MedTech Sustainability by Design
MedTech Sustainability by Design is the podcast where the world's leading experts in medical device, sustainable plastics, eco-design, and regulatory compliance share their expertise. Each episode cuts through the complexity of plastic selection, regulatory changes, medical device engineering or sustainable plastics — so MedTech engineers and start-up teams can build devices that are good for the patient, good for the planet and profitable.
Your host, Lucas Pianegonda, is a globally recognized expert for plastics in medical technology. As founder of Gradical, a consultancy dedicated to making MedTech more sustainable with plastics, Lucas has guided dozens of medical device, IVD and pharma companies through some of the field's most complex material challenges. He asks the questions your R&D team would ask and gets you the answers you actually need.
Topics covered include:
• Sustainable plastics and eco-design strategies for MedTech
• Plastic selection for medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics and combination products
• Biocompatibility, sterilization and the medical grade concept
• Regulatory requirements and changes across global markets
• Recycling, medical waste, and the circular economy in healthcare
Is your team struggling to make your Device or Packaging more sustainable? Schedule a call with Lucas: https://calendly.com/lucas-pianegonda-gradical/discovery-call-gradical?
Learn more about Gradical and its services at www.gradical.ch
MedTech Sustainability by Design
Redesigning a Single-Use Medical Device to SLASH Waste and Cost (Case Study) with Pablo Yániz González
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Industrial design engineer Pablo Yániz González, who recently graduated in Integrated Product Design at TU Delft's Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, set out to make a single-use inflator more sustainable and ended up designing a hybrid device that can be reused up to 1,000 times.
In this episode, Pablo joins Lucas Pianegonda to discuss how hospitals can reduce waste without adding burden for clinicians, what “hybrid-use” design really means, and how to navigate the long, expensive road from prototype to regulatory approval.
They cover:
- The tradeoffs between reuse and remanufacturing in hospitals
- Designing inflators that maintain safety and simplicity
- The “Tesla lesson” for medtech
- Why getting from prototype to MDR approval is a 3-year journey before sales even begin
If you’re an engineer or medtech innovator thinking about sustainability, this episode is for you.
Connect with Pablo:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablo-yaniz-gonzalez
Connect with us:
If you’re a medtech company struggling to make your devices more sustainable, let’s talk: https://lucaspianegonda.clickfunnels.com/optin1756907952105
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