NEWS RELEASE: Freudenberg Medical establishes second production facility in Costa Rica $25 million investment to meet growing global demand for medical devices and precision components Expansion to quadruple manufacturing footprint for high volume minimally invasive catheters Creation of 600 new jobs, fostering growth for local … [Read more...] about Freudenberg Medical establishes second production facility in Costa Rica
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New Synchron CTO Riki Banerjee on BCI manufacturing and outsourcing
After 12 years in Medtronic’s neuromodulation operating unit and two years as R&D VP at Synchron, Riki Banerjee is the brain-computer interface (BCI) developer’s new chief technology officer. More electrodes and thinner electrodes were always goals at Medtronic. But neuro device makers across the industry have faced the difficulties of … [Read more...] about New Synchron CTO Riki Banerjee on BCI manufacturing and outsourcing
Nordson Medical expands Pennsylvania operations
NEWS RELEASE: Nordson Medical expands Easton, Pennsylvania operations into an additional facility Easton, Pennsylvania – November 29, 2023 – Nordson Medical, a global leader in the medical device components industry, is expanding its Easton, Pennsylvania operations into an additional facility less than two miles away. This expansion will allow an … [Read more...] about Nordson Medical expands Pennsylvania operations
Zeus opens Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
Zeus has opened its catheter manufacturing facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota, celebrating the new facility with a grand opening. The 75,600-ft² building is home to CathX Medical, which Zeus acquired 2021. The facility has advanced R&D lab and cleanroom space for designing, developing and validating medical catheter prototypes. The … [Read more...] about Zeus opens Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
Medical nitinol processing: How NiTi is turned into wire, tubes and sheets for medical devices
Medical nitinol processing transforms raw nickel-titanium alloy into wire, coils, tubes and sheets for medical and dental device manufacturers. We previously covered nitinol's journey from the earth's crust through high-temperature melting crucibles and forging operations to create nitinol ingots and then smaller, more workable shapes such as … [Read more...] about Medical nitinol processing: How NiTi is turned into wire, tubes and sheets for medical devices
After recall and relaunch, Medtronic wants to go global with its catheter-delivered Harmony valve
Each Medtronic Harmony valve is sewn by hand to attach laser-cut pig tissue to the nitinol that makes this minimally invasive heart implant possible. Medtronic’s Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) design is paying off after engineers solved a delivery catheter recall and relaunched the system this year. The Harmony TPV uses pig tissue, … [Read more...] about After recall and relaunch, Medtronic wants to go global with its catheter-delivered Harmony valve
Freudenberg Medical implements VR in training, reduces scrap materials
Freudenberg Medical recently announced it implemented virtual reality training for employees working in catheter production at operations in Ireland and the U.S. The VR training program will help ensure employees have the necessary skills to meet the high-quality standards in catheter manufacturing for customers worldwide, according to the … [Read more...] about Freudenberg Medical implements VR in training, reduces scrap materials
How Medtronic uses nitinol to improve the structure and effectiveness of heart devices
Tim Laske, VP of research and business development for Medtronic‘s cardiac ablation solutions business, discusses the challenges of designing devices for the heart and explores the properties of nitinol. The heart is often one of the most underappreciated aspects of human anatomy, and its atrial appendages are often overlooked even in cardiac … [Read more...] about How Medtronic uses nitinol to improve the structure and effectiveness of heart devices
Zeus nears completion of Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
NEWS RELEASE: Medical device manufacturing gets major boost as Zeus opens state-of-the-art facility Zeus, a global leader in advanced polymer solutions, announced today that construction is almost complete on a state-of-the-art catheter manufacturing facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The location, scale, and on-site capabilities across R&D, … [Read more...] about Zeus nears completion of Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility
Medtronic moves DiamondTemp catheter manufacturing to Ireland
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is letting go of 59 workers at a facility in Sunnyvale, California, according to a notice filed with the state. The California Employment Development Department says it received the WARN notice on April 7. In a statement shared with MassDevice, Medtronic said it seeks effectiveness and efficiencies to drive growth. "As we … [Read more...] about Medtronic moves DiamondTemp catheter manufacturing to Ireland
