https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/mem42/activity/ Activity feed for mem42. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:56:45 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a7377073e4f6dd92842ec6b3e301c5ed https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17392/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:39:06 -0400 I am very glad I took this course. It gave me the overview I needed to understand more of how things work in the industry. I know certain topics are more complex than others and they could even take a…   Read more»

]]> 0bef07a1a2430272d19b4c3f8d5ece52 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17390/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:39:05 -0400 I think the restrictions are not out of place. You are attending a business discussion and family members should not be involved. It should be understood in the doctor’s side that only his meal will be covered and therefore he…   Read more»

]]> 7edf95ecad73c71ac19b392da7f8a58a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17388/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:39:04 -0400 An oral agreement can include forms of oral agreement and a written contract. A verbal agreement is made without a formal written documentation. While the agreement is there and understood in spoken words it’s more difficult to prove in court….   Read more»

]]> f557c4160dee7a1979b9c4fc2d83deef https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17262/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:38:02 -0400 Personally, I think I would be suited for either one. Middle management is essential to understand the vision and I think this is where experience is very important. To begin my career I need to start in middle management so…   Read more»

]]> 13494976209dcccb8b67e8cef68c7e87 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17261/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:38:02 -0400 As it’s mentioned quite a few times in the previous posts, in a real-life scenario you most likely won’t have the opportunity to finger pick the persons you want to work with. I think, if you are given the task…   Read more»

]]> c3346192e0a63e99777d7b33a6f58746 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17259/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:38:01 -0400 Previously I worked in a project-based organization. Although I was just an intern, I got to experience how the projects were worked out within the department. The projects I was involved in required numerous SMEs which at times was a…   Read more»

]]> 8e60523d2ad40f19c4af3d50849d0be4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17200/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:29 -0400 Once the product is out in the market, and the company has done everything possible it is up to the user to use the product as indicated. The company should have written clear labels and directions as to how to…   Read more»

]]> 84e9cd5142c644864ea71cd14a75967d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17196/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:27 -0400 Risk meetings should have an agenda that everyone is already aware of. This way all attendees know what the meeting will be about. I think breaking down the risks in categories is a good idea because people can focus on…   Read more»

]]> 89eeb23e177df1d7adbe7bfb98768730 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17184/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:21 -0400 One of the factors is Assessment of the Benefits of Devices. In this assessment, the FDA takes into account the types of benefits that the device has on patient health as well as their satisfaction. The types of benefits can…   Read more»

]]> d7099f8617f3463fdd2c15e91340f91b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17073/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:36:25 -0400 Design controls have a specific objective and its to assure that the device meets the user needs, intended uses and specified requirements. Design controls also serve as a way to continue improving the device and prevent future problems, FDA callbacks….   Read more»

]]> dc3fdc7ee8e902ac748969861367a1c1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17072/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:36:25 -0400 Design input sources can vary depending on what could be the most efficient way to obtain them. Many times, market analysis can offer significant information about a product. Technical research is also valuable to bring in an input of the…   Read more»

]]> 62e97976ffd254edb6369b163d4f5141 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/17070/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:36:24 -0400 I agree with the verification points mentioned above as well. Verification process makes an emphasis on attention to detail, to avoid major mistakes. Early verification can be helpful to study the product as well as ensuring all points are in…   Read more»

]]> 94f340d161e113c4fee56609d170130b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16969/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:35:33 -0400 In research, documentation is also very important. Besides protocols, laboratory notebooks are highly useful because here it’s where you can find specifications of a procedure or a concept that can help people understand or have more efficient results. When I…   Read more»

]]> 6660ebe6b2accdd0191671a2ef6cb4db https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16968/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:35:32 -0400 Advantages of DID is that serves as an overall/general description of the product it also states the design input as clear and objective without numerical specifications. The major disadvantage with DID is that it’s too broad. Meanwhile, DSD captures numerical…   Read more»

]]> 5861b0981a7d71b6a7125c7d6cc82ec3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16967/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:35:32 -0400 I agree that meeting minutes are highly useful. During my internship, I took minutes during meetings without being asked to. I found that directors liked that and complimented me to taking part in that. Sometimes you think you will remember…   Read more»

]]> d4c1d8a81d0393258efbade1f17808aa https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16857/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:34:35 -0400 I firmly believe the consent is necessary. The patient has authority to say yes or no to what the hospital can do with their specimen. They can be informed of what the benefits are when saying yes, and how they…   Read more»

]]> 565efebd31b71c140b6c773bcfb518c9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16856/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:34:34 -0400 The ethics behind this sort of decisions are quite hard. If subjects are interested in research that has not been approved I think consent should be given only after they have been educated, informed, and fully capacitated of what the…   Read more»

]]> a80eb7a7d4d2414553fbca05f28c915d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16855/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:34:34 -0400 Clinical testing of pharmaceutical drugs is highly important. Drugs should undergo clinical trials to investigate their effect in the subjects, as well as any other changes such as secondary effects or healing curve. Even if you have the idea that…   Read more»

]]> 4d40bcf523806cf03c5e338e86dc9374 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16772/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:42:28 -0400 Very comic sketch. I have to agree that in occasions working in the front end of customer services you can experience similar situations. You meet a customer, he then tells you what their needs it and what the final product…   Read more»

]]> 9f007598247ce90a27c9988436b83fa4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16770/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:42:26 -0400 I think many brands like to use the red color because it expresses excitement besides hunger. Red color easily stands out, it’s bold and highly attractive. Coca-Cola has been using the red color to convey their message without using may…   Read more»

]]> c8f0ae38d882e5687d13a95bf96d5d8d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16759/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:42:19 -0400 Companies usually attend conferences where they can preset and showcase a new product they have been working on. the conferences are effective because they include the desired audience the company is looking for. in these type of events, a company…   Read more»

]]> e4768015a0b0cac815c828689a437127 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16679/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:41:33 -0400 From my family’s experience, if I were to start a company it will be LLC. One of the biggest advantages for LLC it’s the tax flexibility; by being a single member, the business will be taxed as a sole proprietorship….   Read more»

]]> 2c2aeec628ee98ada06678bb4064404b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16678/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:41:32 -0400 Personally, I would not turn down an offer based on the type of company. I will focus more on the experience I will gain, but also the work environment. Some people have told me I should start up with a…   Read more»

]]> 95e3de53520306c97236572f65012699 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16676/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:41:30 -0400 A private company does not disclose their books to the public in general. The boss alone is in charge of the business. This gives them the freedom to manage the company in their own way. Meanwhile, a public company has…   Read more»

]]> 927eeca0805619e8eca70471a61f9c19 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16555/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:40:17 -0400 While its true that regulations do not ensure quality, they are necessary for some level of standardization in the audit of products.Many times when companies try to stay at the top using innovative systems they can be affected by loopholes…   Read more»

]]> c1dae4d09b4db28c6d3fa7295a5768ea https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16553/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:40:16 -0400 I haven’t witnessed anything exceptional, but in my other classes, we had a lecture about ethics and we discussed about different situations. As for my personal experience, I think that when you work in the industry you must display your…   Read more»

]]> b77afc6808d9a779b0304011f55ab254 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16552/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:40:15 -0400 Although I did not participate in QC where I was the one testing the product or evaluating it, I was the one who had to use the User Requirements Doc. to create process flows that need to be followed by…   Read more»

]]> 7ce003b85ddce30e8f3081090b3503e6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16407/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:38:57 -0400 I think this topic is a little complicated and your opinion will depend on which side you stand. If you work on trying to develop new products to help people, you will find that the FDA is way too strict,…   Read more»

]]> a3fce05711f74aedf2e6fab15f636fac https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16406/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:38:56 -0400 I think recalls also happen after a while due to unforeseen complications. A company must always try to maintain QC as is best, perhaps by innovating systems that check the product in a more effective and correct way, but things…   Read more»

]]> fca59b7b7207a39caf5016c343529284 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16405/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:38:55 -0400 I was reading through the FDA website and found interesting that many products have recalls. Many times the company will decide to remove a product that’s harmful or defective from the market, or in some instances, this is requested by…   Read more»

]]> 1d5618f793a75b2f6b620b4e7c54027c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16362/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:38:31 -0400 When conducting research on animals, you have to be very careful, because you want the experiment to succeed, I’ve only conducted research on rats previously, and sometimes, we did not know why the animal died. The animals were put under…   Read more»

]]> cc1b3291d3b66e898a31a0ee976812e1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16361/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:38:30 -0400 I will choose to do research in the industry over academia. I think people who like to stay in academia have a passion for discovery, while people in the industry have the passion for helping others at a faster rate….   Read more»

]]> a890541245c3bb2321357260a1b35350 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16358/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:38:28 -0400 To me, both types of research are important, but my personal interest is to see results right away. I had previous experience doing research in the academic field, and even though I liked it, sometimes I found myself to be…   Read more»

]]> 46be9274dda42140f7ce1212c3aa1f89 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16227/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:37:12 -0400 Missing a milestone can mean failure but it does not mean that the project is over. Many times, if a project is massive for a company, the can face complex obstacles and may fail a milestone in the way, but…   Read more»

]]> 6e0425cc61f7f32dd3d0deba3760a325 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16225/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:37:10 -0400 The obstacle I encountered was being able to meet with SME’s. My internship project had tight deadlines and it required the involvement of multiple teams. Therefore, I had to meet with SME’s across the globe, so when scheduling meetings, there…   Read more»

]]> c7ff24d241ca7ec89bbf5d0880d866e1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16224/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:37:09 -0400 In my first internship, I had 2 managers. Their management style was very similar. They are both very flexible and open-minded. They let me be creative and explore different solutions to my task. At the same time, they were very…   Read more»

]]> b879ae8eeeb749f1830b4403b8150f2a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16223/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:18:29 -0400 In my first internship, I had 2 managers. Their management style was very similar. They are both very flexible and open-minded. They let me be creative and explore different solutions to my task. At the same time, they were very…   Read more»

]]> a17439c3fd7c3f12b106c7e23494aafe https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16113/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:17:13 -0400 Biomedical engineering is so diverse that students are required to select a specific track to focus on. However, BMEs are competing with other engineers who are more knowledgeable. It is one of the biggest disadvantage for BMEs, the fact that…   Read more»

]]> bf2390fa5bdc3f5dcba190110953aa27 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16112/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:17:12 -0400 My opinion is that this is not a good ratio. I agree that informational courses are important and necessary for the career, but ultimately, it does not give you the skills recruiters are looking for. the background information gives us…   Read more»

]]> 4bacedbc4fc0ce64ca3435afa039d652 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/16111/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:17:11 -0400 Reading through the past comments, I also have to agree that students need to focus on obtaining as much industry experience as possible. Over the years, I heard from advisors that biomedical engineers compete with the other majors (chemical, electrical,…   Read more»

]]> db657002353cfc1bf5afd3ae67bdd37e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9228/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:15:41 -0500 I am very glad I took this course. It gave me the overview I needed to understand more of how things work in the industry. I know certain topics are more complex than others and they could even take a course to actually study them deeper, but this has been a great overview of the essentials. I truly learned a lot, many topics took me back to my…[Read more]

]]> 0 a5ca6b8f70d66d734ae47887942916d6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9226/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:05:23 -0500 I think the restrictions are not out of place. You are attending a business discussion and family members should not be involved. It should be understood in the doctor’s side that only his meal will be covered and therefore he or she will not bring their partner or another family member to avoid any awkward situation. Other regulations involving…[Read more]

]]> 0 39ed151f2a8694548e8de99651d4ee38 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9224/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:52:22 -0500 An oral agreement can include forms of oral agreement and a written contract. A verbal agreement is made without a formal written documentation. While the agreement is there and understood in spoken words it’s more difficult to prove in court. There may be instances where the written contract is necessary, for example in sales or transfer of real…[Read more]

]]> 0 24ace3d9d44f7c1e90a184c0a4a97f84 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9091/ Sun, 25 Nov 2018 00:50:58 -0500 Personally, I think I would be suited for either one. Middle management is essential to understand the vision and I think this is where experience is very important. To begin my career I need to start in middle management so that I can learn from upper management what and how things are done in order to fulfill the vision. In my opinion, upper…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d423f286f20f59ef4b08abcec60b950 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9090/ Sun, 25 Nov 2018 00:43:53 -0500 As it’s mentioned quite a few times in the previous posts, in a real-life scenario you most likely won’t have the opportunity to finger pick the persons you want to work with. I think, if you are given the task to form a team you want the project to succeed, therefore you would want to have the right team that can make that happen which means that…[Read more]

]]> 0 446874dc5911f4a7a1cb48bda7fdea67 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9087/ Sun, 25 Nov 2018 00:24:40 -0500 Previously I worked in a project-based organization. Although I was just an intern, I got to experience how the projects were worked out within the department. The projects I was involved in required numerous SMEs which at times was a little difficult because the team was spread out globally. However, the team knew how to work it out. Personally,…[Read more]

]]> 0 33056feaba45d599fee77f2f92d4b386 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9019/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 02:22:59 -0500 Once the product is out in the market, and the company has done everything possible it is up to the user to use the product as indicated. The company should have written clear labels and directions as to how to use the medication, when not to take it or ask a doctor. It has happened to me that on some occasions I was prescribed some strong…[Read more]

]]> 0 6d5301c9e3d6c41047f62d8222940167 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9015/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 02:07:13 -0500 Risk meetings should have an agenda that everyone is already aware of. This way all attendees know what the meeting will be about. I think breaking down the risks in categories is a good idea because people can focus on the different aspects and contribute as needed. There are many options as to how to categorize the risks, some can be by…[Read more]

]]> 0 c58073754e8b04bb8b1bd259301ca6f4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/9003/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 01:29:43 -0500 One of the factors is Assessment of the Benefits of Devices. In this assessment, the FDA takes into account the types of benefits that the device has on patient health as well as their satisfaction. The types of benefits can be assessed by evaluating the impact the device has had among the population, and its ability to help prevent a disease,…[Read more]

]]> 0 93a8b1f01c60750356a4ddd684e1f35c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/8886/ Sun, 11 Nov 2018 20:53:28 -0500 Design controls have a specific objective and its to assure that the device meets the user needs, intended uses and specified requirements. Design controls also serve as a way to continue improving the device and prevent future problems, FDA callbacks. Most of the callback cases that occur are related to non-conforming materials. The design…[Read more]

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