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Zeus opens Minnesota catheter manufacturing facility

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A rendering of the new Zeus catheter facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
A rendering of the new Zeus facility in Arden Hills, Minnesota [Image courtesy of Zeus]
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 facility’s capabilities include laser cutting, ablation, and welding.

Zeus said the facility will have more than 100 employees.

A portrait of Zeus President and CEO Steve Peterson.
Zeus President and CEO Steve Peterson [Photo courtesy of Zeus]
“Establishing a presence in Minnesota will create opportunities for innovation and partnership with our current OEM and medical device customers. It will also open doors for new relationships,” Zeus President and CEO Steve Peterson said in a news release. “As we continue expanding globally, we are honored to now be part of this medically advanced region.”

Orangeburg, South Carolina-based Zeus also donated $20,000 to  Children’s Minnesota.

“Every day, our nonprofit pediatric health care system sees the vital impact donations like this have on caring for our patient families. We are grateful for this generous gift,” Children’s Minnesota Foundation President and Chief Development Officer Jennifer Soderholm said in the release.

In addition to the Arden Hills location, Zeus has more than 2,200 employees across facilities in Aiken, Columbia, Gaston, Orangeburg and St. Matthews, South Carolina; Branchburg, New Jersey; Chattanooga, Tennessee; San Jose, California; Guangzhou, China; and Letterkenny, Ireland.

About Jim Hammerand

Jim Hammerand is the managing editor of Medical Design & Outsourcing. He has more than 15 years of professional journalism experience spanning newspapers, magazines, websites and broadcast news. For nearly a decade, he reported and edited business news for American City Business Journals as a reporter and digital editor at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and then managing editor of the Puget Sound Business Journal in Seattle. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota. He is based near Seattle in Edmonds, Washington, where he and his family live. Connect with him on LinkedIn or by email at jimhammerand@wtwhmedia.com.