Medical device manufacturer Owen Mumford will introduce a process that puts risk management at the centre of its engineering process, the company has announced.
Oli Gould, design team manager at Owen Mumford said: “We have developed a risk management process that allows us to think more intelligently about hazards to healthcare providers and their patients using medical devices, such as our drug delivery products. We believe that this approach will create more confidence in using the devices, as well as a better outcome and increased compliance among patients.”
The company hopes that the system will allow businesses to consider what is behind the risk and why it’s likely to be an issue.
Gould continued: “While we continue to use the FMEA (failure mode and…
