What are Surgical & Medical Instruments?
Surgical and medical instruments are precision tools designed for various medical procedures, diagnostics, and patient care. These instruments are typically made from high-quality materials such as stainless steel and are meticulously crafted to ensure reliability and sterility.
Both medical and surgical equipment play a pivotal role in modern healthcare, enhancing the accuracy of medical procedures, ensuring patient safety, and contributing to improved clinical outcomes. Their continuous innovation and adherence to strict quality standards are vital to advancing medical practice.
Leading the Surgical & Medical Instrument Market with Advanced Tech and Experience
With more than 40 years of experience, AMETEK Engineered Medical Components (EMC), is a manufacturer of surgical tools and medical components. Delivering optimal solutions for major medical device OEMs include the following services and capabilities:
- precision engineering
- pre-production to commercialized manufacturing
- supply chain management, and
- quality assurance.
for a range of products including:
- cable assemblies
- custom interconnects
- sub-components
- laser-processed metals including NiTi, and
- metal post-processing.
The teams use a collaborative method to fully understand each client's needs, then design simple solutions, create and test prototypes, and validate approval for production.
Laser cut stainless tube and laser welded SS positioning wires as well as laser cut Nitinol flex-shaft
Key areas for AMETEK EMC’s Expertise in Medical and Surgical Equipment Manufacturing
Robotic surgical equipment
In the last decade, the demand and adaptation of robotic surgical equipment has been observed to grow more than ever before, at an expected rate of a CAGR of over 19.3% between 2022 and 2030.
Ametek EMC manufactures robotic surgical components and assemblies for key customers using highly precise laser ablation processes.
Each of AMETEK EMC’s expert brands focuses on certain manufacturing techniques for creating parts and assemblies for robotic surgical equipment.
- TSE's emphasis lies on customized electrical interconnects, and cables
- Avicenna's key capability is laser ablation of small wire insulation to demanding standards, and
- Laserage's core expertise lies in safely laser welding important metal components of instruments.
Laser cut Nitinol flex-shaft
Electrosurgical equipment
Electrosurgical equipment involves all three brands and facilities.
- Laserage laser cuts and welds electrosurgical tubular components.
- Avicenna is focussed on ablation and precision wiring small diameter twisted pair electrical cables.
- TSE in addition to the custom interconnects, offers complete cable assembly for electrosurgical instruments.
AMETEK EMC supports its customers in this market as a provider of customized interconnect and cable solutions.
Orthopedic tools
AMETEK EMC utilizes the latest in precision laser processing capabilities. Customer benefit from key advantages including advanced engineering, and a cumulative experience of over 40 years in the industry. Precision cutting of tubes and sheets as well as precision welding with lasers are key capabilities. Combined with longstanding technological and engineering expertise, the best solutions can be offered for any orthopedic end-product requirement.