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In this episode, Nick Webb the nations leading technology futurist and best selling author speaks about innovation pitfalls in medical device development. Nick Webb has been awarded over 40 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for breakthrough technologies in a wide range of industries including consumer products, as well as one of the world’s smallest medical device implants. 

Nicholas Webb calls out disruptive innovation as the leading way to break away from traditional innovation methodology that bogs down the product and device development. He also calls out invalid VOC (voice of the customer) data collection that may miss what the customer truly desires.

Guest  Description:
A prolific writer and bestselling author, his most recent book, “What Customers Crave,” is used by top brands to design their customer experience and innovation strategies. “What Customers Crave” was featured as Mashable’s “Top 50 Marketing Books to Read” in 2017 and LinkedIn’s “Top Summer Read” for 2017. His other groundbreaking books include “The Innovation Playbook” and “The Digital Innovation Playbook.”

His next breakthrough book, “The Innovation Mandate,” will be published by HarperCollins Leadership in 2019.

In recognition of his contributions to healthcare innovation and policy, Nick Webb was awarded his Doctorate from Western University of Health Sciences, where he serves as an adjunct professor and the director of Innovation.

Nick is also the founder of  WebbLogic®, a research and development project that is reinventing the way in which consumers access and engage with healthcare and other consumer products and services, and is dedicated to creating the next generation of wearable technologies.

Charlie discusses the "lifecycle approach" to medical device packaging. Some medical device manufacturers do not continue to watch the arc of their sterile packaging validation plan and failures, therefore, happen as a result. Validation is a living process that needs constant monitoring at all levels to thwart potential packaging failures that could result in a sterility loss of the device. Also on this episode guest Rod Jennings a nuclear power plant field engineer discusses human systems like checklists and acronyms. These systems help guide critical process to better control expected outcomes.  

This episode we speak with Andy D'Esposito a technical account executive for Merrill’s Packaging. He is a CPP (certified packaging professional) he is certified through the Institute of packaging professionals where he is an active member of his local chapter. Andy provides a look into the process of developing a packaging program with thermoformed trays. Andy discusses the human factors in tray design as well as particulate control and material options. 

Charlie Webb and Cord Burnham talks about the critical value of medical device packaging machine service and maintenance. Medical device package failures have been traced back to poorly maintained packaging machines. Listen in on this important conversation centered around the essential steps on staying on track with your maintenance plan. 

Charlie Webb explains what will be covered on the Sterile packaging on track podcasting on upcoming episodes. 

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