Just like any other complex and sophisticated process, medical device manufacturing requires an extensive amount of communication and collaboration to move market-ready products across the finish line. From sourcing materials and finalizing design to leveraging specialized manufacturing protocols and scaling production, medical device expertise and collaboration lie at the center of a successful MedTech manufacturing workflow.
Harnessing the Power of Collaboration
No matter the scope or scale of device production, the best way to ensure a successful launch while optimizing time and resources is to collaborate and plan upfront with everyone involved. Planning ahead not only sets the right expectations for each step of production but also provides top-tier quality assurance — a crucial element for success in the healthcare industry.
Collaboration is the uniting force that ties product expertise, cutting-edge manufacturing technology, and streamlined workflows together into a time- and cost-effective production process. This process paves the way for success for both blue-chip OEM medical devices and MedTech startups seeking a contract manufacturing partnership. Collaboration is key in the highly competitive healthcare space, where device technology must evolve to meet the demands of providers treating patients with increasingly chronic and complex conditions. Instead of leveraging one source of input, working with industry experts provides additional insight, resources, and ideas to maximize your manufacturing investment.
Ranfac’s Customer-First Approach
Ranfac was founded on the concept of collaboration, prioritizing transparency and communication from inception. Since 1888, our team has incorporated customer feedback, recommendations, and ideas into each step of the planning and production process. The first stage of every Ranfac partnership includes a comprehensive design discussion, where we put our heads together to find every way to improve device functionality and leverage specialized manufacturing capabilities, such as multi-cavity molds and automation. Our top-line product experts tailor each solution to meet technical demands with customized production protocols.
Each customer is assigned a dedicated project leader who coordinates with our engineering, quality, and production teams all under one roof in our 40,000-square-foot facility. Ranfac’s single-source manufacturing approach allows project leaders to oversee all stages of production and maintain frequent communication with customers regarding project status. This level of communication enables close collaboration throughout the process, giving customers a hand on the wheel of device production.
Navigating Regulatory Compliance and FDA Approval
The collaboration advantage extends beyond device design. One of the most critical — and challenging — aspects of medical device manufacturing is overcoming compliance hurdles and ensuring product quality. Collaboration plays a pivotal role in tackling these challenges by leveraging the perspectives of a variety of experts in compliance and healthcare industry solutions. With a complete team of seasoned regulatory specialists, Ranfac works collaboratively with customers to maintain industry compliance and submit all regulatory filings on time. Likewise, our proprietary process integrates compliance best practices from the ground up, providing customers peace of mind that regulatory requirements are front and center from documentation through production.
Transparency and Scalability for Long-Term Growth
Collaboration not only drives success in the short term but also empowers scalable and adaptable production in the long term. Ranfac specializes in building sustainable relationships that position customers for future growth opportunities, leveraging the unique single-source ability to rapidly scale to industry demand. Our goal is to be a long-term partner for companies looking to evolve their product offerings and advance the MedTech landscape through leading-edge custom medical device solutions.
Customer Collaboration Success: Health Beacons
When an innovative medical device company was dissatisfied with their prototype for an applicator to deploy their miniature radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for a wire-free breast lesion guidance system, they turned to Ranfac to help create the perfect design. Ranfac provided multiple design options, with the leading design using new features, custom components, and reconfiguring current technology. After collaborating on the final design, Ranfac manufactured, tested, validated, and obtained all necessary regulatory clearances for the device, allowing Health Beacons to rapidly get the product to market.
“Bringing a new device is a journey and it is not a straight line, you canʼt plan everything and have it all to fall in line. It is a very bumpy process, and Ranfac really was there for us with every one of these bumps. They really stuck with us and were very creative with the solution to get us back on track. We kept throwing curveballs at them and they were incredibly resilient.”
Nancy Confrey, CEO
Health Beacons
