https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/bb254/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning bb254. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:43:24 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 78d138a08958485fb5cc1bdb441d1da0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25202/ Sun, 27 Mar 2022 01:54:41 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 If you were to have ownership of a corporation, which type of corporation would you want to be an owner of?a. Sole Proprietorshipb. Partnershipc. Limited Liability Partnershipd. Limited Liability Companye. Running Corporationf. Corporation (S Corp. or C…   Read more»

]]> 78a3f1195a94d4b8e2044ba38c852c25 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/23724/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:15:02 -0400 Like @bb254, I also work for a company that has a document control system that wastes a large amount of time and resources. While I understand the need for a quality management system and the need for quality to review…   Read more»

]]> 36587f48d2f0b472c7e00d69bd43afcb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/23283/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 03:24:18 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 Based on your work experience in any company, what were some issues you found with the quality department and how would you fix them? For example:I work in the manufacturing department of a medical device company but…   Read more»

]]> 86d84c03f299c4eb88fd5bc00967861f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/23180/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:02:43 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 Based on your work experience in any company, what were some issues you found with the quality department and how would you fix them? For example:I work in the manufacturing department of a medical device company but…   Read more»

]]> 4bf7c6ce1af355dd96019d6ab2d234d6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/23096/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:12:57 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 Based on this week’s lecture there are numerous differences on how research is approached in an academia compared to industry. Name two ways that research is approached in academia versus industry. Out of the two approaches which…   Read more»

]]> 15e96db1bd0c5efa8e7c8d6ba52cac25 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/22101/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 05:13:53 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 There are numerous monitoring and controlling techniques which were mentioned in this week’s lecture. Which technique do you believe is the most essential in this phase of the design control and explain why? If you know any…   Read more»

]]> 9170c01f56aafdd98a803da9ad5fd9f7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/21601/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 04:49:49 -0500 @bb254 There is a need for college students to find better ways to cope with the large amounts of stress that they face daily. I agree that there is a low risk for the sound and sleep product because if…   Read more»

]]> 1d9a786f380eca8339bdbb91bf16cdf5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20567/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:00:52 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 If you were to have ownership of a corporation, which type of corporation would you want to be an owner of?a. Sole Proprietorshipb. Partnershipc. Limited Liability Partnershipd. Limited Liability Companye. Running Corporationf. Corporation (S Corp. or C…   Read more»

]]> b48436c486a61d97f61c4c2c03f0119f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20304/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 23:13:04 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 Give an example of a time when you encountered an obstacle while working on a project that could have resulted in not reaching the deadline.What phase of the project life cycle should you have focused on more…   Read more»

]]> 4b86fc84ebccc25ebe97488f245da7e9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20303/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 23:05:22 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 This week’s lecture discusses the different phases within a project life cycle; initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling and closing phase.Which phase of the project life cycle do you think is crucial to the success of a…   Read more»

]]> d0f80ef44318c70f6acb6938e7c5a6c5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20223/ Sun, 06 Sep 2020 05:10:39 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 For those who have work experience in the medical device industry, what advice would you give to Biomedical Engineering students? What would you have wished you would have done differently as a student to help project your…   Read more»

]]> 1ce97d8a863a3263c10b993e19f8df0b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19972/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:36:29 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 A lot of people may say that they are motivated to do work because of their family or wanting to help their community. I on the other hand have always been driven to push my own boundaries….   Read more»

]]> 3893af895dc9b792da7936baf90fa146 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19790/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:44:50 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 One issue that all project managers face is being able to keep communication between different departments or people. Information distribution such as sending emails and phone calls to people to get updates on certain assignments is a…   Read more»

]]> 1795e1b4cfa5568ef2bbc6c9b6c2114e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19784/ Sun, 29 Mar 2020 23:00:20 -0400 @bb254 I completely understand the hardship of underestimating a timeline. Underestimating a timeline for a project in most cases isn’t a 1 person’s fault. Sometimes it’s due to miscommunication between departments. For intense, there was supposed to be a start…   Read more»

]]> b792fcebf5421fea1a32424d7a1cbfac https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19634/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 04:51:54 -0500 Posted by: @bb254 Companies have different procedures in order to submit a design change request. Share your experience on the steps needed to complete a design change request at your company. At Maquet, the engineers redline the latest version of…   Read more»

]]> eadb1ecc0fe60cc0e5f0be1b7e4038b2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18549/ Sun, 15 Sep 2019 22:12:37 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 Give an example of a time when you encountered an obstacle while working on a project that could have resulted in not reaching the deadline.What phase of the project life cycle should you have focused on more…   Read more»

]]> 26751d24535e3fc416410b91d5f3596f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18441/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 14:54:37 -0400 Posted by: @bb254 For those who have work experience in the medical device industry, what advice would you give to Biomedical Engineering students? What would you have wished you would have done differently as a student to help project your…   Read more»

]]> 99a6a6ac9e705e07124d67fb815dcafa https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/15082/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:02:53 -0400 I think it’s always good to validate. I agree with @bb254 about engineers being trained per the SOP’s of the company and validating equipment. I think every employee, not just engineers should be made aware and trained in the validation…   Read more»

]]> 480312878e226c9102aab270687a2b92 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14597/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:58:21 -0400 I agree with @alexandrabuga and @bb254 about the importance of Participation. I want to further emphasize the importance of participation, especially now in this era, participation is required to keep up with the market and maintain brand relevancy. Thanks to…   Read more»

]]> 5a3132e44a8d170bbf41bd928fb22993 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14012/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:10:24 -0400 I support @bb254‘s description of the process of design review meetings. While I am not yet an engineer, as a co-op I am often tasked with preparing the data and materials before an engineer’s design review meeting. For example I…   Read more»

]]> a7dd432f5f4fa9d39be2cf86edce438e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13378/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:04:25 -0400 I agree with @bb254 and @asimbana about the INC choice over LLC and would like to add more on the CONS. The biggest drawback is the double taxation (C Corp). Also, shareholders that control and own a significant amount, or…   Read more»

]]> 2023b05593f7b66e671e9c8fbaee83e2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13367/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:04:20 -0400 I agree with @bb254, if a mid-sized company is making $10 million in revenue per year, the company would generate a larger net worth if the company became an Inc corporation. As discussed in the previous discussion above, the long-run…   Read more»

]]> 482b48b16e32b673c04cbd20a15ae99c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13236/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:03:08 -0400 I echo the sentiments of others like @asimbana and @bb254 that QA/QC is necessary and is crucial to the success of products. Spending extra time and money and going through QA/QC processes/methods isn’t ideal, but it is necessary to lower…   Read more»

]]> a8b48ec417b0418d2440e8fe4905aec6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12936/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:00:31 -0400 As many have mentioned like @bb254 and @dag56 before testing in clinical trials many tests need to be preformed. The biocompatibility testing needs to be performed in accordance with ISO 10993 including Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity, Irritation, Systemic Tox, Hemocompatibility, Implantation, Toxikokinetics….   Read more»

]]> d156307410cf7892e124330643fbc424 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/6378/ Sun, 18 Feb 2018 22:42:42 -0500 I think it’s always good to validate. I agree with @bb254 about engineers being trained per the SOP’s of the company and validating equipment. I think every employee, not just engineers should be made aware and trained in the validation process. To answer @tn58 original question about how to understand the validation process, I found flowcharts…[Read more]

]]> 0 4af5a96aba0005b158eb2003162624a1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/5737/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 02:15:37 -0500 I agree with @alexandrabuga and @bb254 about the importance of Participation. I want to further emphasize the importance of participation, especially now in this era, participation is required to keep up with the market and maintain brand relevancy. Thanks to social media and social networks, brands and companies can get feedback on where they…[Read more]

]]> 0 6d0a1286ff254cb14ec496d7415a0572 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/5694/ Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:08:55 -0500 Participation, the fifth P of marketing, is crucial when marketing a product. You need to engage your potential client(s). At Sloan we actively market are medical devices and we will meet with companies and have the surgeon explain the unmet need that the medical device solves present a pitch deck and, show the company how the medical device…[Read more]

]]> 0 32008326baa3010d4e403eedb84c90ea https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/5034/ Sun, 12 Nov 2017 22:50:01 -0500 I support @bb254‘s description of the process of design review meetings. While I am not yet an engineer, as a co-op I am often tasked with preparing the data and materials before an engineer’s design review meeting. For example I was responsible for testing samples for a protocol that they would be presenting for the design review meeting. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 ea4190681b70fad374d60639254c153f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/4040/ Tue, 10 Oct 2017 21:42:03 -0400 I agree with @bb254 and @asimbana about the INC choice over LLC and would like to add more on the CONS. The biggest drawback is the double taxation (C Corp). Also, shareholders that control and own a significant amount, or majority, of the corporation’s voting stock have a dominant voice in the management of the business in comparison to s…[Read more]

]]> 0 2eaec09e37bef1ca3fb23817ea89b7b3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/4024/ Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:22:58 -0400 I agree with @bb254, if a mid-sized company is making $10 million in revenue per year, the company would generate a larger net worth if the company became an Inc corporation. As discussed in the previous discussion above, the long-run gain would be to attract shareholders to buy stock in the company and increased the overall net worth of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 294eb90bedc9fa8412a3b55f4b2b8ab3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/3847/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 00:45:39 -0400 I echo the sentiments of others like @asimbana and @bb254 that QA/QC is necessary and is crucial to the success of products. Spending extra time and money and going through QA/QC processes/methods isn’t ideal, but it is necessary to lower risk. For example in 2010 Johnson and Johnson underwent a quality control reorganization after both the House…[Read more]

]]> 0 7fecdc643393c5400d7dcf3f90c1ef44 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/3391/ Thu, 21 Sep 2017 02:45:13 -0400 As many have mentioned like @bb254 and @dag56 before testing in clinical trials many tests need to be preformed. The biocompatibility testing needs to be performed in accordance with ISO 10993 including Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity, Irritation, Systemic Tox, Hemocompatibility, Implantation, Toxikokinetics. A urinary catheter is an example of a…[Read more]

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