Freudenberg Medical announces new innovation initiative

Freudenberg Medical, a developer and manufacturer of medical devices, components, and minimally invasive solutions, has launched an innovation initiative - backed by a multimillion-dollar annual investment in R&D - over all its business entities.

Dr. May Kley, CEO of Freudenberg Medical, said: “Our engineers and product development teams worldwide have been working on over-drive these past few years. The result of this is a large number of innovative products and cutting-edge technologies that will greatly benefit our medical device customers all around the world.”

Several innovation-driven products and technologies have been introduced over the past six months.

Freudenberg Medical obtained eight patents for minimally invasive technologies, these include the Composer Catheter Handle Platform, hemostasis valves with variable diameter seals, and expandable introducer sheaths. Next generation Product Solutions - Composer EPIC and Composer Toccata Catheter Handle Platforms, and the HyperSeal Mini hemostasis valve were introduced. Designed for medical device companies looking to accelerate time to market with commercialisation-ready solutions.

It has expanded medical Balloon Development and introduced Rapid Response Prototyping for balloons. All capabilities are available in-house to develop, manufacture, and test high performance medical balloons including non-compliant, semi-compliant, and compliant balloon technologies.

Announced this week, Helix iMC, a new technology to continuously measure the inner geometry of silicone tubes. The system aims to increase product quality for critical applications, such as pacemaker lead insulation, and cuts down on material usage, process time and validation requirements.

Twisted Lumen Tubing is another silicone innovation announced by Freudenberg Medical this month. The multi-lumen tubing was designed to provide equal balance of stress across the inner and outer lumens as the tubing bends. It can be applied to medical device applications such as pacemakers, breathing tubes, and others which require navigation through pathways within the human body.

As a materials specialist Freudenberg Medical has developed a conductive silicone compound used for both smart therapeutic devices that deliver electrical currents and for ESD shielding of sensitive electronics. Conductive silicone is ideal for two-shot overmoulding applications.

Lars Gerdin, technology director at Freudenberg Medical, said: “Our extensive material knowledge helps us identify and modify state-of-the-art materials and enhance them for special requirements.”