Design and Development Services

Advanced Device Design Services

Proactive Design Partners for Developing Top-Performing Minimally Invasive Medical Devices

The journey toward achieving optimal clinical outcomes begins with proper design and development. When choosing to work with Lubrizol Life Science Health (LLS Health), you’re choosing a proactive partner that is well-equipped to provide a full suite of advanced design and development services. LLS Health offers the materials, design expertise, multiple facilities, and internal precision extrusion capabilities to partner with you on advanced device design and put you on the fast track to getting your device to market.

Comprehensive Design and Development Services

LLS Health’s dedicated team of experts in R&D, polymers, manufacturing and several other departments who can work with you at every stage of the design and development process. Our list of services include:

  • Rapid prototyping
  • Feasibility studies
  • Benchmarking of products and materials in different models
  • 3D-CAD Design for devices and packaging
  • Pilot production
  • Process validation
  • Design verification
  • Scalable designs and optimization for volume production 
  • Management of regulatory requirements such as accelerated aging tests, biocompatibility tests, packaging and transportation simulation, sterilization validation, etc. 
  • Creation of documentation according to CE and FDA standards
  • Regulatory support for other regions
  • Customer access to Design and Development facilities and labs

Full-Service Design Technology and Resources

With LLS Health, you’re partnering with a team that offers global support to help meet the geography, time and budget demands when designing and manufacturing an advanced device. Our in-house, end-to-end solutions help streamline the supply chain and reduce your frustration and cost in dealing with multiple supplier for a single device. Our list of full-service technology and resources include:

  • Test laboratory for benchmarking and material testing 
  • Prototyping laboratory 
  • Various balloon forming technologies 
  • Various bonding technologies (laser, hot air, heated clamps, gluing, etc.)
  • Various benchmarking models
  • Crimping of balloon expandable stents 
  • Drug coating of balloons
  • Safety work bench for the treatment of cytotoxic drugs 
  • Clean room for high volume serial production
  • In-House tool shop

Our list of markets and advanced device types include:

  • Neurovascular/Neuroradiology
    • Angioplasty and stent delivery devices
    • Coil and embolic delivery (hemorrhagic stroke)
    • Micro-catheters and guide catheters
  • Peripheral Vascular Devices (PTA/CLI)
    • Peripheral vascular and critical limb ischemia
    • Angioplasty catheters with long balloons
    • Local drug delivery
    • Stent delivery devices
  • Structural Heart
    • Valve repair/replacement
    • Left atrial appendage (LAA)
    • Distal embolic protection
  • Electrophysiology (EP)
    • Mapping and ablation
    • Intra-cardiac echocardiography Mapping (ICE)
    • Pressure sensing balloon catheters (Ablation)
    • Esophageal catheters
  • Cardiology
    • Angioplasty catheters
    • Stent delivery devices
    • Local drug delivery
  • Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
    • Sinuplasty balloon catheters
  • Oncology and Specialty, Localized/Targeted Therapies
    • Local and site-specific drug delivery
    • Energy delivery
  • Endovascular and Endoscopic Robotics
    • Catheter-based systems
  • CRM & Neurostimulation Lead Placement/Delivery
    • Catheter-based systems