The Longest Pole By Jim Kasic, Founder and Chairman Boulder iQ August 31, 2023 If you’ve ever been camping – or been to a circus – you know that the longest pole in the tent is what holds everything up. Without it, the tent becomes unstable at best and fails at worst. The concept applies […]
Design and Engineering Services: Bringing Medical Products to Life August 31, 2023 At Boulder iQ, we know that every company and every product is different. What’s the same? Creating products that are commercially successful. Designing with the focus on product launch When we’re involved in the design stage of a product’s development, it’s all about […]
Med Device Online: Biocompatibility Testing Tips to Speed Your Medical Device to Market August 31, 2023 Mention biocompatibility testing to a medical device developer, and you may evoke expressions of fear and terror. In truth, biocompatibility testing can be complex, time-consuming, and expensive. When you’re singularly focused on getting your device on the market, getting biocompatibility testing […]
Boulder Sterilization Offers Ethylene Oxide, Chlorine Dioxide Service More choices. More options. Better results. May 30, 2023 Boulder Sterilization is introducing chlorine dioxide (CD) service this summer, making it the sole contract sterilizer to offer CD and ethylene oxide (EO) technologies for the sterilization of medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic products. Our CD sterilizer is […]
Team Member Spotlight: Steve Seyer, Chief Operating Officer March 27, 2023 With decades of experience in the medical device industry, working at companies ranging from start-ups to larger manufacturers, the one area Steve had never explored was the consulting side of the business. That curiosity and interest led him to Boulder iQ. “I was intrigued […]
The Lure of the FDA Q-Sub Meeting: When (and When Not) to Call for One Part 2: Planning for the Meeting(s) Part 1 of “The Lure of the FDA Q-Sub Meeting: When (and When Not) to Call for One” covered how to tell if – and when – to request a Q-Sub meeting, including whether […]
What Does the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency Mean for Emergency Use Authorizations? February 27, 2023 I remember listening to many predictions after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the COVID-19 public health emergency Jan. 31, 2020. None of them included that it would last for more than three years! […]
What is the Product’s Intended Use?…a Simple Question With a Big Impact on the Success of Your Regulatory Strategy February 27, 2023 You’ve no doubt heard the old adage, “measure twice and cut once.” It applies to many things, including the creation of a regulatory strategy. After 35 years in the industry, including teaching regulatory […]
Success Story: Boulder iQ Helps Hubly Surgical Assemble, Package and Sterilize Advanced Cranial Drill January 29, 2023 Cranial drilling, a widely used technique in neurosurgery, calls for precision of the highest degree in both the process and the equipment. Hubly Surgical, based in Lisle, Illinois, is the developer and manufacturer of the first and only […]
Rapid Prototyping Materials: Are They Compatible With EO Sterilization? January 29, 2023 Rapid prototyping (RP) is, yes, we’ll say it, rapidly becoming mainstream in medical device development. Defined as the technique used to quickly fabricate a physical part or assembly, RP generally relies on an additive manufacturing process – commonly known as 3D printing – […]
