INVAMED is a vertically integrated medical device manufacturer: our catheter-based, implantable, and adhesive technologies are designed, prototyped, and produced within our own development and manufacturing infrastructure. The same platforms behind our neurovascular, endovascular, and surgical product families are available to partners — as OEM manufacturing, co-development of new devices, or private-label programs built on proven designs.
What We Develop and Manufacture
Our engineering and production experience concentrates in the device classes we ship worldwide under the INVAMED brand:
- Neurovascular and peripheral microcatheters — braided and coil-reinforced shafts down to sub-2-French distal segments, shapeable tips, hydrophilic coatings (the MicroCATH family platform).
- Steerable and guiding access devices — deflectable-tip catheters and guiding sheaths with pull-wire control systems (SteerCATH, JaGuar).
- Balloon and stent systems — PTCA/PTA balloon catheters, drug-coated balloons, self-expanding nitinol and balloon-expandable stent platforms.
- Thrombectomy and embolization technologies — rotational and aspiration thrombectomy, detachable coils, vascular plugs, liquid embolic agents, and cyanoacrylate adhesive systems.
- Orthopedic and surgical implants — titanium plating, intramedullary nailing, and fixation systems.
Neurovascular Catheter Manufacturing
Neurovascular catheter manufacturing is among the most demanding disciplines in medical device production: cerebral vessels require catheters that stay kink-free and trackable through sequential tight curves while preserving a uniform inner lumen for coil and liquid embolic delivery. INVAMED's catheter line integrates the full process chain — polymer extrusion and multi-durometer shaft lamination, stainless and nitinol braid or coil reinforcement, radiopaque marker band placement, distal tip forming, hydrophilic coating, and hub bonding with strain relief — under one roof. Partners use this capability either to manufacture an existing design or to co-develop a new neurovascular catheter from specification to finished, packaged device.
Medical Device Product Development, Step by Step
Medical device product development turns a clinical idea into a manufacturable, market-ready device. A typical INVAMED co-development program moves through defined stages:
- Concept and feasibility — clinical need definition, competitive and literature review, early risk assessment.
- Design and engineering — CAD design, material selection, and design-for-manufacture decisions made jointly with production engineers.
- Medical device prototyping — rapid iteration of working prototypes on production-representative equipment, so prototype behavior predicts serial manufacturing behavior.
- Verification and validation — bench testing, simulated-use testing, and design verification against the agreed specification.
- Clinical evidence strategy — where required, study design support building on INVAMED's peer-reviewed publication experience (see the Clinical Evidence Library).
- Scale-up and serial production — transfer to validated production lines with in-process controls and full device traceability.
Materials and Components for Catheter-Based Devices
Teams searching for catheter material suppliers for neurovascular devices usually need more than raw polymer: they need a partner who converts materials into finished, functioning assemblies. INVAMED works with the established material classes of interventional devices — Pebax and nylon shaft polymers, PTFE liners, hydrophilic coating chemistries, nitinol for self-expanding structures and braids, platinum-iridium for radiopaque markers, and medical-grade cyanoacrylate formulations — and supplies them as manufactured components or complete devices rather than as raw stock. This lets development teams shorten the path from material selection to a testable device.
How an OEM or Development Partnership Works
Programs start with a confidentiality agreement, followed by a feasibility review of the target device and volumes. INVAMED then proposes a development or manufacturing plan with milestones, deliverables, and unit economics. Pilot builds precede serial production, and partners retain agreed design ownership throughout. The regulatory status, approved indications, and commercial availability of any resulting device vary by country; market-specific questions are handled with our Quality & Regulatory team during the program.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does OEM mean in medical devices?
OEM (original equipment manufacturer) production means INVAMED manufactures a device that a partner sells under its own brand. The partner defines the specification and branding; INVAMED delivers the finished, packaged device from its validated production lines.
Can INVAMED manufacture a custom neurovascular catheter to our specification?
Yes. Custom neurovascular catheter programs are quoted from your specification — dimensions, reinforcement, tip configuration, coating, and packaging — and move through prototyping, verification, and pilot production before serial supply.
Does INVAMED support prototyping only, without serial manufacturing?
Development-stage engagements, including prototyping and design-for-manufacture consulting, are available as standalone programs. Most partners continue into pilot and serial production, but it is not a requirement.
Which regions does INVAMED supply?
INVAMED ships to distribution and OEM partners across international markets. Device regulatory status varies by country — availability for your market is confirmed during the feasibility review.
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Tell us about your device program via the contact page, or explore our distribution partnership track if you are looking to represent existing INVAMED product lines. An overview of our research platforms is available on the Innovation & Technology page.
Device availability and regulatory status vary by country. Please contact INVAMED or your authorized local distributor for current regulatory information applicable to your region.