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What Goes into Designing Devices for Military and Emergency Applications?

Global Medical Device Podcast · 26 Nov 2020 · 38m · Episode 169

What this episode covers

Monty Leja and Robert Futch of the Delta Development Team discuss designing the Autonomous Portable Refrigeration Unit (APRU), a ruggedized medical refrigeration device for military and emergency use. They explain how end-user feedback drove the design to withstand extreme environments, leading to a miniaturized, battery-powered unit that meets AABB and FDA regulations. The team details their regulatory journey with Greenlight Guru and Wade Schroeder, highlighting a critical EMC failure resolved by adjusting firmware data rates rather than adding shielding. This approach reduced complexity and cost, allowing them to meet aggressive timelines for production models expected in early 2021.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Delta Development Team, Greenlight Guru
Products
Autonomous Portable Refrigeration Unit, APRU
Also
Wade Schroeder, Monty Leja, Robert Futch, John Spear, AABB, FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 60601, IEC 61010

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