Medical device development & consulting
Your development partner for trauma, spine & orthopaedics.
From the first feasibility study to design transfer into serial production — we help manufacturers, surgeons and inventors turn ideas into certifiable, manufacturable products.
- Trauma
- Spine
- Orthopaedics
- Instruments
What we do
Connect. Consult. Develop.
Three ways we help medical device companies, surgeons and inventors bring better products to market.
Connect
We connect you to a network of expertise — finding and assessing partners for manufacturing, new technologies, marketing and distribution.
Consult
We help you derive a project portfolio from your strategy, evaluate market potential and implement tools to prioritise and control R&D.
Develop
We develop products from concept to serial production — feasibility, design transfer, cost reduction and preparation for certification.
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Devices we have helped bring to life
A selection of trauma, spine and orthopaedic systems we have contributed to — together with partners across the industry.
Working with Bluewater Medical delivers more than the device itself: since 2014, our collaborations have generated additional intellectual property for our clients — granted patents owned by the client, with our engineers named as inventors.
Artemis PFN Hip Fracture Nailing System
An intramedullary nailing platform for intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures, combining a titanium nail with carbon-fibre-reinforced PEEK.
- Titanium alloy nail, partially over-molded with CF-PEEK
- For stable and unstable intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures
- Lag screw with optional anti-rotation locking pin
Client IP generated2 granted patents · owned by GLW, Inc.
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Creed Cannulated Compression Screws
Headed and headless cannulated compression screws with radiotranslucent “Ortholucent” technology for better intra-operative visualization.
- Headed and headless screws, Ø2.5 / 4.3 / 5.6 / 7.4 mm
- Self-drilling and self-tapping, cannulated for guidewire placement
- Radiotranslucent “Ortholucent” material for better imaging
Client IP generated2 granted patents · owned by GLW, Inc.
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LISA — Lumbar Implant for Stiffness Augmentation
A motion-preserving, non-fusion implant for the lumbar spine, designed to reduce chronic pain from degenerative disease.
- Non-fusion, motion-preserving lumbar stabilization
- Targets chronic pain from degenerative lumbar disease
- CE marked since 2018
Client IP generated2 granted patents · owned by Backbone
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Hansson DCN — Dynamic Cephalomedullary Nail
A cephalomedullary nail system for trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur, with dynamic head fixation.
- For trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur
- Dynamic head fixation, available in different lengths
- Self-cutting, fully threaded distal locking screws
Client IP generated2 granted patents · owned by Swemac Innovation AB
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Flexible Screwdriver
Our own novel flexible driver: no coils, tool-free cleaning, a controllable tip and equal torque in both directions.
- Works without coils
- Can be dismantled and cleaned without tools
- Controllable driver tip — not floppy
Client IP generated2 granted patents · owned by Swemac Innovation AB
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Wingman Tool-less External Fixator Clamp
A tool-less, modular external fixation clamp that is always ready to use — designed for low-cost mass production and a more resilient trauma care system.
- Tool-less application — no additional instruments needed
- Wing-shaped handles for high tightening torque
- Snap-in retention against unintended unlocking
Biomechanical evaluationPublished study · J Mil Veterans Health 2024
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What clients say
“Bluewater did a fantastic job developing the LISA instrument set for us. Their talent, their expertise, their ability to listen and their understanding of customer needs in the field were the perfect ingredients to create an intuitive, innovative, user-friendly and elegantly designed set of instruments.”Nazanine Sahami, President & CEO, Backbone
Engineering heritage
Patented products on the market
Our engineers are named inventors on more than 40 patents — from classics in spine, external fixation, bone plating and nailing to the recent client patents behind these products.
Get in touch
Let’s talk about your project.
Whether you need a development partner, a second opinion on your portfolio or the right contact in the industry — we come straight to the point.
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