How medical device industry suppliers can save their clients money

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Count Spectrum Plastics Group (Alpharetta, Ga.) among the medical device industry suppliers adding capabilities and expertise in order to add value to what they provide their customers.

Long gone are the days when medtech contract manufacturers simply made orders to spec. As four recent case studies out of Spectrum highlight, it’s all about branching out and finding ways to save medical device companies money.

Here are four ways Spectrum has been able to up its game with customers in recent years:

1. Taking a lead on standards

A Spectrum Plastics Group company, formerly known in the market as Xeridiem Medical Devices, was an early leader in the Global Enteral Device Supplier Association (GEDSA) — an industry alliance seeking to address the fact that the same Luer connector was in use for several different medical tubing purposes. The resulting ISO 80369-3 standard spurred the innovation of a new connector under the trade name ENFit that is specific for enteral feeding. ENFit is meant to ensure that only devices intended for nutritional delivery connect with the corresponding tubing, preventing potentially deadly and costly situations.

Industry adoption for ENFit is at 25%, according to Spectrum, where company officials expect full adoption by 2020.

Get the full story on our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing. 

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