Susan Shepard

Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, United States

Writer at Freelance

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Old-School Surface Treatment Materials Make a Comeback for 3D Printed Devices

1 week ago | mddionline.com | Susan Shepard

Everything old is new again, as the saying goes. In this case, it’s hydroxyapatite, a material that is at least as old as humankind, since it naturally occurs in our bodies. Because it is biocompatible, it makes a perfect surface treatment for medical implants. Although Craig Rosenblum’s company, Himed, developed a formulation of the material for surface treatments some 30 years ago, it has recently found new purpose in coatings for 3D printed dental and medical implants.
How a 200-Year-Old Company Modernizes Step by Step

1 week ago | designnews.com | Susan Shepard

Cici Bevin, president of Bevin Brothers Manufacturing, will discuss her company's smart manufacturing journey at MD&M East 2025, exploring how to modernize a nearly 200-year-old company step by step. At a GlanceCici Bevin aims to triple the size of her company by their 200th anniversary in 2032. The company is using CESMII's Smart Manufacturing Acceleration Roadmap Framework. She'll speak at MD&M East, which takes place in New York City May 20-22.
A New Era in Cardiac Education and Patient Care

1 week ago | mddionline.com | Susan Shepard

“By 2030, almost half of the U.S. population will suffer from cardiovascular disease,” said Bertrand Moal, PhD, MD, and CEO of DESKi, in an interview with MD+DI. Worse, he explained, there will not be enough cardiologists to keep up with the demand for these patients who need the specialized care. “And so, we need to bring expertise from the specialists to the hands of the novice healthcare professional to be able to change the way we are treating patients,” Moal said.
Synergies for Smart Production

2 weeks ago | designnews.com | Susan Shepard

Digital information technologies can help companies enhance their lean manufacturing strategies. Tim Stuart, founder and president at Visual Decisions Inc., used a FitBit to illustrate how. “FitBit takes data, pushes it up to the cloud, uses AI, and shows you footsteps and heartbeats and pretty charts and graphs,” he recently told Design News. “But if you don't change your behaviors, if you don't fundamentally utilize that data in a meaningful way, you're not going to lose any weight.
New Implantable Blood Glucose Monitor by Glucotrack Promises Longer Life & Faster Readings

1 month ago | mddionline.com | Susan Shepard

A new device from Glucotrack combines cardiology with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technologies to create an implantable blood-based glucose measurement system that shows promise for longer life, faster measurements, and no wearable components. “Wearable continuous glucose monitors (CGM) are small and they're light, that's true,” Paul V. Goode, Glucotrack’s President and CEO told MD+DI.
Changes to CFRs Will Focus on How Manufacturers Use Risk Management

1 month ago | mddionline.com | Susan Shepard

FDA’s proposed amendment to 21 CFR 4 and 820, likely to go into effect before 2025, is meant to better align its medical device quality management system requirements with ISO 13485:2016, the international consensus standard for devices. According to Tim Gooch, Technical Director of Life Sciences Management Systems and Supply Chain at SGS North America, this will affect quality management systems (QMS) requirements for both medical devices and combination medical device and drug products.
Continuous Improvement Is the Foundation for Lean Manufacturing

1 month ago | mddionline.com | Susan Shepard

Historically, making medical devices has been a complicated task, often due to the sheer number of parts produced, all in differing sizes and complexities. When you take into consideration the added constraints of strict regulatory requirements, it’s no wonder some companies have shied away from making any changes to their manufacturing processes.
RegenX Recycles Platinum & Palladium From Old Catalytic Converters

1 month ago | designnews.com | Susan Shepard

RegenX debuts a sustainable process for recycling platinum and palladium from discarded diesel catalytic converters. Regenx Tech Corp. can recover platinum and palladium from diesel catalytic converters. Shown here are platinum, palladium, and rhodium from catalytic converters.ToRyUK/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty ImagesUsing its expertise in processing technology, RegenX has developed an alternative to traditional mining of platinum group metals (PGMs), which are in crucial demand worldwide.
Femasys Offers a Fresh Take on Women’s Reproductive Healthcare

1 month ago | mddionline.com | Susan Shepard

With the recent approval from the UK’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of its latest innovation, FemaSeed, Femasys has added to its worldwide, comprehensive portfolio of products that range across the spectrum of women’s reproductive healthcare. FemaSeed is intended to replace intrauterine insemination (IUI) and be the true first-line option prior to an IVF, said Kathy Lee-Sepsick, CEO of Femasys, in a recent interview with MD+DI.
Accuris Thread Simplifies Requirements Management for Engineers

1 month ago | designnews.com | Susan Shepard

Accuris Thread digitizes standards, internal specifications, best practices, codes, design guides, and handbooks, providing engineering teams with a requirements library that they can integrate into other engineering applications. Anadmist/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty ImagesAt a GlanceThread uses machine learning and AI methods coupled with rules-based methodology to identify requirements. It outputs those requirements in JavaScript Object Notation, Requirements Interchange Format, & CSV.