I think that in the example mentioned, it does make sense that the wife is not paid for unless she had a real contribution to the product or business being done. The overall idea of the dinner was to ...

As many others have stated in this thread, I was pleasantly surprised at how much information about what the industry of the medical device field looks like and also talked a bit about the academic si...

The company I work for is an international company that is based out of Germany but has a large presence in the United States. Many of the customers that we deal with are based in many different count...

The structure and culture of any team will be very present in any project being worked on. Especially if it is a long-term goal, these aspects will be highlighted and seen by everyone involved. It is ...

As others have stated in this thread, a lot of that question will depend on who is available. There are certain scenarios in which having people that you have a better relationship might be better and...

Personally, I work in the industry under the functional organization chart. Many of the projects I work on and people that I regularly communicate with all fall under the same department in the compan...

In dealing with medical devices, a possible scenario where a hazard in a situation can lead to harm would be the implementation of an invasive device. A device like this can cause serious harm to the ...

Risk management assessments are a great way for a company to stay organized when it comes to potential risks involving a medical device. These assessments can help when it comes to lawsuits and legali...

As others have said in this thread, there are many instances where risk will need to be accepted in medical device development. Many times, these devices are highly invasive to the human body and the ...

The sources of design input will greatly vary depending on what the project being addressed is. Certain inputs can depend on current marketing trends, other similar products in the market, the desired...

I think an important initial step would be to really understand all the components that are going into the design and the project itself. Understanding it well will help gauge what the following steps...

As others have said in this thread, outsourcing this type of project can have its pros and cons. One of the biggest advantages to this would be the time and resources saved during the transferring pro...

Like some others have said in this thread, the design control aspect that I feel is the most important is the review/verification portion. This is the part where the design goes under extensive checks...

The DID and the DSD are both very important documents and as stated in the initial question, they both describe the design in a different ways. It is very important that both are present with any desi...

Like others have stated in this thread, the meetings are an important resource for documenting what was said in the meeting and the points that were covered. Overall, just having the meeting minutes d...