How can medical device designers and engineers get along?

Medical device designers are increasingly involved in the earliest stages of the product development process. But with this trend comes a new challenge: How can designers and engineers get along in the medical device creation process?

“Some good collaboration between design teams and engineering teams has really started to change that perspective,” Tom KraMer, founder and CEO of Kablooe Design, said in a podcast with MDO.

“What point is it to make something that works and works well if it is not usable by a human?” said KraMer, whose design firm is based outside Minneapolis.

KraMer explains how medical device developers can overcome this challenge.

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