Medical Device Development

Unlock the power of healthcare innovation
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Client logo GE Healthcare
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Client logo GE Healthcare
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Access to multidisciplinary medical device experts

We assist from concept to launch of Class II and Class III medical devices. From creating user requirements and handling regulatory compliance, to developing medical device designs, selecting materials and supply chains, and assisting with FDA submissions.

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Manage the risks of healthcare
Delve is ISO 13485:2016-certified, a testament to the quality practices we have and our team's abilities to develop the industry's most complex medical devices.
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Be more than clinically effective
Medical devices today need to be developed to be intuitive, reliable, and cost-effective. Our products balance the needs of the whole ecosystem.
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We’re not only a medical firm.
Users expect medical devices to behave like consumer devices. We design and develop those, too, and your device will benefit from what else we know.
55+
Years
Trust our longevity
200+
Awards
Delight your users
1,500+
Patents
Secure your edge
10,000+
Projects
Rely on our experience

Medical Device Development Expertise

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Capital Equipment
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Cardiac Devices
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Consumables
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Diagnostic Equipment
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High-Volume Disposables
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Renal Denervation
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Surgical Instruments
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Wearables

Our Work

'They bring skills we don't have'
A complex screening procedure is brought out of the lab and onto a chip.

Baebies' sought our expertise in user research, industrial design, and shaping the user experience. We immersed ourselves in the NICU and turned Baebies' technology into a diagnostics device that's saving lives.

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Award
Winner
Dexcom G6
While users of the Dexcom system greatly valued its enhanced ability to monitor their glucose levels, applying the subcutaneous Dexcom sensor to their bodies was an obvious pain point that was a barrier to wider adoption.
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Award
Winner
REAL™ Immersive System
The first virtual reality system that is purpose-built from the ground up for rehabilitation in a healthcare environment.
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Award
Winner
BD Diagnostics
Strategic, actionable branding guidelines bring BD Diagnostics into the future and provide a roadmap as they develop and acquire more products.
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ProNova SC360
Imagine being strapped into a large machine, completely immobilized, for an hour while it delivers high doses of radiation to treat your cancer. Imagine doing this daily for up to six months.
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Award
Winner
BK Ultrasound Sonic Window
Delve helped BK Ultrasound bundle its game-changing technology into a widely adopted, easy to use, award-winning medical device.
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Alcon Cataract Surgery Scalpel
Delve developed a new scalpel that skirts competitors’ overly broad patents and keeps costs low.
Delve Startup clients: Sandra Medical, acquired for $500 million. BK Medical, a GE Healthcare company, acquired for $1.45 billion. Baebies, $132.8 million.
Not just for enterprise. For startups, too.

Your concept has already attracted backing, but to get to the next level you need design, technical expertise, and prototyping capacity. Our strategists, designers, and engineers have guided many startups to the next round. Or to an exit.

End-to-End Product Development

All the experts in one place means a more cohesive experience.

Meet the Experts

Kent Kallsen, VP of Engineering, Delve
Kent Kallsen
VP of Engineering

Kent helps clients turn concepts into products that are differentiated, elegantly functional, and practical to manufacture. He leads mechanical, electrical, human factors, software, quality management, and prototype development engineers who apply their deep expertise on projects across multiple industries, including medical device, consumer, and commercial.

Mathieu Turpault, VP of Design, Delve
Mathieu Turpault
VP of Design

Mathieu helps clients evoke emotion through design. He believes emotional appeal can be rationally and analytically designed. Mathieu taps into his extensive experience, finding the best possible approach within the client’s constraints. He has been published in many leading design journals and speaks frequently about multisensory and immersive design, front end innovation, brand building, integrated design methods, and sustainability.

Our Recent Thinking

2023 03 03 medtech surprising HERO
3 Surprising Findings from Our Latest MedTech Industry Survey
While reviewing the early data from our ongoing research on trends in the medical device industry, three unexpected findings caught our eye.
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How to Design a Medical Device as Safe as an MRI and as Intuitive as a Nest
Medical device manufacturers need to design for a new kind of user. This has big implications not just for the devices they design but also for how they do business.
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Four Ways to Win the Future of MedTech Wearables
Soaring demand for wearables has created a market saturated with the things—prompting an 18.1 percent year-over-year growth worldwide, according to Gartner.
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How to Design the Healthcare Products of the Future, Part 1: Everyday Wellness
Future healthcare products need to be designed to embody a proactive and preventive mindset. This new paradigm is focused on enhancing our well-being and health in all areas of our life, all of the time.
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Design for Sterilization of Medical Electronics
Learn design techniques to maximize device reliability for common sterilization processes — autoclave, ethylene oxide, and ionizing radiation.
2023 02 28 consumerization of healthcare HERO
How the Consumerization of Healthcare is Transforming Medical Device Design
Patients are becoming empowered consumers of healthcare. They bring to medical devices the high expectations formed from their experiences with highly intuitive consumer products—as well as greater risk.
Let's build a breakthrough medical device.