Recently, we partnered with a New Zealand-based healthcare provider to manufacture titanium surgical instruments for use during urethroplasty procedures.
The healthcare provider was previously faced with issues around reliable supply and had struggled to find a traditional manufacturer with the necessary medical certifications and quality processes to meet their requirements. As a result, they explored alternative manufacturing avenues and approached us to investigate our ISO13485-certified metal additive manufacturing (AM) service.
Titanium additively manufactured urethroplasty instruments. Manufactured by Zenith Tecnica.
Working together with their technical, design and clinical teams, we were able to successfully develop and manufacture these instruments. Collectively, we built a collaborative environment that included design advice, working through iterations and implementing specialized finishing processes to ensure a medical-grade polished surface. All of these were essential to meet the stringent hygiene, contamination, and performance standards required in a surgical environment.
“Our experience with the team at Zenith has been exceptional. The staff members were incredibly friendly and went above and beyond to assist us. They walked us through all of the unknown and unfamiliar aspects that come with implementing a new manufacturing method and worked with us to ensure all safety regulations and tolerance requirements were met.
We look forward to working together with the team again.” Says one of the Biomedical Engineering Technicians.
Through this project, we were able to provide localized, on-demand production of these instruments. This increased the provider’s inventory of lightweight and long-lasting surgical tools and reduced the need to move stock between sites, which could lead to damage, contamination, and further equipment loss.
