Sandia National Laboratories has come up with its own version of a reusable respirator for frontline workers. Sandia has filed for patent protection, is testing prototypes, and seeking NIOSH approval and potential manufacturing partners for its elastomeric half-mask N95 respirator. It’s the latest entry to a small but growing category of reusable masks designed to filter at […]
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Seisa Medical acquires ProtoQuick and Peridot
Seisa Medical announced that it acquired ProtoQuick and Peridot to add to its plastics and metals capabilities. El Paso, Texas-based Seisa’s acquisition of the two Bay Area companies offers added expertise in plastics and metals as well as the opportunity to leverage Seisa’s global infrastructure for high-volume production of FDA Class II and Class III devices, […]
Baxter to make Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in US
Baxter announced that its Baxter BioPharma Solutions business will make Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccine at its fill/finish sterile manufacturing facilities in Bloomington, Ind. The plan — announced yesterday — is for Baxter to make 60–90 million doses of the Moderna vaccine in 2021. “We have seen a remarkable demonstration of scientific and health care expertise in […]
Everything you need to know about medical device creation
Medtech development is hard. Medical device creation can require manufacturing know-how in areas as wide-ranging as electrical components, high-performance polymers, molding and machining – and that doesn’t even include the required expertise in design, regulatory requirements and achieving reimbursement. The good news is that the companies serving the medical device industry have become specialized experts. […]
Vietnam’s Vingroup to supply ventilator parts to Medtronic
When Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced in April that it had tapped Foxconn to manufacture ventilators at the Chinese company’s Wisconsin plant, then-Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak said that Medtronic is also working with “major players” in Asia to expedite ventilator production. This week, Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, announced that it had inked a deal for two of its companies — […]
COVID-19 lessons learned: 2 manufacturers, a healthcare system and a logistics company share their wisdom
The COVID-19 pandemic put medtech contract manufacturers, OEMs, distributors and healthcare providers in situations for which they were unprepared, particularly with their supply chains. What they learned will undoubtedly help them all going forward, especially if the world faces a second wave or another novel virus. Here are some supply chain lessons learned by a […]
UPDATE: Medtech contract manufacturers make it work during a pandemic
From coping with wild fluctuations in demand to keeping workers safe and customers satisfied, these medical device industry suppliers have managed to adapt amid COVID-19 and an uncharted business environment. Medical device contract manufacturers are finding ways to keep business going during the coronavirus pandemic. Medical Design & Outsourcing recently conducted another round of an informal survey of […]
Tesla to reopen New York facility to manufacture Medtronic ventilators
Tesla announced that it would reopen its New York production facility to manufacture medical devices instead of solar panels to assist Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) in producing ventilators, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak said in a CNBC interview that the Fridley, Minn.-based company would ramp up ventilator production and is currently making […]
Integer expands to Israel
Integer Holdings (NYSE:ITGR) today announced it has acquired medtech manufacturer Inomec, formally establishing its presence in Israel. The Plano, Texas-based company said the acquisition will enable it to create an R&D and sales center in the region and adds important catheter design, clinical and pilot manufacturing capabilities to its portfolio. “Acquiring Inomec strengthens our research and development […]
MD&M West exhibitors you need to know
MD&M West — set for Feb. 11-13, 2020 — is billed as the largest medical device manufacturing event in the world. Now in its 35th year, it showcases hundreds of industry suppliers and attracts thousands of medical device industry insiders. Strolling around the show floor at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, Calif., visitors will see […]
DeviceTalks Minnesota 2019: Exhibitor insights you need to know
There were a host of medtech insights to be gained on the exhibitor floor of DeviceTalks Minnesota in September, from LVAD innovations at Abbott to cybersecurity tips from Green Hills Software to Xometry’s use of AI to help device makers secure better 3D printing and other manufacturing processes. Check out what editor Chris Newmarker discovered […]
