Product Development

 
 

Our engineers and business development executives provide an extensive base of skills enabling us to serve a wide range of clients at stages of growth from start-up venture to established Fortune 500 corporations.

With over 150 years of cumulative medical instrument design experience, we have developed products as diverse as intravenous infusion devices to cardiovascular implants. We have created a variety of disposable and resposable devices, reusable instrumentation, and capital equipment. 

 
 

Often beginning with an idea or a clinical issue needing an engineering solution…

Our prototypes come complete from teams possessing a comprehensive understanding of the market being addressed, medical needs, and market evaluation. 

Employing traditional product development, or even unorthodox methods as the needs arise, our engineering teams combine innovative design techniques, personal intuition, and market knowledge. With these skills, Flex produces effective solutions that work as intended, are delivered on time, and are developed efficiently within budgeted costs. 

We have proven experience managing critical milestones as part of venture start-ups.

We have a full appreciation of expenditure limits and investor demands on cost controls. Every team member takes budgets very seriously and is experienced at succeeding within strict time milestones and cost constraints. 

Our Design Specialty Areas

  • Cardiovascular Surgery

  • General Surgery

  • Orthopedics

  • Critical Care Medicine

  • Interventional Cardiology

  • Urology

  • Gastroenterology

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

  • Vascular Surgery

  • Diagnostic Imaging

 
 

Product Development - Why Outsource With Flex?

Flex Partners can serve as your Virtual Engineering Department or as a trusted outsource partner for vital time (and budget) sensitive projects. There are several reasons to consider an outsource engineering partner. Among them are the following:

  • Quickly access specialized expertise, skill sets, and market area experience

  • Be constantly "tooled" and prepared for key product design and development initiatives that:

    • Are difficult to handle, where experience is limited and additional knowledge is needed

    • Require "second-opinion" overview

    • Taxes a thinly spread in-house personnel capacity

  • Utilize a dedicated virtual engineering department when you need it

    • Save the costs of an in-house department when your engineering needs are reduced

  • Save the costs of recruiting, managing, and retaining employees

  • Save the costs of federal employer rules and regulations

  • Avoid capital investments in new research design, development, and expansions

  • Embrace a virtual engineering department without being encumbered with operations and management costs

  • Enjoy a responsible, accountable partner to share the risks of bringing products to market, on time and within budget

  • Maintain state-of-the art resources and technology without bearing the burdens of ownership

  • Retain your focus on core competencies

    • Partner with trusted experts in non-core areas to stay on track with your plan and vision.

FLEX PARTNERS: A trustworthy member of your engineering and business development family.