Minneapolis Prototype Manufacturing & Design Firm

icu nurses operating a dialysis machine in intensive care

How to Design a Better Medical Device User Interface

Those of us who are in the design industry typically spend a lot of our time thinking about the person who is going to use our fabulous invention, and what the situation is like when they will be using it...

A green chalkboard displays the cursive text “Class is in Session. How Kablooe Excels in medical device classes I, II, & III” written in white and green chalk.

Articles, Design, MedTech

Class is in Session: How Kablooe Excels in Class I, II, & III Medical Devices

Welcome to today’s lesson on Medical Device Classification 101. Don’t worry—there won’t be a pop quiz at the end. But by the time the bell rings, you’ll walk away with a clear understanding of how Class I, Class II, and Class III…

Senior man taking his blood pressure at home on the kitchen table.

Aging in Place, Articles, MedTech

Aging-in-Place Technology: How Innovation and Empathy Are Redefining Home-Based Healthcare

“We’re not just designing devices—we’re designing dignity.” That sentiment, shared by Kablooe CEO Fred Sklenar during his MD&M Midwest presentation, perfectly captures the mission behind today’s most impactful healthcare…

Embedded Engineering Blog - Featured Image

Articles, Embedded Systems

Resistance Is Futile: How Embedded Software Engineering Assimilates Hardware and Software

Prepare to boldly go where no engineer has gone before! In the world of embedded software engineering, chaos lurks in the void between hardware and software. Signals misfire. Timelines collapse. And sometimes, even the most promising…

A person in a suit touches a transparent screen displaying a large light bulb with gears, a mountain, and a flag inside, symbolizing innovation, ideation for new product development, goals, and creative problem-solving.

Articles, Design, News

5 Reasons to Hold Off on Concepting and Ideation in Product Development

Diving into product development concept work too early is one of the most common mistakes teams make. And while it’s tempting to chase the fun stuff right away, skipping the all-important groundwork often leads to bigger problems down the road. In fact, resisting early ideation is often the smartest move you can make.

A senior black man checking his blood sugar

Articles, News, Uncategorized

Mitigating Risk in Homecare Products: Smart Strategies for Medical Device Risk Management

When it comes to designing medical devices for home use, the stakes are high. In this guide, we'll explain how to approach risk management in medical device development, especially for in-home and consumer-facing systems. You’ll walk away with actionable tactics on how to mitigate risk in medical devices—without rewriting your entire roadmap.

A row of stylized, hollow human head profiles creates a tunnel effect, with floating stacks of dollar bills visible at the center of the composition.

Articles, News, Uncategorized

Medical Device Reimbursement Strategy: 7 Tips to Win Coverage

At Kablooe, we’ve seen companies struggle because they treated reimbursement as an afterthought rather than a core design driver. The good news? By considering reimbursement from day one, you can save years of frustration and dramatically increase your chances of commercial success. Here are seven proven tips—based on years of experience, industry insights, and lessons learned—that can help ensure you get compensated for the value your device delivers.

A person in black clothing and gloves is suspended horizontally in a high-tech, white room, typing on a computer. Text overlay reads: "MISSION: POSSIBLE—Meeting Regulatory Requirements for Medical Device Design.

News, Uncategorized

Mission: Possible—Meeting Regulatory Requirements for Medical Device Design

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Design a groundbreaking medical device, meet all regulatory requirements, and bring your product to market without delays or detours. Sounds daunting, right? At Kablooe, we believe it’s not an impossible mission—it’s just one that requires the right tools, the right strategy, and the right team.

An elderly man puts on a sock, a tiger in workout clothes stands beside him, and a smiling worker gives a thumbs up while emptying a trash bin filled with social media icons, with a phone in a basket nearby.

Articles, Design, News, Uncategorized

4 Key Insights for Wearable Device Design in Healthcare

Once reserved for niche markets or sci-fi fantasies, wearable technology has quickly become an integral part of our lives—and a booming part of the healthcare industry. From smartwatches that track your heartbeat to sleeves that translate sign language into speech, wearables are no longer a novelty. They’re the future of accessible, real-time healthcare—and they’re already here.

A futuristic driver's view shows a glowing digital highway extending toward the horizon, with circuit-like patterns on the road and mountains silhouetted under a starry night sky.

Articles, Embedded Systems, News, Uncategorized

Device Driver’s Ed: How to Steer Your Software Through the World of Hardware

Just as a car needs a competent driver to operate smoothly, hardware requires well-crafted device drivers to function seamlessly with software. In this guide, we’ll explore how to connect software to hardware, identify common integration roadblocks, and highlight device driver best practices to help keep your project in the fast lane.