Importance of continued medical device manufacturing in the face of Covid-19
As we move through the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic, more and more states are issuing stay-at-home orders and shutting down nonessential business operations. For essential operations, it’s become even more important for production and services to continue in their support of communities, medical professionals, and national safety. At MultiSource Manufacturing LLC, our most essential operation today is the production of high-quality, precision-based medical devices. Our skilled engineers and technicians are working daily to fabricate medical equipment that will be critical in caring for COVID-19 patients and developing treatments as well as treating non-coronavirus conditions. With our continued medical device manufacturing practices, MultiSource is dedicated to doing its part in sustaining positive action in the face of this major health crisis.
Many medical devices, protective equipment, and treatment tools are in extreme demand during this time. Shortages of medical tools are a serious issue that we, as manufacturers, need to cooperate to combat. Our staff is working to maintain the supply of medical devices, tools, and components that we fabricate for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other customers.
Some medical devices and components we fabricate and assemble, and are key in the treatment of COVID-19 patients and other patients with respiratory conditions, include:
Surgical equipment and instrumentation: While there is limited surgical treatment for COVID-19 patients, there are still various tools and instruments necessary for intensive care of coronavirus and other respiratory infection conditions. Even basic tools such as IV applications, needles, heart monitors, and other generic hospital equipment are vital in saving many lives during a pandemic like the one that is occurring now.
Surgical navigation: Fluid draining, catheterization, internal diagnostics, and other treatments that may need surgical navigation tools are utilized hundreds of times daily in emergency rooms (ERs), intensive care units (ICUs), and hospitals treating the rapid influxes of COVID-19 patients around the globe. Our medical device manufacturing services work to support continued use of these tools in the face of shortages.
Electrical and battery: Many devices are electronic systems that use a direct power source or battery supply. Equipment such as ventilators and fluid drainage devices that are electrically powered are a critical aspect of COVID-19 treatment, particularly for patients with severe cases of the virus. Our production of these components is an important part of our role in supplying the medical community battling the coronavirus.
Pharmaceutical mixing and packaging: While no vaccine has been developed yet for the coronavirus, some pharmaceutical support care options exist. In addition, vaccines and treatments for many other respiratory illnesses, immuno-compromising conditions, and other medical conditions that put patients at risk of severe infection of COVID-19 are available. To promote the continued development and distribution of these medications, our work in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical tool components is valuable.
During this pandemic, we’ll do our part to protect everyone from COVID-19. To learn more about our medical device manufacturing, contact MultiSource Manufacturing at (952) 456-5500. You can also request more information here.
