The Gold Standard for Hydrophilic Coatings

SurModics is the leading independent provider of hydrophilic coating technology in the medical device industry. With over 15 years of experience, our hydrophilic coatings are on a vast array of implantable and single-use medical devices. 

 

SurModics Hydrophilic Coating Advantages:

  • Broad device coating experience
  • Superior clinical performance
  • High value manufacturing process
  • Process and experience to enable rapid time to market
  • Post-commercialization technical support

 The value of SurModics’ Harmony™ Advanced Lubricity Coatings is realized by our customers starting from concept to fully commercialized product.

Superior clinical performance
Harmony™ Advanced Lubricity Coatings provide unsurpassed lubricity and surface durability to many types of medical devices. SurModics' lubricious coatings improve medical devices by reducing the coefficient of friction by up to 95% on a vast array of surfaces.  On key performance criteria, SurModics demonstrates consistent, superior results (see data link on right).

SurModics' lubricious coatings facilitate:

  • Ease of access
  • Enhanced deliverability
  • Predictable deployment
  • Ability to navigate tortuous paths, reach distal regions, cross difficult lesions, and deploy the device with more positioning control

Reduced time to market
In today’s fast-paced medical marketplace, time to market can be a crucial factor in the sales success of a device. SurModics’ Advanced Hydrophilic coating technology is helping our customers accelerate the design and development process, with its proven chemistry, strong technical and business teams, and breadth of device and customer experience.

Mechanisms for accelerating time to market::

  • Rapid feasibility evaluation and optimization
  • Performance testing
  • Coating services to support animal studies, human clinical trials, and bridge-to-market
  • Worldwide regulatory support
  • Technology transfer and implementation programs
  • On-site technical service program for manufacturing support
  • Established equipment design and fabrication

High value manufacturing results

  • Rapid cycle times enabling finished devices in minutes not hours, resulting in reduced cost of goods
  • Easily integrated into customer process
  • Turnkey equipment partner