Capabilities

Whether you need a component or a finished device,
Teleflex Medical OEM can provide the capabilities, products,
and support to meet your unique needs. We look forward
to working with you.

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Teleflex Medical OEM and the Deknatel® brand

Teleflex Medical OEM, represented in the marketplace by the Deknatel® brand, is a vertically-integrated, full-line suture, performance fiber, yarn, resin, and custom medical device business segment of Teleflex Incorporated.

From Raw materials to Finished Devices, We’re Your Product Development Partner

Teleflex Medical OEM is a true, full-service, product development partner that gives you access to a spectrum of global capabilities. We like to think of ourselves as a business that can help take your product idea off the drawing board and launch it into the market. If you can imagine it, we have the expertise and resources to help you achieve it.


Our comprehensive, product development services include:


  • Innovative solutions to complex design challenges
  • Engineering
  • Prototyping
  • Manufacturing (both small- and large-scale production)
  • Clean room assembly
  • Packaging and labeling
  • Sterilization
  • Regulatory support
Experience and Expertise in Many Specialty Markets

Teleflex Medical OEM partners with leading medical device companies to develop and manufacture high quality, Deknatel® brand products for wide range of medical procedures, which include:


  • Cardiovascular
  • Cosmetic
  • Dental
  • Ear, nose, and throat
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Gynecology
  • Orthopedic
  • Urology
  • Veterinary
Manufacturing Capabilities

  • Polymerization
  • Compounding
  • Extrusion
  • Dyeing
  • Drawing, braiding
  • Scouring
  • Annealing
  • Coating
  • Tipping (heat and chemical)
  • Winding/skeining
  • Hot stretching
  • Coning absorbable yarn
  • Develop proprietary compounds and coatings
  • Spooling/cut lengths
  • Heat stiffening
  • Crimping, swaging (needle attachment)
  • Technical assistance with regulatory, quality, and manufacturing issues
  • Finished sterile product and bulk, non-sterile medical devices
  • Private labeling
  • Bulk, non-sterile product manufacturing and assembly
Private Labeling Services

Teleflex Medical OEM can custom design, manufacture, package, and private label a variety of single-use and reusable medical products, including applying customers’ logos for resale into specialty markets. The private label products can include single-use and reusable products as well as components engineered and manufactured to be part of your Class II or Class III medical devices.

Suture and Needle Combinations

Teleflex Medical OEM can help you determine a suture and needle configuration suited for a particular surgical application. Then we will manufacture, sterilize, package, and private label your product with attention to quality every step of the way. More »