Ireland

Galway

Hypotubes & Specialty Needles 

Galway specializes in metal components for medical devices, focusing on hypotubes, steerable catheters, and specialty needles. 

The site’s capabilities include manufacturing and assembly of hypotubes with processes like overmolding, laser welding, laser cutting of steerable hypotubes and micro-tubing, and steering wire production for delivery systems. Additional expertise covers specialty needle manufacture, hypotube coating, laser marking, centerless grinding, cleaning, and passivation. Galway produces complex steerable metal shafts, pull wires, and specialty needles, supporting high-performance medical applications. The site maintains rigorous standards with ISO 13485, 14001, and 45001 certifications, ensuring quality, environmental, and occupational health compliance.

Galway is a critical metal component hub within Freudenberg Medical’s global network, enabling precision and reliability for cardiovascular, neurovascular, and minimally invasive device technologies.