Design for Miniaturization: Meeting the Demand for Smaller, Smarter, and More Integrated Devices
August 6, 2026
Webinar, Online | 12pm ET
The push for more compact, high-performance medical devices is transforming design and manufacturing strategies. This 60-minute webinar from the editors of Medical Design Briefs will explore the engineering and reliability challenges of creating ultra-compact systems — from minimally invasive surgical tools powered by precision micro motors to next-generation wearable sensors.
Experts will examine advances in MEMS, microfluidics, and flexible electronics as well as strategies for integrating multiple functions into smaller footprints without compromising performance or patient safety. Attendees will gain insights into materials selection, micro motor integration, precision manufacturing, and testing approaches that ensure miniaturized devices meet rigorous clinical and regulatory requirements.
Attending
Len Desmond
Embedded Wireless Engineer
Len Desmond is an Embedded Wireless Engineer at Forj Medical, which helps accelerate OEMs’ high-stakes medical devices to market through a design for manufacturing philosophy and highly scalable, end-to-end production. Len has 30 years of electronic product design experience, with a specialization in low-power, battery-powered wearable wireless sensor devices. He has extensive experience designing products with a multitude of different sensors for medical and biomechanical devices. Len has experience with a myriad of agency certifications including FCC, CE, UL, ATEX, IECEx, and CCC.
Moderator: Amanda Hosey
Editor, SAE Media Group