Assembly

Once medical device components are manufactured, those components must be assembled together to create the final device. Medical device assembly may involve automation equipment, or a group of assembly line employees, and the quality and repeatability must be to exacting standards. The assembly of medical devices can take place in or out of a cleanroom environment and can be as simple as joining a few components, to the complex task of completing entire electrical assemblies or the completed device.

When a contract manufacturer provides medical device assembly options, it can add value to the process by speeding up production times, decreasing product costs by utilizing cheaper labor or available assembly machinery, or eliminating third-party assembly before sterilization and final product shipment. Kit assembly is one type of medical device assembly, but is considered a separate service since it involves joining several items together in a package, but not necessarily joining the individual components together.