20 Signs You Are a Medtech Engineer

You have the same type of notebook as your first graders, but you call yours an "engineering notebook."
 

You don't speak French, but you know what French catheter sizes are.
 

Although you know a good deal about medicine, the only thing you can diagnose is caffeine withdrawal.
 

You find catheters fascinating.
 

You wear glasses as a badge of honor, thinking of them as the greatest medical device of all time.
 

Frankenstein was an inspirational movie.
 

You think the FDA is well intentioned, but wish it wouldn't hold you back in your aim to save the world. (OK, the FDA actually drives you nuts.)
 

Your family thinks you are a doctor and ask you for medical advice.
 

As a kid, you liked playing doctor and playing with Legos.
 

You will never, ever, ever be replaced with a robot--because your job is ridiculously complicated.

Pocket protectors are out, but you still wear shirts with pockets.
 

Although most people associate the word "lead" with management, when you see that word, you think of either wires for a pacemaker or a material to avoid using in your products.
 

When you are at the doctor's office, you like to show off your knowledge of medical devices and conditions.
 

You think your friends who happen to not be engineers don't do any real work.
 

You think engineers who work in other fields don't do any real work.
 

After you get home from work, you keep tinkering on projects in your garage.
 

You carry extra tools and duct tape wherever you go; bike rides, family road trips.
 

You view your OCD tendencies as an asset.
 

Although your desk is incredibly messy, you rather think of it as an exercise in spatial efficiency.
 

You know what all of this jargon mean: CDRH, EtO, RoHS, ISO, CAPA, CE Mark, EMR, HIPAA, and 483s.