Laparoscopy handle by Hermann Medizintechnik

Our tradition: innovation

Surgical instruments for various areas of application, produced from exceptional materials by our specialists. The high-quality standards we set for our products have not changed since the founding of Hermann Medizintechnik GmbH in 1961.

About us

Hermann Medizintechnik stands for absolute quality standards, family structures that have grown over the years and at the same time for the courage to innovate and the unconditional desire for continual improvement.

If you don't move forward, you take a step backward

Therefore, Hermann Medizintechnik GmbH has never stopped developing since its beginnings in 1961. In 1969, we started manufacturing surgical tungsten carbide scissors - as second enterprise worldwide and the first one in Europe!

We have maintained our pioneering spirit to this day and work with state-of-the-art production technology, always with our finger on the pulse. Nonetheless, we highly value tradition. After all, Hermann Medizintechnik is a genuine family-owned and operated company headed by second and third generation family members.

Also, it is particularly important to us that the majority of our products are manufactured at our Fridingen site in southern Germany.

Production at Hermann Medizintechnik

Our ever increasing range of products includes surgical and endoscopic instruments, implants made from pure titanium and titanium alloys as well as customized special instruments for different surgical disciplines.

Laparoscopy instruments
Laparoscopy
Endoscopic units
Endoscopic Units
Electrosurgery
Electrosurgery

We want to meet our optimum quality standards in future as well, therefore we invest in state-of-the-art machines and technology as well as in providing intensive further training for our employees, whose motivation and expertise and knowledge form the basis of our family-oriented enterprise.

If you choose Hermann Medizintechnik, you can expect innovation born from tradition, quality and motivation and an always open mind for the wishes and concerns of our customers.

Our site in Fridingen in the South of Germany
Our site in Fridingen in the South of Germany (AI-edited image)

Management

Management of Hermann Medizintechnik GmbH

We're excited to join the SPI Group. The partnership with SPI empowers us to move faster, think bigger, and invest more strategically, all while staying true to what makes Hermann who we are: close customer relationships, first-class quality, outstanding reliability, and a lasting, trusted partnership.

We see this as a key milestone in our company's sustainable growth. We're excited about what the future holds and look forward to what's ahead.

We are your partner for contract manufacturing

Innovation, precision and service - these are the three key components of our corporate philosophy and of course we also apply these principles to contract manufacturing.

Particularly in this industry, where traditional craftsmanship meets modern technology, the highest level of precision is of prime importance and is guaranteed by our specially trained and highly skilled technicians.

We distinguish ourselves by the many years of experience in the fields of orthopedics, MIS, neurosurgery and titanium implant systems. This is one of the reasons why we are a competent partner for you in the field of contract manufacturing.

Contract manufacturing – precision

Our services

We deliberately do not use any external services for our production, which stands for high-quality, complex and variable work.

We will be glad to fulfill your individual wishes in the fields of galvanization, gold plating, polishing, laser welding and laser engraving. All these activities are part of our program and are performed on state-of-the-art machines by our highly qualified employees.

Contract work

  • Hardening and brazing tungsten carbide inserts in a vacuum hardening process
  • Laser welding
  • Laser marking
  • Passivation and final cleaning with packaging
  • Assembly of components
  • Different surface treatments: sandblasting, electropolishing, gold plating, anodizing of complex titanium parts

Other services

  • Parts production CNC turning / CNC milling up to 7 axes machining
  • Development and drafting with the latest CAD-CAM programs with the option of rapid prototyping (3D printing)
  • We can perform different kinds of measurement for you by using state-of-the-art measuring equipment.

Naturally, all of our methods are validated. We have many years of experience processing plastics, Co Cr steel, stainless steel, titanium and titanium alloys, aluminum and other materials.

History

Hermann Medizintechnik has stood for continuity and development since 1961. Join us on a journey through the milestones of our company history.

1961: Hans Hermann take a chance

and set up his own company in Fridingen an der Donau, thus writing the first chapter of the history of Hermann Medizintechnik GmbH. He was a master in surgical instrument mechanics and, from the early days of the company, he had a clearly defined goal in mind and established a corporate philosophy that was characterized above all by quality and the absolute desire for innovation.

1969: our company

take an entirely new path for the first time: as second manufacturer worldwide and the first one in Europe, we started with the manufacturing of surgical tungsten carbide scissors, which have remained a key component of our success to date.

Late 80s

we invested into the development and manufacturing of instruments for minimal invasive surgery, which turned out to be a lasting success.

1995

we added to our product line innovative titanium implant systems, which meant a focused extension of our product portfolio - a permanent process still going on today.

Hermann Medizintechnik GmbH was one of the first enterprises that actively introduced quality management systems and one of the first enterprises in the entire area of Tuttlingen that was certified in accordance with ISO 9001 / EN 46001.

Early 2000s

These were the years of expansion: new production premises in Fridingen opened their doors in 2000 and 2007 and a new subsidiary of Hermann Medizintechnik was established in Neuhausen am Rheinfall in Switzerland in 2006.

Today, Hermann Medizintechnik

is a modern, internationally recognized, medium-sized enterprise with more than 60 employees that cooperates with more than 50 countries and exports its products to all six continents.

We want to play an active role in continuing the history of Hermann Medizintechnik in future - in view of almost 60 years of tradition and experience. Continual expansion, creation of new jobs, always getting better and improving our products - these are our aims for the future.

We stay dynamic! We keep moving!

Certification

The quality of our products is for us a task and an obligation towards our customers of utmost priority.

As early as in the 90s, Hermann Medizintechnik was a pioneer in terms of quality management. This standard has been maintained until today and we not only want to comply with it in future as well but are constantly trying to improve and advance it.

Our company has a documented quality management system and, from Development over Production up to Sales, is consistently certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 13485:2016.

This quality management system complies with the requirements laid down in Annex II of Directive 93/42/EEC on medical devices and is also in line with the requirements of rules and regulations of many countries all over the world.

Looking back on many years of experience with regulatory affairs, we will be glad to support you during any pending registration procedures. This solid basis allows us to document the products we develop and manufacture in accordance with the required standards and issue the corresponding certificates of conformity.

Certificate DIN EN ISO 13485 (English)

DIN EN ISO 13485:2016
Quality Management System

Certified from design and development through production to distribution

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Certificate DIN EN ISO 13485 (German)

DIN EN ISO 13485:2016
Qualitätsmanagementsystem

German version of the certificate

PDF German
Certificate MDSAP

DIN EN ISO 13485:2016
MDSAP

Medical Device Single Audit Program

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