Articles

Explore insights on medical device design, 3D printing materials, clinical research, and R&D best practices from Engenious Design's expert team.

Comparing pulsed field ablation vs. radiofrequency and microwave ablation

Mechanisms, clinical applications, and comparative advantages
Austin
Pfannenstiel
June 30, 2026

What we wish we knew about PFA generators before we started working with them

Lessons from a decade of PFA generator development
Brian
Reynolds
June 30, 2026

PFA generator safety hazards: what they are and how to protect against them

What every PFA generator designer needs to know about high-voltage hazards
Brian
Reynolds
June 30, 2026

Power specs don’t translate to PFA generators. Here’s how to better characterize performance

Why watts don't tell the whole story for PFA generator design
Brian
Reynolds
June 29, 2026

SLA material 101: designer's comparison to molded thermoplastics

This article provides an important and simple tool for R&D groups using 3D printed prototypes for engineering testing.
Nick
Greusel
December 5, 2022

R&D Life - Peter Frey

The journey to Staff Electrical Engineer has earned Peter a few gray hairs and a lot of wisdom we pay attention to!
Peter
Frey
October 20, 2022

Clinical insights make better medical devices

What good is a medical device if patients or clinicians can’t actually use it in their everyday life?
Bobby
Burch
July 11, 2022

Nurse error or medical device design problem

As a designer of medical devices, I’m disturbed by the situation where a nurse faces prison for a deadly medical error.
Chris
Justice
March 23, 2022

"Basic Safety" and "Essential Performance" are key to medical device design

Essential Performance is more nuanced than Basic Safety, and this article focuses on the concept of Essential Performance.
Nick
Greusel
September 7, 2021