Posted by: @rgp29 Hello everyone, As I was listening to this week's lecture, it called my attention the fact that companies can only give gifts of 100$ to the physicians and those gifts have to be re...

@jafangnibo Hi! I think that for many traditional businesses the company usually works as a functional organization. I can agree that coming from education, we were definitely working within a functio...

Posted by: @orleron In this module we learned about organization types and how those can affect medical device projects. What type of organization do you work in or what kind would you like to work i...

Posted by: @rajamharrison Do you believe risk management is an important part of the planning phase? Is it necessary or it is just a waste of money and time? Why? Crucial. To not include risk manag...

@salston I couldn't agree more! I often think about the devices that we currently have in the medical field. At some point a risk assessment team thought about the "what ifs" and took a chance on a de...

Posted by: @lmathis When dealing with risk, in what instances would it be okay to accept the risk in medical device development? Is it worth accepting? I think that there are many medical devices t...

Posted by: @rgp29 Hello everyone, I have noticed how Dr. Simon keeps pointing out to importance of taking minutes in all the meeting of the team. I never really thought of how important they are. Bef...

@ayomide-o Hi Ayomide! I do agree that there is importance in each of the 9 steps of the design process. I do think that while each part has its own value, what would be one that without it, a device ...

Posted by: @kbentleymsm-edu Consider the Design Controls lecture that Dr. Simon has made available. Yes, we know that all parts work together to support the goal of medical device development. What...

Posted by: @efields30 This week we learned multiple types of clinical study, Retrospective, Blinded, Randomized, etc. Research a clinical study you are interested in and describe which type of clinic...

@alexbryant-harden Greetings! I think that your response has prompted me to think a bit further about my response to this question. There are risks involved and in some cases those risks involve the l...

Posted by: @amandaally1029 With clinical studies comes lots of risks, especially where human participants are concerned. However, in order to figure out if a medical product, device, or drug is essen...

@prentism Hi Prentis! This is such a great example of customer participation! This also reminds me of the lays potato chip flavor contest. This contest, as well as the Starbucks contest, involves cons...

Posted by: @orleron Remember “The Four Ps of Marketing”: product, price, promotion, and placement. Product:What are you selling & why?Price:How much does the product cost? When does the price cha...

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. Lim...