminds me of my first CEO experience during the early dot-com era. At Comdex, the predecessor to CES, company logo T-shirts were the booth draw. T-shirts cost around $4 each, a stretch for our budget. When we found boxer shorts for just $2.50. We decided to try them out. The result was longer lines at our booth than at Oracle’s, which was right across from us, and leads from Ford and GE that we closed a few months later. Emet Surgical is, as they say, punching above our weight class. Just as TrueMargin is a clever solution to a long-standing problem, with every aspect of our business we must be creative and resourceful to achieve our goals. Our current funding round is ending soon. Now is the time to get a piece of Emet Surgical and join us on this fantastic journey.

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LIFE. LIBERTY. THE PURSUIT OF LATTICENESS. 🗽 What is your favorite lattice design? 🤔 nTop #nTop #lattice #additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #medicaldevice #titanium #orthopedics

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Check out this article from Michael Albro at Boston University College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering on how physiologic TGF-β doses promote hyaline-like cartilage with balanced #ECM production, reducing detrimental effects compared to supraphysiologic doses. While traditional TGF-β doses used in cartilage tissue engineering result in accelerated ECM biosynthesis, they may produce unwanted issues such as tissue swelling, collagen I deposition, cellular hypertrophy, and cellular hyperplasia. Researchers evaluated the effects of physiologically relevant doses on ECM synthesis in a model containing bovine chondrocytes encapsulated in agarose. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWMzDaq6

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Episode 28 is out!! Join us as we interview the CEO of The Shape Sensing Company, Ryan DeBoer. Listen in as we learn more about this innovative company introducing a disruptive medical device to potentially replace the x-ray. We talk about the challenges in the start up business, his laser focus as a CEO, the journey in gaining traction for the business, and what makes this solution unique. We are so excited to share this incredible interview with you!! Visit ensocc.com/podcast to learn more. Libby Detling Leslie (Hollingsworth) Vander Gheynst #asyouare #podcast #goalsetting #growth #annualplanning #ensocc #awareness #growthminded #selfgrowth #comeasyouare #smallbusiness #coaching #executivecoaching #mindsetcoaching #mentalwellnesscoaching #relationshipcoaching #transitioncoaching #careercoaching #hiringandrecruiting #talentdevelopment #sourcing

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Got a breakthrough idea for a medical device? Before you dive into engineering, it’s essential to start with a solid foundation—the Concept Development phase. This critical phase vets your idea, refines it, and prepares it for engineering design. Let’s break down the key steps: 1️⃣ Problem Identification: Define the problem you're solving—everything starts here. 2️⃣ Preliminary Investigation: Research existing technology, market trends, and competition. Knowledge is power! 3️⃣ Idea Generation: Build off your idea—explore, expand, and challenge your initial thoughts. 4️⃣ Idea Screening: Analyze what makes the most sense. Not every idea will pass the test. 5️⃣ Concept Development: Create prototypes, starting simple and scaling complexity as needed. 6️⃣ Testing & Iteration: Test, refine, and repeat. Failure is part of innovation. This phase is where your creativity can shine. Embrace the process, experiment, and push the boundaries. 🔬 What stage are you currently tackling? Let’s discuss your challenges below! ⬇️ #MedicalDeviceDevelopment #Innovation #MedTech #ProblemSolving #Prototype

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