Medical Injection Molding
High quality, quick-turn injection-molded parts to accelerate the production of new product development in the medical industry
Certification + Compliance
ISO 9001:2015 | ISO 13485:2016 | ITAR
Why Medical Teams Choose Protolabs
Move faster without increasing risk
Designs where early process learnings, tooling decisions, and manufacturability insights can be carried forward into repeatable, production-intent molding processes. Our digital quoting, built-in DFM feedback, and rapid iteration help medical teams hit clinical, regulatory, and investor milestones.
Production-grade quality from the start
FDA Class I and II devices and non-implantable components require consistent quality, traceability, and documentation. Our ISO 13485-certified processes support validation, audits, and regulatory readiness.
Simplify a complex supplier ecosystem
A single partner from prototype through production reduces handoffs, approval cycles, and overall program risk. Parts with challenging geometries, material requirements, or multi-supplier dependencies benefit from simplified sourcing and digitally coordinated production workflows.
Scale on-demand
When demand is unpredictable, count on no MOQs, steady lead times, and global digital manufacturing from early R&D through ramp‑up with easy scaling later.
Proven in real medical programs
From mobility devices to robotic surgical systems and infection-prevention products, Protolabs supports fast-moving medical teams where speed, precision, and reliability matter most.
U.S.-based manufacturing with global resilience
Domestic production supports regulatory confidence, IP protection, and supply continuity, while a vetted network of manufacturing partners enables additional capacity and geographic flexibility when needed.
Injection Molding Capabilities for Medical Device Development
Protolabs helps medical teams move from concept to production faster with injection molding services designed for rapid iteration and production grade quality. Our free digital quoting platform, ProDesk, provides pricing and built in design for manufacturability feedback, helping teams identify risks early and ensure parts are ready for injection molding before tooling begins.
With access to a broad range of thermoplastics and medical grade liquid silicone rubber, no minimum order quantities, and industry leading lead times, teams can iterate quickly while maintaining consistency, quality and control. Our manufacturing experts support you throughout the product life cycle, offering flexible options including customer-supplied resins, overmolding and insert molding, and other secondary injection molding operations.
Protolabs’ on demand manufacturing model adapts from prototyping through sustained production, enabling faster decision making, fewer late stage changes, and predictable outcomes as programs progress.
Plastic Materials for Medical Devices
From high-performance polymers to elastomers, we source and run the materials medical teams rely on.
Protolabs x Makers
| Tim Humphrey, former Lead Senior Product Design Engineer at Edwards Lifesciences, explains how medical teams can move fast without compromising quality. A longstanding partner of Protolabs during his 45+ year years in MedTech, Tim shares practical insights on rapid iteration, early DFM, and reducing risk as programs advance toward validation and production. |
