WOODBURY, Minn. — VitaTek has expanded its in-house medical device manufacturing capabilities with the installation of a Balloon Blow Mold Machine and a Balloon Stretching Machine, enabling the company to design, prototype, and produce balloon components for interventional therapies, diagnostics, and minimally invasive procedures entirely under one roof.
The new equipment allows VitaTek to develop balloons during the earliest phases of product design, reducing client costs and accelerating timelines by eliminating reliance on multiple outside vendors. The expansion also gives the company precise control over key performance parameters, including wall thickness, burst pressure, and dimensional tolerances, which are essential for next-generation cardiovascular, endovascular, and structural heart devices.
“With the addition of this Balloon Blow Mold Machine and Balloon Stretching Machine, VitaTek is now able to develop balloons in the early phases of product development while reducing costs for clients by keeping everything in-house,” said Mohamed Mohamed, director of engineering at VitaTek.
Founder and CEO Jason Scherer said the move reflects VitaTek’s mission to remove inefficiencies from medical device development. “Why is medical device development manufacturing so expensive? Mostly due to hiring eight or more shops, creating a game of telephone that increases costs, delays, and frustration,” Scherer said. “We’re excited and proud to offer balloon development manufacturing capability to our clients to help remove that frustration from the marketplace.”
Mohamed added that the expansion is about more than just new equipment. “It’s a reflection of our commitment to technical agility and empowering our teams to bring groundbreaking solutions to life — faster and smarter for our clients,” he said.
