HS Design, Inc.

April 10-12, 2012

The University Hotel Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN

Tor Alden, of HS Design, to speak at the world’s premiere medical devices conference. The conference provides a national forum to bring together world-class medical device designers, researchers, manufacturers, and the public sector to share perspectives and innovations in medical device design.

Tor’s presentation will highlight the recent FDA draft guidance for applying human factors and usability engineering to optimize medical device design. Highlights and case studies will focus on how usability techniques are used to fulfill proper design of medical device user interfaces.

The University of Minnesota’s Medical Devices Center, part of the Institute for Engineering in Medicine, the College of Science and Engineering, and the Academic Health Center is presenting the 11th Annual Design of Medical Devices Conference.

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GE Healthcare announced today the shipment of the Omnyx™ VL4 scanner to beta customers worldwide.  To date, six Omnyx VL4 scanners have been shipped and are in operation for testing purposes. This marks a significant milestone in Omnyx’s efforts to deliver a leading Integrated Digital Pathology solution.  The Omnyx solution will be demonstrated at the upcoming Pathology Visions conference in San Diego.

The scanner is tightly integrated to an enterprise software solution that enables high-speed digital viewing over standard networks and provides a complete digital workflow for research use for both the pathologist and histology personnel.

HSD partnered with Omnyx, assisting in Design Research, Industrial Design, GUI, Engineering and prototyping leading to the successful manufacturing launch of the new VL4 scanner.

BioNanomatrix, Inc. has changed its name to BioNano Genomics. By adopting the new name and brand identity, the Company is communicating its position as a solution provider for genomics researchers who want to fully understand the biology of the genomes at the core of their research. The change follows the recent establishment of new corporate headquarters in San Diego, the appointment of new leadership, and additional new investment.

The corporate re-branding reflects the Company’s expanding focus on delivering genomic applications for its nanoAnalyzer System®, a platform that uses single-molecule imaging to visualize extremely long nucleic acids and reveal genome architecture in its native state. BioNano Genomics makes full genome understanding more accessible to researchers and clinicians who seek simpler ways of examining whole genomes while extending their investigations beyond the realm of variation at the level of only a few nucleotides.

BioMarker Strategies was recently awarded an additional NCI SBIR contract to develop companion diagnostic test and raises $2.3M in investments.  HS Design was hired by BioMarker Strategies to work on the development of user research, usability, design and development for both the SnapPath™ Platform  including the instrument, Graphical user interface (GUI) and injection molded disposable cartridge.  The program will see HS Design working with BioMarker Strategies towards the complete development of its benchtop instrument for clinical trials and commercial release. The SnapPath™ biomarker testing system* is an automated live tumor cell processing platform that enables next-generation predictive tests—known as Functional Signaling Profiles (FSPs)—to guide targeted drug therapy selection for individual cancer patients.  http://www.genomeweb.com/dxpgx/biomarker-strategies-wins-nci-grant-biomarker-system

HSD recently completed a new program to convert an Apple iPhone 4 & iTouch into a revolutionary new medical device.  The DermScope is the world’s first intelligent dermatoscope, designed to address all of the important modes of skin visualization. DermScope helps Doctors to improve their confidence in diagnosis while increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the exam.  Images can be instantly sent across the globe for consult. The injection molded case minimized the external profile giving the unit a simple intuitive feel.

HSD collaborated with Omnyx, a GE healthcare company over the past three years in developing a full line of digital pathology solutions and peripheral devices. The designs of both the manual VL4 and The VL120 were created through careful understanding of the clinical pathologist and histologists needs.

We worked with Omnyx’s highly skilled team through all phases of the products development, including market research, industrial design, engineering, graphic User Interface design (GUI),  FEA simulation, Prototyping, FDA documentation control through manufacturing liaison. The complete solution included close involvement with Pathologist to develop an intuitive, easy to use interface and high quality high speed scanning.  The VL 120 was developed with automated control with no manual intervention needed.

This is a very cool video of the history of Johnson & Johnson.  Even cooler (for us) is that they illustrated the Veridex CellTracks analyzer II that HS Design helped design and engineer (shown 19 seconds into the video, but who’s counting?).  That said, JNJ is a great company and congratulations for celebrating 125 years.

HS Design, Inc. now provides a complete range of engineering simulation services such as FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) to drive product designs from concept to manufacturing.  Simulation can reduce prototyping and reduce time to market.

We offer a wide range of FEA services including Stress / Structural Analysis, Thermal, CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and Design optimization including design of experiments. Our FEA services span a wide range of industries including medical, commercial and consumer products.

For more information about our simulation services please contact info@hs-design or call 908-234-2331 ext:11

Understand how utilizing FERSA, front end research and system architecture, speeds up the product development path.  Tor Alden, Partner of HS Design illustrates the importance of the product development team’s understanding the environment and workflow when designing medical products.  Check out the recent article in the June 2011 issue of Medical Design magazine <http://medicaldesign.com/engineering-prototyping/research-development/role-of-fersa-0511/>