The world of wound care has become exceedingly cutting edge over the last decade with many “smart” devices exploding onto the healthcare scene from the simple liquid bandage sprays to complex and innovative products, such as negative pressure wound therapy devices.
A delicate process by nature, wound healing requires optimal conditions for the body to respond correctly and ensure proper healing of a wound. A correct balance of blood supply and oxygen are key factors. At the core of wound care products and devices, no matter whether simple or complex, the ultimate purpose is to promote effective wound healing, allow for drainage and speed the process of healing, all while reducing the risk of infection.
For medical device OEMs, that equals a great deal of science, research and innovation behind their wound care product lines. OEMs know that patients and healthcare providers are depending on their products to provide for positive health outcomes and lessen the risk of wound reoccurrences. Often lives depend on it.
That’s where a collaborative contract manufacturing relationship becomes crucial to any medical device OEM, whether looking to bring a wound care therapy device to market or meet increasing production demands for a current device. Having a partner that understands your manufacturing goals and device specifications, along with medical device industry best practices and ISO 13485 standards is indispensable.
Recently Genesis Plastics Welding came to the aid of a U.S. based wound therapy systems OEM looking to bring a negative pressure wound device to market. When the OEM first contacted Genesis they were in early prototyping stages and working with physicians in the field to test and tweak their initial design. Primary device goals included user comfort, clear identification, ease of use, but also device strength and integrity of welded seals to prevent leakage. Overall the OEM wanted optimal wound healing conditions and the best user and health care provider experience possible.
Genesis’ team of highly skilled engineers went right to work, asking the right questions and clearly defining the necessary customer desired specifications to bring the design to life on the manufacturing floor, all while keeping a close eye on the overall desired device price point as they provided expertise in materials sourcing and recommended raw components vendors to the OEM. After two rounds of brisk prototyping and slight device modifications, along with an outside sterilization validation round, the OEM was to market with their proprietary negative pressure wound therapy device and sales continue to climb for the OEM.
Due to our successful collaboration and initial production runs, Genesis is currently working on a new opportunity to once again help the OEM with another proprietary wound therapy device.
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Wound Care Devices
- Wound Care Dressing
- Wound Care Therapy
- Negative Pressure Wound Care Devices
- General Surgery/Wound Care