Testing services company Intertek checks thousands of medical devices each year to determine their conformity to various standards and regulations. Incredibly, the London-based company has found that more than 90 percent of electronic medical devices fail to comply with these requirements on the first submission.
Reworking a device because it fails to conform with standards often means costly delays. By detecting these errors early in the design and manufacturing stages, engineers can ensure their device gets to market on time and on budget.