Life Sciences - Medical

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

“We obsolete ourselves by developing new products every 12 to 18 months, and 3DVIA Composer enables us to create more visual, up-to-date, and effective instructions."

- Christopher Narveson, Design and
Engineering Services Manager

Successful medical products—from drug delivery systems to diagnostic equipment and surgical devices—advance patient care. Manufacturers of these products must create innovative approaches while working in a stringent regulatory environment.

See how SolidWorks^® product development solutions help designers in the medical field reduce design cycle time and costs, while still focusing on quality and reliability to increase patient safety and reduce liability.

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	Bringing Innovative Medical Products to Market Faster To succeed in today’s medical device manufacturing industry, product designers must not only create innovative medical products but also navigate an increasingly challenging regulatory environment. Powerful part definition and industrial design tools foster product innovation while integrated software prototyping and comprehensive design management capabilities support regulatory compliance. With SolidWorks software, you can quickly develop and analyze medical devices and components—and bring them to market faster.
	Analysis Guide for Medical Product Designers This guide to maximizing productivity gains in the medical design industry provides an overview of the challenges facing medical product designers. With examples from medical devices already developed, you will learn how SolidWorks® Simulation and virtual prototyping tools can help you solve these simultaneous challenges and gain assurance of product quality, reliability, and safety.

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