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by Amy Jeary A critical component of medical device manufacturing has always been speed to market. Every day, medical device organizations are making the decision to outsource manufacturing to be more efficient and effective by choosing a strategic partner with the right in-house capabilities. When it comes down to making the decision to either make internally or partner with an outside manufacturer; the most common reasons to outsource are: 1.  Scale production without major investment. 2. Increase time to market with dedicated resources and manufacturing expertise. 3. Free up money and resources to work on different projects or initiatives. CM vs CDMO CM is short for Contract Manufacturer. CDMO is short for Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization.  The main difference is the development part. Full-services CDMOs handle all innovation and development work that occurs…

Amy Jeary, NMT Market Development Manager OVERVIEW • Near Shore - Low Cost Manufacturing COE• Production Facilities 105,000 sq ft • Additional Lease Options• Cleanroom Manufacturing• FDA Registered & ISO 13485• Manual and Semi-Automated Assembly• Expertise in Adopting Specialty Process• Complex Sub Assemblies & Finished Devices• Extremely Low Turnover Rate <3%• Value Improvement Engineering QUICK STATS 9 OF THE TOP 30 GLOBAL MEDICAL OEMS have operations in the DR with approximately 25,000 employees 90% of DR medical device market stemming from FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT As of 2017, ACCUMULATED INVESTMENTS by medical device companies totaled $897 MILLION QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE supporting industrial parks with fiber optic lines and dedicated electrical sub-stations FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS with EUROPE (CARIFORUM) and USA (DR-CAFTA); Customs clearance at the manuf. site $1,750 MILLION annually in medical device exports with 20% GROWTH over the last 5…

Nissha Medical Technologies (formerly Graphic Controls and Vermed) has a long history of developing and manufacturing high quality products for the medical community. The organization puts a strong emphasis on continual process improvement to help drive efficiencies and predictability throughout the product life cycle. It is this philosophy which has been able to sustain the growth and success of the company for over 100 years. Over that period, the product portfolio has grown and today, Nissha Medical Technologies manufactures and distributes a wide array of medical charts, defibrillator pads, ECG electrodes, ultrasound films, TENS electrodes and much more. Our world-class service and support have also made us a go-to source for these products in the medical industry. Additionally, we offer our customers and partners the opportunity to private label many…

Rapid design and simulation of an innovative go-to-market device Amy Jeary, NMT Market Development Manager Nissha Medical Technologies’ talented design team is experienced at solving the most challenging projects. NMT’s unified design approach is built upon core principles of usability, risk mitigation, and quality. The design process utilizes multi-disciplinary resources from Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory and Supply Chain. At every step of the design process, collaborative customer interaction and feedback guides the project from early brainstorming to design freeze. CUSTOMER SITUATION A startup medical device company saw an opportunity in the market and came to NMT with a design challenge. The company wanted to develop a low-cost linear bowel stapler to compete with a higher-cost stapler offered by one of the world’s largest medical device companies. In bowel stapling,…