Digital manufacturer Protolabs (NYSE:PRLB) announced today that MedStar Health (Columbia, Md.) and Cleveland Clinic Innovations are joint winners of the company’s Cool Idea Award: Healthcare Grant. These grants provide in-kind manufacturing services to the support development of medical products to spur innovation in the field. MedStar Health’s … [Read more...] about Protolabs’ healthcare grant spurs 2 feeding tube inventions
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How to develop catheters and minimally invasive surgical devices
Developing innovative catheters and minimally invasive surgical devices is hard. These strategies spur inventive solutions and unlock the path to success. Don Baumgarten, Product Creation Studio Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) offers compelling benefits compared to traditional open surgery, such as faster patient recovery, reduced risk of … [Read more...] about How to develop catheters and minimally invasive surgical devices
Freudenberg expands medical balloon development in Minnesota
Freudenberg Medical said today it has added medical balloon development and balloon rapid-prototyping services to its product development center in Minnetonka, Minn. By establishing a "Balloon Development Center of Excellence," Freudenberg has centralized its balloon development activities to further decrease turnaround times for prototypes … [Read more...] about Freudenberg expands medical balloon development in Minnesota
Microspec founder takes the long view on medical tubing
Microspec CEO Tim Steele remembers when polyurethanes were relatively new. It was the 1970s, and the only polyurethanes were industrial grade, not medical grade. Steele is a PEEK pioneer who founded Microspec in 1989 and opened up shop in Jaffrey, N.H. the following year. Microspec has grown and moved twice more, the last time to Peterborough, … [Read more...] about Microspec founder takes the long view on medical tubing
Freudenberg Medical’s catheter handle platform is a big deal for its parent company
The Weinheim, Germany–based Freudenberg Group has honored its Freudenberg Medical business as an internal innovation award finalist for its Composer catheter handle platform. Company officials have touted the Composer platform as a way to take the handle out of the equation for catheter system creators. It includes finished steerable catheters … [Read more...] about Freudenberg Medical’s catheter handle platform is a big deal for its parent company
Micro expands in New Jersey
Micro announced this month that it has opened a new 15,000-square-foot R&D center in a recently purchased building next to its present facilities in Somerset, N.J. The acquired 50,000-square-foot building will also serve as Micro's headquarters offices, allowing the company to optimize manufacturing in the two other locations next … [Read more...] about Micro expands in New Jersey
Biomerics adds Northeast Laser & Electropolish in merger
Interventional device contract manufacturer Biomerics said this week that it is merging with Northeast Laser & Electropolish (NLE), a Monroe, Conn.-based company. NLE offers medtech contract manufacturing, laser processing, machining and metal-finishing services. The merger will create a metals division of Biomerics, called Biomerics NLE, to … [Read more...] about Biomerics adds Northeast Laser & Electropolish in merger
8 medical device industry supplier innovations you need to know
Medical device innovation doesn’t just come from startups or big corporate R&D departments. Contract manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly playing a role, too. Long gone are the days when medical device industry suppliers simply produced or manufactured according to specifications. Companies are increasingly coming up with their own … [Read more...] about 8 medical device industry supplier innovations you need to know
Teleflex Medical OEM opens innovation centers in medtech hubs
Teleflex Medical OEM announced today that it has opened two EPIC Medtec Centers in Mansfield, Mass., and Maple Grove, Minn. — expanding its presence in two major U.S. medical device hubs. EPIC stands for engineering, prototyping, innovation and collaboration. The idea is to combine expert engineering talent and extensive, integrated capabilities, … [Read more...] about Teleflex Medical OEM opens innovation centers in medtech hubs
Pulse Systems opens new East Coast Development Center in Massachusetts
Pulse Systems (Concord, Calif.) has opened a new East Coast Development Center facility in Marlborough, Mass. Pulse Systems — which provides precision machining of metal components for the medical device industry — already provided prototype and production support from its Northern California facilities. The new Boston area facility will provide … [Read more...] about Pulse Systems opens new East Coast Development Center in Massachusetts
