Software and firmware sit at the heart of much of our team’s product-development experience. From digital pathology and diagnostic fluidics to blood cell separation, the work connects code, electronics, mechanics, and the complete system.
This collection includes experience from our team’s earlier roles, before MedTechWare. These historical product images show the range of systems and engineering details the team brings into the studio today.
Selected experience
From the whole system to the smallest interface.
Whole systems, embedded software and firmware, and rapid prototypes that move a product toward manufacturing.
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Full-system development / Digital pathology
Digital pathology device
Full-system development of a digital pathology device, bringing together mechanical engineering, motion control, image acquisition, image processing, and software/firmware.
Software & firmware
Mechanical engineering
Motion control
Image acquisition
Image processing
Prior team experience
Software, firmware & physical design
PCR instrument
Software and firmware formed part of this instrument’s development alongside enclosure design and sample access, connecting device behavior with the physical workflow.
Software & firmware
Instrument enclosure
Sample access
Prior team experience
System concept / Software & firmware
Laboratory instrument concept
A laboratory instrument development effort spanning software/firmware and the physical system. This packaging study explores sample access, enclosure form, and internal component layout.
Software & firmware
Concept development
Loading workflow
Internal packaging
Prior team experience
Rapid prototyping / Fluidics
LAMP diagnostics prototype
Rapid prototyping of a fluidics subsystem for a LAMP diagnostics device, bringing mechanics, motion, and software/firmware together for early system evaluation.
Rapid prototyping
Fluidics
Motion control
Software & firmware
Prior team experience
Ports, seals, and interfaces
Fluidic assembly
A clear assembly reveals threaded ports, seals, fasteners, and the physical details of a fluid connection.
Fluidic interfaces
Machined components
Assembly
Prior team experience
Motion / Software & firmware
Bench prototype
A bench prototype combining motion hardware with software/firmware for integrated engineering evaluation. The open arrangement makes component handling, alignment, and system behavior accessible.
Software & firmware
Linear motion
Component handling
Bench evaluation
Prior team experience
Rapid prototyping → DFM → design transfer
Blood cell separation system
Full-system development of a blood cell separation device, spanning software, firmware, mechanical engineering, industrial design, and fluidics. The work progressed from rapid prototyping through design for manufacturing (DFM) and design transfer.
Software & firmware
Mechanical & industrial design
Fluidics
Rapid prototyping
DFM & design transfer
Prior team experience
Processing, power, and interfaces
Control electronics
A control board brings a processor, power components, protection, and connectors together on one assembly.
Power & protection
Embedded interfaces
Board architecture
Prior team experience
Industrial design exploration
Instrument concept studies
Alternative enclosure forms, screen positions, and access arrangements make early product decisions visible.
Form exploration
Screen placement
User access
Prior team experience
Form and scale
Physical design models
Physical models give teams a shared way to evaluate proportions, component placement, and interaction.
Form & proportion
Physical interaction
Packaging
Prior team experience
Hands-on integration
Prototype test fixture
A bench fixture makes connections and component behavior accessible for engineering investigation.
Bench tools
Integration
Test access
Prior team experience
Connected products / User workflow
Connected reader and mobile workflow
A compact reader, interchangeable cartridges, charging hardware, and a mobile interface brought together around a connected product workflow.
Mobile interface
Cartridge workflow
Product packaging
Prior team experience
Instrument interfaces / Run information
Laboratory instrument and touchscreen
An enclosed laboratory instrument combines multiple loading positions with a touchscreen showing run progress and measurement curves.
Touchscreen interface
Run visualization
Loading workflow
Instrument packaging
Prior team experience
Prototype / Touchscreen interaction
Tabletop instrument prototype
A tabletop instrument prototype combines a sloped touchscreen, enclosed hardware, and a form built around direct user interaction.
Touchscreen placement
Prototype enclosure
User interaction
Prior team experience
Physical controls / Handheld form
Portable control interface
Physical controls and external connections packaged into a compact handheld interface.
Physical controls
External connections
Handheld packaging
Prior team experience
System packaging / Display and access
Integrated instrument cart
A cart-based instrument brings display placement, keyboard access, service openings, and enclosure organization into one physical system.
Display placement
Keyboard access
Service access
System packaging
Prior team experience
Cartridge loading / Instrument form
Cartridge-based reader
A cartridge and compact reader illustrate the relationship between loading workflow, physical interfaces, and instrument packaging.
Cartridge loading
Physical interfaces
Instrument packaging
Prior team experience
Engineering prototype / Component interfaces
Electronics and channel prototype
An exposed circuit board, wired assembly, heat-sink features, and a channel plate show the interfaces within an engineering prototype.
Circuit-board integration
Wired assembly
Channel plate
Prototype evaluation
Prior team experience
Working mechanism / Bench evaluation
Linear mechanism prototype
A working mechanism makes lever travel, a linear guide, wiring, and component interfaces accessible for evaluation.
Linear guide
Mechanical interfaces
Bench evaluation
Prior team experience
Optical interfaces / Compact enclosure
Compact optical module
A compact enclosure integrates multiple optical windows within a handheld form.
Optical windows
Compact packaging
Handheld form
Prior team experience
Product form / Materials and finish
Handheld product design
A family of handheld forms explores finish, grip, control placement, and a consistent product identity.
Form and grip
Control placement
Finish exploration
Prior team experience
Instrument workspace / External interface
Enclosed laboratory platform
An enclosed instrument with a visible internal workspace and an external touchscreen interface.
Internal workspace
External touchscreen
Enclosure access
Prior team experience
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