Specialists in Medical Device Development and Manufacturing

Mechanics
A detailed photo showing the infrared optical scanner and high precision electromechanical head assembly which is submerged in fluid during operation of a StarFish designed and manufactured high-frequency ultrasound scanner. The scanner is designed to provide highly detailed cross-sectional images of the human eye.


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Year started:
1994

Number of employees:
45

Number of patents awarded:
10

Avg yrs of experience on team:
15

Strengths:

  • Involvement of IP in product development
  • Cohesive medical device development, from concept through to manufacturing
  • Electro-mechanical medical devices that require expertise in physics issues, such as optics, spectroscopy, magnetics, acoustics and ultrasonics

Manufacturing capability:

  • Design transfer to manufacturing
  • High precision short run medical device manufacturing
  • High value add operations - calibration, test, service
  • Sustaining engineering


Certification:
ISO 13485 and CE Mark on specific products

Partial Revenue Snapshot:
Shipped $6 million (retail) worth medical products in 2005

Product experience

  • Ophthalmic diagnostics
  • Orthotic devices for lumbar and joint support
  • Imaging (MRI, Ultrasound, Infrared)
  • Surgical Equipment
  • Lab Automation

Awards

  • Reddot: 2010 Honorable Mention in Product Design - Biolux Research - OsseoPulse Project
  • VIATeC: 2009 Team of the Year - Boreal Genomics - Aurora Project Team
  • VIATeC: 2006 Technology Company of the Year - StarFish Medical
  • VIATeC: 2004 Technology Partnership of the Year - POD-StarFish Medical