MEDTECH · SURGERY
Find Swiss manufacturing capabilities suited to the mechanical interfaces, functional surfaces and documentation required for your surgical instrumentation.
Discuss your project →A surgical instrument can combine several machined parts whose fits determine guidance, locking or force transmission. Purchasing and development teams need a coherent manufacturing chain, from material to delivered component. OVEL structures the enquiry and identifies Swiss manufacturers whose processes and inspection capabilities fit the technical dossier.
Instrument bodies, guide sleeves, shafts and tool holders require defined interfaces: tool fit, concentricity, axial retention or torque transmission. Critical dimensions should be connected to the function of the assembled instrument.
Pins, connecting parts and locking elements may combine small holes, sliding surfaces and secondary milling. Clearances, access to edges and the risk of particles influence the process and inspection strategy.
The specification establishes intended service life and, for reusable instruments, the planned reprocessing conditions. Surface durability, difficult-to-clean areas and marking are assessed with the device manufacturer.
Swiss-type turning, mill-turn machining or multi-axis milling are assessed against geometry, secondary operations and volume. Stainless steel, titanium or engineering polymers need a precise grade and condition. The generic description “medical material” is insufficient for a manufacturing enquiry.
The drawing distinguishes contact, sliding, fastening and cosmetic surfaces. Polishing, passivation, blasting or laser marking are specified by function. Final inspection must account for dimensions and surface condition after these operations.
Agree cleanliness criteria, verification methods and packaging before production. A cleaned component is not automatically sterile. A request for sterile delivery requires a separate scope and appropriate validation arrangements with those responsible for the device and the relevant service providers.
The enquiry defines material certificates, batch traceability, dimensional reports and evidence for the specified processes. Where ISO 13485 is required, OVEL requests the manufacturer’s certificate and checks its scope against the project. Certification belongs to the certified company and does not replace component acceptance.
Prototypes help evaluate interfaces and assembly. A pilot batch should then use a process representative of production, including tooling, secondary setups, finishing and inspection. Deviations, process changes and release criteria are documented before recurring supply begins.
Provide a revision-controlled 2D drawing, 3D model, instrument function, material, quantities, critical characteristics, finishes, cleanliness and quality deliverables. OVEL clarifies technical assumptions and coordinates comparison of manufacturers. The selected manufacturer confirms feasibility and remains responsible for its production; the device owner retains design and validation responsibilities.
Discuss your project →Yes. Identify the interfaces and characteristics that affect assembly. An assembly view may help without requiring the complete device design dossier.
Specify the actual requirements on the drawing. Functional dimensions, datums and acceptance criteria let the manufacturer propose a process appropriate to the need.
OVEL provides sourcing and coordination. Manufacturing, inspection and certifications remain the responsibility of the companies performing those activities.
Qualify Swiss manufacturers for implant interfaces, prosthetic components and dental instrument parts defined by your technical dossier.
Explore this area →Organise drawing-based manufacture of implant components and orthopaedic instrument parts, with requirements specific to each intended use.
Explore this area →Swiss sourcing for dosing, fluidic, instrumentation and laboratory equipment parts, from prototypes to recurring production.
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→Small turned parts, repeatability and volume.
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