Engineering Medical Devices to Get Smaller—Without Breaking at Scale
DeviceTalks Boston: Engineering Medical Devices to Get Smaller—Without Breaking at Scale
Miniaturization only works if it scales.
At DeviceTalks Boston, ATL Medical shares how early engineering decisions—material selection, tolerance strategy, process capability, and automation readiness—determine whether miniaturized devices succeed in production.
📅 May 28, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
📍 Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
📍 Hall C — Booth 906
Talk Details:
Presenter: Braden Ta’ala, Vice President of Engineering, ATL Medical
Braden leads global engineering strategy and execution for regulated medical device development and manufacturing programs. With experience spanning aerospace, consumer products, and MedTech, he focuses on building scalable engineering systems that hold up in real-world production—not just early-stage design.
What You’ll Learn
- Why miniaturization efforts often break down during scale-up
- How to design for manufacturability and testability from day one
- Where regulatory thinking needs to be integrated earlier
- Real-world approaches across catheter design, imaging, and fine wire systems