News | August 11, 2015

Teleflex Medical OEM Is A One-Stop Resource For Custom Medical Balloons

Teleflex Medical OEM Oblong Balloon

Teleflex Medical OEM, a global leader in custom-engineered medical components, announced today a comprehensive suite of integrated capabilities for the development and manufacturing of non-compliant, semi-compliant, and compliant medical balloons. It is a single source solution that can reduce overall time to market and development costs for custom-engineered balloons.

“Our talented balloon development team is ready to assist customers with their unique project,” said Ray Ledinsky, Global Market Manager for Teleflex Medical OEM. “Our customers will closely work with a dedicated team, which includes some of the top experts in the industry, to develop customized medical balloons. In addition, we will leverage our vertically integrated capabilities, deep expertise, and more than 25 years of experience to provide a virtually seamless transition from each stage of the development process through manufacturing.”

These extensive, in-house capabilities include concept design and development, material selection, rapid prototyping, custom tooling, balloon blowing, pre-clinical and pilot manufacturing, and, testing and validation. Already a leader in custom-engineered catheters, Teleflex Medical OEM also has in place the ability to manufacture finished balloon catheters. A standard selection of nylon 12 balloons is also available in a variety of sizes.

Teleflex Medical OEM specializes in balloons for PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) and PTA (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty) procedures. But, it also has extensive experience in customized balloons for a variety of minimally invasive procedures, which include cardiovascular, structural heart, peripheral vascular, neurovascular, orthopedic, pulmonary, general surgery, gynecological, and urological.

To learn more about Teleflex Medical OEM’s medical balloon development and manufacturing program, visit www.teleflexmedicaloem.com.

About Teleflex Incorporated

Teleflex is a leading global provider of specialty medical devices for a range of procedures in critical care and surgery. Our mission is to provide solutions that enable healthcare providers to improve outcomes and enhance patient and provider safety. Headquartered in Wayne, PA, Teleflex employs approximately 12,400 people worldwide and serves healthcare providers worldwide. Additional information about Teleflex can be obtained from the company's website at teleflex.com.

About Teleflex Medical OEM

Teleflex Medical OEM is known across the world for custom-engineered extrusions, diagnostic and interventional catheters, medical balloons, sheath/dilator sets and kits, sutures and fibers, and bioresorbable resins, yarns, and sutures. Additional information about Teleflex Medical OEM can be obtained at www.teleflexmedicaloem.com.

Source: Teleflex Medical OEM