Design Project for Process Improvement of the Manufacturing of Electrode Ring –Monolithic Controlled Released Devices (MCRDs)

Abstract

Medtronic Rice Creek Pharmaceutical Operations at Fridley, Minnesota currently build the Electrode Ring, Monolithic Controlled Released Device (MCRD) assembly which is sent to Medtronic Villalba Campus (MVC). At MVC, the Electrode Ring MCRDs go through a various of manufacturing process to untimely build the final product which is a Pacemaker Lead cable. Key Terms⎯DMAIC, MCRD, DXAC,LBM.