Jabil & MIS: Designing the Medical Devices of the Future
Jabil, a global leader in manufacturing, engineering and supply chain solutions, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Midwest Interventional Systems (MIS), which is renowned for its design of minimally invasive medical devices.
Together, both organisations will drive the design and development of catheters and other medical devices, offering medical device OEMs a range of enhanced capabilities.
By leveraging Jabil’s expansive manufacturing footprint and vast supply chain scale, this collaboration will allow for quicker, more efficient delivery of high-quality medical solutions.
Expanding catheter design and development
The collaboration between Jabil and MIS comes at a crucial time for the medical device sector, which continues to undergo rapid technological advancement
OEMS in this sector need access to cutting-edge design and development services, which Jabil and MIS are well equipped to provide.
MIS’s catheter centre of excellence in Maple Grove, Minnesota, will serve as the backbone of the initiative, offering a variety of services including extrusion, reflow, coiling, braiding, balloon forming, laser welding and finished goods assembly.
The strategic partnership will enable Jabil to expand its ability to deliver high-performance catheter systems, a crucial component in many modern medical procedures.
As a result, both companies are poised to help advance the quality and functionality of minimally invasive medical devices, improving patient care outcomes globally.
Jabil's dominance in the medical device market
With a 2024 revenue of US$27.49bn and more than 140,000 employees across 25+ countries, Jabil is the world's largest healthcare manufacturing solutions provider.
The company supports OEMs in this industry across multiple areas, including diagnostics, medical devices, medtech, orthopaedics and pharmaceuticals.
Jabil is renowned for developing and manufacturing a broad spectrum of specialised medical devices, such as surgical tools, robotics, insulin pumps, chronic disease management platforms and autoinjectors for GLP-1 drugs.
The manufacturer's deep industry expertise has enabled it to serve as a trusted partner to medical device manufacturers, offering solutions that drive efficiency, innovation and sustainability.
“MIS and Jabil bring a powerful combination of expertise and resources across the medical device lifecycle to create a one-stop-shop for complex catheter solutions,” says Shane Smith, Jabil’s VP of Global Business Units, Healthcare Division.
“Healthcare OEMs can take advantage of MIS’s rapid prototyping, iterative testing and optimised catheter design, which is then transferred for assembly at scale across Jabil’s global network of healthcare sites throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.”
Why innovation across medical device manufacturing is critical
The rapid pace of innovation within the catheter and broader medical device manufacturing sectors cannot be overstated.
As demand for minimally-invasive procedures increases, so does the need for sophisticated, highly functional devices that are capable of supporting a range of treatments with minimal patient disruption.
The development of advanced catheter technologies is critical in this context. Modern catheters must be both precise and flexible, enabling surgeons and healthcare providers to carry out intricate procedures with increased accuracy and reduced recovery times.
Catheter innovation also plays a vital role in improving patient safety. As new materials and design techniques emerge, the potential for complications such as infections or tissue damage can be significantly reduced.
Furthermore, innovations in catheter technology can enhance the efficacy of chronic disease management systems, such as insulin pumps and dialysis devices, offering patients a higher quality of life with fewer interventions.
Moreover, the demand for personalised medicine and patient-specific solutions is growing, making innovation even more critical.
Catheters and other medical devices need to be adaptable, cost-effective and scalable, which is where collaborations like the one involving Jabil and MIS make a profound difference.
“This partnership with Jabil enables us to scale our expertise in advanced minimally-invasive devices to a broader range of life-saving products," says Bryan Patrick, CEO at MIS.
"In addition, we now have unparalleled access to geographically diverse, low-cost, manufacturing services that will allow us to maintain our world-class standards of customer service and device quality to an even wider group of customers.
"We are proud to work with a team that shares our mission to improve patient outcomes every day.”
The ability to innovate and rapidly scale production is essential in meeting these complex demands. Partnerships that combine manufacturing expertise with design innovation ensure that the medical device sector continues to advance in ways that benefit both patients and healthcare providers.
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