Medical device contract manufacturing is the outsourced fabrication of a medical device for the medical marketplace. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has very specific criteria to define a medical device.
In February, LSO participated, for the 17th consecutive year in the MD&M West show at the Anaheim Convention center. This year, Barry Kazemi, LSO’s CEO & President, had been invited to be one of the [...]
As a project leader for medical device manufacturing, there is one area in particular that I feel can really derail projects. When a project reaches me, often times the packaging has already been created and [...]
At LSO, we typically manage 50-55 new product launches a year. This doesn’t include helping existing customers with product revisions and follow on work. This is a launch rate that far surpasses that of many [...]
We are happy to announce that LSO is in the final phases of installation of two 8 cubic foot EtO sterilizers. We expect them to be certified and ready for production by the end of [...]
In today’s economic environment, with nationwide unemployment at an all time high, companies are holding on to their cash and investors are holding on to their wallets. Multinational, as well as, medium and small device companies alike are under “revenue attack”
Over the years LSO has worked with numerous start-ups – visionaries with innovative products and good business sense, but lacking knowledge on the intense amount of regulatory policies and procedures involved in manufacturing and getting [...]
There has always been much confusion when using the terms Offshoring and Outsourcing. Are they the same thing or different? How are they different? Which term applies in which instance?
So how do you publish an article from the client’s perspective, without breaking any non-disclosure agreements? Well you find yourself an ex-client which has been acquired for $1.5 billion, and have them tell you about [...]
The most critical factor for medical device packaging is product sterility, which must be maintained throughout distribution and storage, allowing for safe and effective use of the device. The primary standard governing medical device packaging and shelf life validation is ISO 11607-1
