Home Who We Are Who we work with Industry Sectors MEDICAL DEVICE CONSULTING CONTACT US Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Print In this section TWI has decades of experience in helping medical equipment companies to meet their technology and regulatory compliance challenges to manufacture cost-effective products. The medical device industry is worth €115bn in Europe, of which €9.07bn is from the UK, making it an important economic area, as well as the clear healthcare implications and benefits it brings. Of course, there is a requirement to ensure medical technology products are manufactured in line with the relevant quality systems and standards, such as ISO 13485. Such regulatory affairs cross global markets to cover vital product safety measures for items including, for example, in-vitro diagnostic medical devices, and TWI's quality and standards team are able to help make sure your products and manufacturing methods comply. In addition to the highly regulated nature of the medical device industry, which creates a requirement for thorough development and testing, many of these products require complex joining solutions. We have years of experience working with the medical industry to solve diverse medical device product development problems, including responding to device recall. Key industry sub-sectors within TWI Medical include orthopaedics, diagnostics, active implantable devices, reusable and single use healthcare support devices, surgical instruments and drug delivery products, although we have worked on projects in most medical specialities. This means that we can help with your product development, whether you are producing inexpensive high volume products or low volume high value items. Our input into the product and device development process ranges from simple advice on the selection of materials and joining technology, through to the design and development of new and prototype products, as well as business planning and process support. Among our wide range of services, TWI can assist in product development, device consultancy services and quality management for medical technology. TWI's team has an in-depth knowledge of collaborative research and development, ranging from expertise in consortium building and bid writing through to large-scale programme management, and is happy to talk to medical device manufacturers interested in knowing more about collaborative R&D funding. Although our team's technology offering is wide ranging, the core expertise lies in: Material and adhesive selection Joining processes review, selection and optimisation Thermoplastic elastomer weldng Failure investigation and analysis Prototype development Additive manufacturing Multi-technology projects Bid writing and programme management We also deliver knowledge transfer services to Innovate UK linked to the Assisted Living Innovation Platform and the Detection and Identification of Infectious Agents Innovation Platform. For more information about our engineering consultancy and support services to the medical industry, please email contactus@twi.co.uk. Medical Sector Diagnostics See how TWI can reduce time to market through innovation and high technology applications. Medical Sector Orthopaedics See how our improvements to material properties and processes provide a technical and economic advantage to our Members. Drug Delivery Device Development, Testing and Solutions TWI has experience in the development of drug delivery devices, offering effective joining solutions as well as testing of devices to ensure they are safe and meet the requirements of our Industrial Members. Surgical Instrument Design and Manufacturing Services TWI’s work with surgical instruments for the medical industry has covered failure investigations, joining, materials characterisation, and more. Reusable and Single Use Healthcare Product Development and Manufacturing TWI’s expertise in single use and reusable healthcare products covers a wide range of applications. For more information and to contact a medical device consultant, please email: contactus@twi.co.uk TWI Ltd (Head Office) Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL, UK +44(0)1223 899000 contactus@twi.co.uk Subscribe to our newsletters Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Copyright © 2021 TWI Ltd. All rights reserved. Terms Privacy Cookies Modern Slavery Statement Safeguarding Policy Covid-19 Risk Assessment Group Companies The Welding Institute Training and Examinations TWI Certification CSWIP TWI Software The Test House NSIRC TWI Innovation Network