https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/myton/activity/ Activity feed for myton. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:20:38 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e11df0e698410cc86933d4b9f0beacd4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14497/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:57:27 -0400 An NDA is an acronym for a non-disclosure agreement. This type of agreement refers to a contract in which the parties involved will keep information shared between them confidential to others. This contract can be applied to court and possible…   Read more»

]]> 81cb3001280ce4145d6eaaab8f8145ec https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14496/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:57:26 -0400 There is a difference between a contract and an agreement. An agreement simply refers to parties agreeing to do an action while a contract includes the agreement but is legally binding and can be part of a law suit. With…   Read more»

]]> b043e08c1af47d6431c499ff20a508d7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14495/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:57:26 -0400 I believe that this type of regulation is necessary in order to achieve a certain level of fairness. In general, we don’t want the company to buy the doctor so I believe that this is fair to have this limit…   Read more»

]]> 0777a143de6687bc98380225ffe7705a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14494/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:57:25 -0400 I think that the problem with this question is that there is already a set difference between the different departments. This creates a separation between the employees and researchers which can cause problems. I believe that there is importance in…   Read more»

]]> 17057e5ecdc56f9adb82c4fd09892f69 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14493/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:57:25 -0400 I think that culture and structure influence each other but they are separate entities within a company. Culture is more of how people work and interact with each other while structure deals more with factor such as who they are…   Read more»

]]> a14a4533f4d516cdf4400f92c04041b1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14492/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:57:24 -0400 For me, at this point in time, I believe that I am currently more suited for Middle management. Although, it would be ideal to be the people who start projects, I think that I have not gained enough experience to…   Read more»

]]> 11fa71ffc3df5b3c3d5a2398cc5544e4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14332/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:55:13 -0400 I agree with those who believe that project managers will have difficulty completing work in a matrix company structure. This is because of the presence of another project manager who the employee has to report to. This adds complications because…   Read more»

]]> f12a12beeacb8f090bd0ec9433d07575 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14236/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:54:19 -0400 When building a team, first and foremost, it is important to pick a teammates that are good at working with others and is able to motivate the other members. It’s not good to have a members that are not open-minded…   Read more»

]]> 14a70aa81a2be4c17644cd19c72ae041 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14235/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:54:18 -0400 Each organizational structure has its own advantages and disadvantages. So when initiating a project, it is important to figure out the benefits of a structure in order to take advantage of its benefits. In terms of collaboration, it would be…   Read more»

]]> 3e2e7c645602d4aca89b89effe0d8da7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14142/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:52:25 -0400 As the standard states, the company must, to the best of their ability, reduce the risk to the lowest level possible. I believe that this could be done by being able to address all the issues present in the device….   Read more»

]]> 79ee11cfe3a4655ecd33dc7f0d36b85f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14140/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:52:23 -0400 Risk identification is an important aspect of medical device development. It is better to prevent than to fix because fixing implies that damage has been dealt. Risk identification is part of risk identification, which is the mitigation of the potential…   Read more»

]]> 902d4f7f7e41cb14705f6e3f04d87137 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14138/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:52:22 -0400 Risk management is an important aspect of business in order to have a successful product release. In terms of assuring that the final device run smoothly, these risk management meetings must occur on a constant basis. Problems arise throughout the…   Read more»

]]> 5ab953b9ca0948888c22af63acafaa2e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14086/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:51:46 -0400 I believe that even though it is not required, it is important to point out that performing the validation process can do more benefit than harm. Although it may add to the costs, it would be better to do because…   Read more»

]]> 7f89235fb2b35611c50007c0819acf81 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/14085/ Wed, 15 May 2019 18:51:46 -0400 Design controls are important because they keep the product up to standard and up to date and competitive with other products. Sub par products can turn out to become dangerous and deleterious. This can be avoided by having strict design…   Read more»

]]> bdf59f5f8778cacfbc2348635804920f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13939/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:09:41 -0400 I completely agree with the points mentioned above. An effective product is the fruit of good design controls and other properly implemented steps. Just as every ingredient is important, a good verification process ensures that a product will work based…   Read more»

]]> bf28e4888f29bee32e41be9b37cdd4bf https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13811/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:08:25 -0400 Meeting minutes are important. You possibly can’t remember everything in the meeting and your personal notes will only show the thoughts you had in your head during the meeting. The minutes are important because it’ll allow you to go back…   Read more»

]]> 0274077d0f4a01fc4447b9f6ba84ff9e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13809/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:08:24 -0400 When making any schedule, it is important to note the schedule of other people who are involved inn the project. It is important to keep in mind that they also have deadlines to meet and things to do. Furthermore, it…   Read more»

]]> 749a4f448d664acd89cf64db089283e9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13755/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:07:56 -0400 I think that having double blind experiments are beneficial in their way since it reduces the possibility of a bias from both the subject and the administrator. This ensures that the results read in by the administrator is not tainted…   Read more»

]]> 121e27131228c1088b0169dfcc3035af https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13676/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:07:10 -0400 Consent, in terms of medical trials and treatment, is important because of the possibility of law suits and numerous liability reasons. In terms of possible clinical trials and each individual’s choice to contribute to science, it would be beneficial to…   Read more»

]]> cc264d90e431ebd021d2a0b5d2a568d9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13675/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:07:09 -0400 Placebo trials are important because they create a data point which can be used as a comparison point for the results of the other administered trials. A placebo trial can be compared to experimental set-ups as the control experiment. This…   Read more»

]]> 161feca252a60eaf3af9b77ebff59212 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13674/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:07:09 -0400 Manipulation and persuasion differ where manipulation leads the consumer to a decision that they may or may not agree with while persuasion allows the consumer to still decide, however, it is something that they have a choice on. It also…   Read more»

]]> a230b9006c55f4486a6e911de524f284 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13673/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:07:08 -0400 Emotional Intelligence is someone’s ability to recognize and understand others’ emotions and project theirs onto others. There are various exams that can be taken to assess an individual’s level of emotional intelligence but at the same time, it is important…   Read more»

]]> 84145ed5df0484735e22886cf392ac18 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13672/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:07:08 -0400 Hyping up a product is an important factor in producing a successful medical product release. Good information must be released in order to increase sale and so that the public will buy it. Companies do this by coming into hospitals…   Read more»

]]> 7d7be4dc13db21425da29cbc3a4d4d49 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13441/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:04:55 -0400 There are many benefits of becoming a corporation over an LLC. Mainly, with the form of a corporation, it would be individually advantageous to become a shareholder of a company because of the ability to split the business income which…   Read more»

]]> b56c437309c2dd44b9e1bbaafe3658bc https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13440/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:04:54 -0400 Costco Wholesale Corp. ROE (Return on Equity: indicative of the return with each shareholder’s equity) – 21.86% For the past 3 years, according to Investopedia.com, there has been a steady increase in the ROE of Costco. From the fiscal years…   Read more»

]]> 631dfbcae9465a9c36ec17eaaf22bd9d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13257/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:03:20 -0400 I believe that the most important aspect of an effective quality control program is to have a clear line of communication between all sides who are working within the project. It is important that everyone knows their position in the…   Read more»

]]> 65d4a108bfeaa473f57e7d95b1cf53b3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13254/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:03:18 -0400 There are always people who exist who have contrary views with anything. It is true that it is better to prevent than to cure. It falls true for medical treatment but it also falls true for business. When someone is…   Read more»

]]> d0daa7cd3c9a5a31b188af505f262d42 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13252/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:03:17 -0400 Quality and R&D are sections of a company that have different goals. R&D focuses on the advancement of the technology to develop a better product for a company while Quality ensures that the product being made will be safe. However,…   Read more»

]]> 474e3fbdfb1fab0ebfe73104559720d5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13087/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:01:50 -0400 An antibiotic-releasing hip stem would count as a combination device since it has the characteristics of a drug and a device. However, since its primary mode of action will be as a hip implant that will the user in regaining…   Read more»

]]> 69d04e61ab7732f75e3c87b8873b53e6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13086/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:01:50 -0400 Very recently, Maquet IABPs were recalled from the market due to “false blood detection alarm and ingress of fluid in IABP” [1]. The recall, classified as Class 1, is very serious because IABPs are used as assistive-living devices and may…   Read more»

]]> 664aeb900f58f9934146aefdc4edf4ba https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/13085/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:01:49 -0400 From the articles that I have read, legislation regarding the regulation of electronic cigarettes were passed in 2016. In this FDA ruling, the Center for Tobacco Products, which deals with the Tobacco Control Act, will oversee activities regarding electronic cigarettes…   Read more»

]]> dd1241f6aeb58eb188d2f5a6d84bb018 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12944/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:00:37 -0400 I work in a hospital and I do FEA for them for surgical procedures so I don’t know if it counts as industrial research but for us, we aim to publish by next year but it can be extended. The…   Read more»

]]> e19a815e89e179dd06445d1c532b728e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12943/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:00:36 -0400 I think that the biggest problem that this type of situation can encounter may include communication. Because of the distance, regular in-house check ups may not be possible which may cause problems in the progress of the project. There will…   Read more»

]]> 7e71490c634381639da37c46a32c8c3c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12942/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:00:36 -0400 Research in any field is important. Research is the advancement of technology and science. In my opinion, research that can be instantaneously effective or long-term beneficial can be made in either environment. Innovation is essential and improvements in technology will…   Read more»

]]> 47a5b36d68dcce4b7c31b3f187b3760d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12757/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:58:54 -0400 I’ve had a lot of problems within projects and a lot of them are due to either problems that we failed to foresee or problems that were impossible to foresee. One project of mine included the use of a stress…   Read more»

]]> 8798976f9f6ce4aeeaee03bd5cdb7d3c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12756/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:58:53 -0400 There are different structural organizations that can be made to a company in order to become a more productive and efficient company. One such structure is referred to as the functional structure where the groups are divided based on their…   Read more»

]]> 781d97239ed9d91507f7203495d85cb1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12754/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:58:52 -0400 I think that there is minimal differences between a project manager within the biomedical engineering field and say a civil engineering project manager. Both projects follow a specific timeline at which the project has to be completed. Both projects may…   Read more»

]]> 50ccd8379817746bf56a5dad734ec59a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12680/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:58:10 -0400 In terms of jobs, when I start working, I want to be in a job that does research and also building and development. I want to be part of a team that develops next-level prosthetic technology to be able to…   Read more»

]]> 7cd3517850432c13f790507d25f69039 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12677/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:58:08 -0400 I think that there should be a 50-50 ratio with practical learning and academic learning. I believe that there is importance in both because that’s how real-life learning works. It is important to understand basic principles in the classroom but…   Read more»

]]> 319552c8e9ff1e107452ab2aa731ae45 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12675/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:58:07 -0400 I finished my undergraduate degree last semester ad now, I am a continuing student in the Master’s program. I have not had real work experience but I’ve had internships in different hospitals and research facilities and it really helps me…   Read more»

]]> c5c420220710f0a046922b5f090bca04 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12600/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:28 -0400 Personally, I find these results pretty generic. I choose to work to survive. I need money to buy supplies and pay for rent and all the other stuff necessary to live. To stay at a place, it is important to…   Read more»

]]> 95ad436a4d3daca39083b8a29d562069 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12599/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:28 -0400 As previously mentioned, it is more difficult to implement a design change during clinical trials than compared to during the design process. When entering a clinical trial, it is important to note that the FDA outlines specific aspects of the…   Read more»

]]> f692ae1e9033c683ec04ccfb7b433470 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12598/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:27 -0400 There are a lot of factors that can influence whether clinical trials should be outsourced or insourced. One could be the size of the company. Say a small company wanted to perform clinical trials, it wouldn’t be reasonable for them…   Read more»

]]> 97a2725e6c82b0fceb97635094a31f82 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12596/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:26 -0400 Personally, I don’t know the personal reason why Bartleby chose to not do work but as said he exercised passive resistance and declared his individual power. With the story he is basically saying no to do work that he was…   Read more»

]]> a3bbc9052bdd823a19ba729bba900c28 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12594/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:25 -0400 There are a lot of reasons why someone would leave their job. As they have seen before, there is some correlation with the “limited recognition” that causes some workers to leave their job. However, this is only an initial action…   Read more»

]]> 3ac5eede888d6e8e63c203865cae8a70 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12590/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:23 -0400 After graduating from college, I would initially choose to work as a scientist or an engineer in order to gain experience and learn more about the current technology and field. I think it would be a great opportunity to start…   Read more»

]]> 49959d46081f22d3fb5eb51218d3695c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12538/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:56:57 -0400 It’s not as surprising to see the realistic side and ideal side of working. Ideally, you would like to have team work and all, however, there are a lot of reasons in industry why individual effort and quotas matter. There…   Read more»

]]> 048ebaf2e99d4c81811ebbeaae8ef54a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12536/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:56:56 -0400 To motivate my team members, I would remind the team about the goal of the project and the reward that can be redeemed from the completion of the project. The perseverance and the hard work of the leader spreads and…   Read more»

]]> e2e73d8beef0add40239bbcc67da027b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12534/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:56:55 -0400 Similar to the aforementioned reasons, I also feel that what keeps me pushing is the fact that people can improve. People keep learning even after school. They learn even when they’re not even in school. I believe that the process…   Read more»

]]> 64ef85891d73e1f437682fa53c5a52d4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/12383/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:55:30 -0400 Before we started our Capstone, we first did research on the ins and outs of the project. We first looked at current technology, ways on improving it, and if it was feasible. After coming up with the idea, we then…   Read more»

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