<table border="0" width="458" align="center"><tr> <td align="left"> <img class="newsitem" src="/newsimgs/0041-l.jpg" width="145" height="167"></td> <td align="center"> <img class="newsitem" src="/newsimgs/0041-m.jpg" width="145" height="167"></td> <td align="right"> <img class="newsitem" src="/newsimgs/0041-r.jpg" width="145" height="167"></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="3" height="5"></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="3" class="news-title">Eclipse PD Team attends MD&M East 2009</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="3" height="5"></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="3" class="newsitem"> <p>Meet members of the Eclipse Product Development team at <b>Booth 2261</b> during the MD&M East show, 9-11 June 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY. MD&M East offers attendees a wealth of medical product development resources.</p> <p>Eclipse's staff of experienced designers and engineers have developed innovative medical devices that improve quality and reliability, shorten time to market, are easier and more affordable to produce, reduce end-user costs, and enhance patient safety. Recently, we have help companies: <p><ul compact> <li>Conduct a manufacturing and assembly audit to identify cost reduction opportunities and enhance competitiveness. </li> <li>Engineer a new technology platform for the healthcare marketplace.</li> <li>Redesign UI software to streamline user tasks and improve the product's usability and appeal.</li> <li>Redesign enclosure hardware to enhance the aesthetic appeal, perceived value, and ergonomic comfort.</li></ul><p> Experts from our product design and development staff attending MD&M East include:<p> <b>Jim Sellers</b>, President and Owner - For over 20 years, Jim has consulted to numerous small- and medium-size medical companies to help transform their core technologies into commercial products. He has contributed his expertise in plastics design and mechanical engineering to develop innovative products such as angiography and brachytherapy catheters, surgical tools and drug delivery pumps.<p> <b>Bob Amrich</b>, Director for Client Relations - Bob helps clients craft an appropriate product development strategy to achieve their business goals. Bob has over 20 years experience working with clients to integrate market needs, industrial design, and brand differentiation.<p> <b>Eric Smith</b>, Director for User Experience and Design Research - Eric directs research efforts with users aimed at verifying our product design efforts are usable and appealing. He has conducted numerous research projects designed to obtain new insights, define requirements, and evaluate products with users.<p> <i>About Eclipse</i><br> Eclipse Product Development, located in Amesbury, MA, is a full-service product design and engineering firm with over 15 years of experience helping clients commercialize their medical, dental, and home-care product technologies. Eclipse has a broad portfolio of complex diagnostic and therapeutic medical and dental equipment and devices that users find appealing, useful, and usable. Eclipse's development process meets FDA and ISO requirements for product safety, design control documentation and verification. </p> </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="3"><div class="newslink"> <a OnClick="javascript:window.open('news.php?id=41&print=1','print','width=500,scrollbars=1')" href="javascript:void(0)">Print Friendly Version</a> </div></td> </tr></table>
