Medical device manufacturing is a big industry. Doctors, hospitals, and hospice services rely on the latest advances in software and mechanics to treat and care for patients. If you're running a business that provides medical devices to health care customers, a medical device manufacturer can help you bring your ideas to fruition. Many top medical device companies offer an array of options, including help with the design, development, manufacture and even marketing of your device.

Take advantage of contract manufacturers' medical device services, including:

1. Get help with product design from a contract medical device manufacturer.
2. Contract with a medical device manufacturer with ISO 13485 certification.
3. Work with a contract medical device manufacturer with prototype as well as full production services.
   

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The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Design your device with help from medical device contract manufacturers

Manufacturing a line of medical devices to market and sell to health care organizations is a big investment. You need to be certain you've got a device design that is both user-friendly and functional. If you're looking for help refining a design, or just looking for feedback on enhancing existing products, look to a medical device manufacturing company that will help design as well as manufacture your product.

I recommend: Phase II is a contract medical manufacturer with an engineering team trained to help you with the design of your medical devices. MedPlast is a worldwide leader in contract manufacturing medical devices. They employ dozens of engineers working with advanced software to help you design and manufacture the medical device your business has in mind.

Find medical device contract manufacturers with the highest certification

If you want to be assured of product quality, look for companies with the highest level of certification. Contract manufacturers with ISO 13485 endorsements have achieved the highest level of quality management. In addition, if your business wants to ship medical devices overseas, an ISO 13485 certification is usually mandatory.

I recommend: Advanced Materials is fully ISO 13485 certified, and have experience manufacturing a wide variety of medical devices. Inteprod has met a number of certification standards and specialize in the manufacture of medical devices and diagnostic equipment.

Work with a medical device manufacturer with both prototyping and full production manufacturing

Testing a product before creating a full line of products is always a good idea. Look for medical device companies with prototyping services so you can test both your product design and their manufacturing capabilities before taking the step to full production.

I recommend: Innovative Medical boasts a number of manufacturing resources, and offers both prototyping and full production runs, with an emphasis on product quality. GEO TEC offers prototypes and full production of medical devices, and has experience manufacturing a variety of medical products.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  There are a lot of medical device companies looking to help your business manufacture its product. Get quotes from a number of companies and compare prices as well as portfolios of past work to get an idea of the best fit for your company.