Blogs

Welcome to ICS Medical Device’s Blogs

Explore the latest insights, innovations, and trends in medical device design, development, and delivery. Our blog shares expert perspectives on structural heart therapies, catheter-based technologies, regulatory developments, and quality management practices. Our articles provide an inside look at how ICS Medical Devices drives innovation while maintaining the highest standards of safety and performance.

Blogs

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December 11, 2025

A guide to Coiling vs Braiding in Catheter Development

A Guide to Coiling vs Braiding in Catheter Development Catheters owe their efficiency to the choice of materials and design used. The inner and outer layers, along with the strategic choice of a middle layer—be it coiling or braiding—allows for…
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November 19, 2025

Driving Innovation: An Inside Look at Prototyping and NPI Excellence at ICS Medical with Gonçalo Santos

Driving Innovation An Inside Look at Prototyping and NPI Excellence at ICS Medical with Gonçalo Santos At ICS Medical Devices, we pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence in prototyping and new product introduction (NPI). We recently sat down with…
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November 13, 2025

Insights into HR’s role in driving organisational success: An Interview with Carina Leonard

An Interview with Carina Leonard Insights into HR’s role in driving organisational success Carina Leonard, Head of HR at ICS Medical, brings a wealth of experience and understanding of the human resources landscape. In this interview, Carina shares her insights…
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June 6, 2025

JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT AT GALWAY MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY

  JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT AT GALWAY MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY 72 new jobs announced as part of ambitious growth plans GALWAY, IRELAND, June 06, 2025 – ICS Medical Devices, a leading catheter design & manufacturing services provider, today announced that it plans…
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May 1, 2025

How to Transition Your Medical Device from Prototyping to Volume Manufacturing

The medical device industry is an incredibly important and rapidly changing field, with innovation in technology opening up new possibilities for improving patient care. But the process of transitioning from concept to volume manufacturing can be a difficult one, with…
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February 7, 2025

Employee Spotlight: Tom Russell

Tom Russell is a Senior Process Development Engineer at ICS Medical Devices. Below, Tom tells us about his role in ICS and a little more about himself, including how he challenges himself outside of work. What is your role in…
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May 2, 2024

Employee Spotlight: Enya McGowan

Meet Enya, one of the forces behind project administration at ICS Medical Devices.  Enya shares more about her role in at ICS, and a little more about herself! What is your role at ICS Medical Devices, and how long have…
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March 14, 2024

Operational Excellence: Insights into ICS Medical’s Operational Success with Matt Carty

When did you join ICS? Describe your role. I joined the ICS Medical team in 2023 in the role of ‘Head of Operations’. My responsibilities in this role involve overseeing and coordinating various operational aspects to ensure smooth and efficient…
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March 11, 2024

Employee Spotlight: Shivani Sathyasaravanan

Shivani began at ICS Medical in 2022 in the role of Product Builder. Since then she was promoted to Graduate Engineer and now works in the design group. Below, Shivani shares more about her day-to-day at ICS and a little…
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January 3, 2024

Mastering the Medical Device Supply Chain: An Interview with Enrico Lionello, Supply Chain Manager

Can you briefly describe your role as Supply Chain Manager at ICS Medical Devices? As Supply Chain Manager, I’m responsible for shaping the Supply Chain of an extremely dynamic and fast-growing company.  Among my responsibilities lie planning for growth and…
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December 15, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Dion Gallagher

  Dion Gallagher has worked in ICS Medical since 2022 in the position of Principal Design Engineer. With over 16 years experience in the industry, Dion tells us more about his role.   What is your role at ICS? What…
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November 3, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Dainius Zilinskas

Dainius Zilinskas is Prototype Technical Group Lead at ICS Medical Devices. After four years, he reflects on the early days of ICS Medical and what he has learned since then.   Give us some information on your career/background. What sparked…
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October 3, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Megan Cooley

Megan Cooley is HR administrator at ICS Medical Devices. From starting at ICS Medical as a summer intern to realising that HR is the career path she wants to follow, Megan’s journey and development within ICS is admirable.   Tell…
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August 17, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Holly Robinson

Holly Robinson was one of the first product builders to join ICS. Recently moving into a technician development role, she is looking forward to the change and opportunity this will bring. Below Holly shares more about her experience in ICS,…
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April 13, 2023

How to Transition Your Medical Device from Prototyping to Volume Manufacturing 

The medical device industry is an incredibly important and rapidly changing field, with innovation in technology opening up new possibilities for improving patient care. But the process of transitioning from concept to volume manufacturing can be a difficult one, with…
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March 27, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Damien Costello

Damien Costello has been a product builder at ICS Medical Devices for over a year. Damien is the main operator of the steeger braider, an extremely important role for all projects taken on by the company. Damien took on the…
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March 23, 2023

Employee Spotlight – Maeve Byrne

Maeve was the 4th person to be hired by ICS and has seen the company go from a small start-up with 5 employees to now having 80 employees and operating out of a state of the art facility with an…
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February 15, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Sandra Bieliauskaite

Sandra has been working at ICS Medical for 2 years. She started her journey at ICS as a technician and was recently promoted to an engineer. Sandra shares her insights on her career progression at ICS and her decision to…
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February 1, 2023

Medical Device Concept Design: The Key Factors To Consider In This Critical Phase

Medical device concept design is a critical phase in the development of any new medical device. There are many factors to consider during this phase, including the overall purpose of the device, the target patient population, the intended use of…
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January 23, 2023

Employee Spotlight: David Savage

David Savage was one of the first engineers hired by ICS Medical Devices and has been working in the company for over 3 years now. He started his career with ICS as a Senior Engineer and progressed to the position…
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October 13, 2022

Upcoming Exhibitions/Trade Shows

See a complete list of upcoming trade shows and events we are attending. If you plan on attending any of these trade shows/exhibitions we welcome you to visit our stands and speak to a member of our team. Medica: 14th-17th…
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September 30, 2022

ICS Medical Devices listed in LinkedIn Top 10 Startups in Ireland 2022

ICS Medical Devices are delighted to be included in the LinkedIn Top 10 Startups in Ireland 2022 list, recognizing the top 10 emerging start up companies that are gaining attention. The list is compiled based on the analysis of LinkedIn…
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May 25, 2022

ICS MEDICAL DEVICES ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION

GALWAY, IRELAND, May 25, 2022 – ICS Medical Devices, a leading catheter design & manufacturing services provider, today announced a significant expansion of its operations in Ballybrit, Galway. The company is moving into a new 16,000- square-foot manufacturing facility, more…
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May 19, 2022

ISO13485 accreditation

ICS Medical is committed to Quality with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) integrated into every process. Our Quality Management System is accredited to ISO 13485:2016 for both design and manufacturing services. MD 722885 ICS Medical Devices ISO 13485 Certification  
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January 24, 2022

Why is 3D printing important in Medical Device Manufacturing?

What role does 3D printing play in the medical device manufacturing process? 3D printing is a crucial part of medical device manufacturing, playing an important role in the prototyping process. Prototyping is a large part of the design process in…
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November 15, 2021

How to Design a Complex Catheter Shaft

Complex catheter shaft designs are typically required for applications that require high performance access and delivery solutions. This is typically encountered when dealing with delivery of Aortic valves, but are also present in Mitral and Tricuspid valve repair and replacement…
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September 2, 2021

How to design a steerable catheter

Catheters often need to navigate through complex anatomy in order to reach the desired location and perform their specific task. From neurovascular to structural heart and peripheral vascular application needs, there can be big differences in the catheter requirements. Therefore,…
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June 29, 2021

Protecting Your Intellectual Property

Importance of IP Here at ICS, we know that one of the most valuable assets for MedTech start-ups and SMEs is their innovative Intellectual Property (IP). As companies grow and expand, sharing of information with business partners, customers and suppliers…
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May 28, 2021

Hydrophilic Coating in Catheter Development

What is Hydrophilic coating? Hydrophilic coating, or HC coating, is a surface level coating applied to catheters to enhance trackability by reducing the surface friction. ‘Hydrophilic’ literally means ‘water loving’, and the coating essentially acts like a microscopic sponge when…
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April 1, 2021

32-Carrier Braider Lands in Galway!

Here at ICS Medical Devices we are delighted to commission our brand new 32-carrier reel to reel braider! With this new piece of equipment ICS can take on 32-wire braided shaft applications and applications where reel to reel braiding is…
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March 9, 2021

ISO13485 Accreditation

We are delighted to have received our ISO13485 accreditation. This is confirmation of the high standards we set for our quality system here at ICS Medical Devices. Kudos to our excellent quality team and all those that supported in implementing…
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February 22, 2021

How quick is a quick-turn prototype?

How quick is a quick-turn prototype? It is a question we often get asked by customers – how fast can you get my parts back to me? We understand the time pressures faced by our customers to achieve their priority…
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January 19, 2021

ICS Medical Devices’ Unique Approach to the Product Development Lifecycle

At ICS Medical Devices we love a challenge – when a client brings us something that pushes the boundaries and tests the limits of what is currently possible. Sometimes a client comes to us with an embryonic idea that requires…
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November 13, 2020

Prototyping: the key step in a successful medical device product development process.

Prototyping is not the first step, but fundamentally it is one of the most critical steps in the early lifecycle of your new product. If “a picture is worth a thousand words”, then a prototype is worth a thousand pictures.…
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November 12, 2020

Case Study: From Prototype to Clinical Trials

How our focus and experience in the prototyping process helped this customer to develop their high-performance valve delivery sheath for clinical trials.   Proof of Concept Our customer had strong product IP position in mitral valve technology. To further support…
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October 19, 2020

Case Study: From Concept to Prototype!

The Challenge Our Customer is a medical device start-up company, looking to achieve a non-surgical approach to medical device implantation of stimulating electrodes. The challenges faced were designing a delivery system to deploy a stimulating electrode while minimising tissue damage.…
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October 19, 2020

The ICS Medical Devices Brainstorming Process

Challenge us! Explore the ICS Brainstorming Process If you have an idea, concept, technical challenge, device/procedural pain points or want to strengthen and expand your device portfolio, the ICS Medical Devices brainstorming process can help you to overcome the challenges…
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August 27, 2020

3 Common Catheter Design Mistakes, And How To Avoid Them.

With a wealth of experience at ICS Medical Devices, we know what it takes to accelerate your product through its development life cycle effectively and efficiently. So let us pass some of that knowledge on to you, and take you through the three most common catheter design mistakes…
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July 23, 2020

Key Questions in the Catheter Design and Development Process

   What are the key questions to be asked at the start of the catheter design process to help accelerate your product to market? Bringing a catheter or any medical device from design through to scale manufacturing can be…
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June 26, 2020

ICS Medical Devices Launches New Website

After months of planning, brainstorming, writing, photo shoots, designing, and more writing, we are excited to present our new website to the world. We have put a lot of effort into ensuring our new website provides our existing customers and…
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June 26, 2020

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