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About hg medical group
At hg medical, we have a strong sense of mission and vision. To be the world’s best contract manufacturer of complex orthopedic implants and instruments for the spinal and extremities sectors. It’s that mission that drives us every day to deliver real value creating service for our customers.
As a pureplay Medical Device Manufacturer, we have a proven track record of helping both established and challenger OEMs bring high-quality, high-performance products to market – faster, smarter, and with confidence.
Our leading machine technologies and capabilities within our state-of-the-art facilities in both Europe and the US are focused on producing the most complex and challenging implants, supporting our customers to continue evolving and developing orthopedic implant designs, and improving the quality of life of patients around the world.
Whether our customers are world market leaders or dynamic start-ups, they can put their trust in hg medical.
- Unmatched expertise in manufacturing complex, technically challenging orthopedic implants from initial concept to finished product
- hg labs: our in-house R&D engine, designed to dramatically shorten CAD-to-lab timelines, accelerates product development and improves speed to market.
- Best-in-class facilities in the USA and Germany, with fully automated, precision-driven production
- Fully integrated supply chain that ensures quality, security and speed at every step
- Verified success: decades of partnerships, innovation, and delivery excellence
Our Leadership Team
Craig Bluett - Chief Executive Officer
Born in Zimbabwe, Africa and moving to Europe in 1999, Craig is an Engineer by trade who has focused on orthopedics for the last nineteen years.
With a career both in contract manufacturing and in the OEM side of the industry as a Technical, Quality and Regulatory Director, Craig can fuse the customer's needs with our offerings. Craig's focus is improving our operations and incorporating our customers' downstream requirements into our processes, adding value far greater than the product itself.
Having designed and developed products, managed regulatory pathways and approvals, spent endless hours in the operation room, attained a University Certificate in Orthopedic Medical Technology and a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration on his way to his MBA, he is well-placed to fuse the demands of all stakeholders into the hg strategic offering.
Craig's knowledge of the space, as comprehensive as it is, is second to his passion for contributing to the growth, development and value-adding offerings of hg Medical Group.
Michael Bracker – Chief Financial Officer
Since the beginning of 2024, I have been working as the new Managing Director at hg medical and, in my role as CFO, I am responsible for the commercial management of the group. My team and I are responsible for controlling, treasury, accounting, taxes, and information technology. Our goal is the profitable growth of the group and the further development of hg medical.
After graduating from high school in Weilheim, I studied business administration in Ingolstadt and began my professional career at a large corporation. Several years and a wealth of experience later, I found myself working for a medium-sized company in the technology and automotive industries. Since 2010, I have held various financial management, CFO, and executive management roles. During this time, I have also gained extensive international experience, including as Regional Asia CFO in China in various manufacturing industries.
I am delighted to be able to help shape hg medical's growth path and, together with the great team here at the location and internationally, to offer our customers the best products and the best possible service.
Michael Visino – Strategic Project Director
I have been working as an engineer for many years. After completing my mechanical engineering degree, I gained more than 16 years of experience in the aerospace and medical device industries.
In addition to this technical background, I also specialized in the implementation of quality standards and regulatory requirements related to ISO 13485 and CFR 820. Thanks to my skills, I was able to lead the group's quality and regulatory activities as Director of Quality & Regulatory Affairs. Not only did I play a key role in designing and implementing a quality system that considers customer downstream needs and continuously contributes to value creation, but I also built a solid team that can continue this work after transitioning to my current position.
As Strategic Project Director, I am responsible for leading the development and implementation of strategic projects. I ensure that our clients receive comprehensive technical and quality solutions for new projects, technical challenges, or operational technical developments. At hg medical, we believe that this unique offering of in-depth skills at the beginning of every project is immensely helpful for our clients and creates added value throughout the entire product lifecycle. My hybrid approach to technology and quality creates an exceptionally valuable, thorough, and robust approach that enables us to find comprehensive, end-to-end solutions even for highly complex projects.
Michael Sanchez – Vice President Commercial
Mike has spent the last 25 years in Medical Device Contract Manufacturing starting with BBraun Medical in 1998 as an International Sales Manager, responsible for the Asia Pacific markets. After 11 years at BBraun in various contract manufacturing Sales roles, ending as a National Accounts Director, Mike departed for Memry Corporation whereas he developed and lead a Global sales team as VP Sales & Marketing for 15 years. While at Memry, Mike also led in the rebranding efforts which included yet was not limited to, website revamping, marketing and customer communication enhancements. During Mike’s time at Memry he increased the business no less than 10% year over year and dramatically expanded Memry’s Top customer base. In late 2023, Memry was acquired by Resonetics for $900M. At that time, Mike was awarded a position within Resonetics as VP Strategic Accounts for the Orthopedic business, yet his professional interests have always been to again lead a Sales organization for a smaller and more concentrated & technical organization like Hg Medical.
Mike graduated from Bloomsburg University with an undergraduate degree in 1991 and Shippensburg University with a graduate degree in 1998. Mike lives in Lewes Delaware with his wife Elizabeth of 26 years and their two sons (Chase, 10 and Jake,19). Jake attends University of Delaware and Chase is a 5th grader & active athlete. Most of my time outside of Mike’s profession is spent Coaching various Youth sports, exercise, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Technologies
5-axis Milling & Swiss Turning
hg medical operates only most modern machining equipment the world market has to offer: Swiss lathing only on Tornos DECO, DECO EVO, on Traub TNL and on Index MS Multi Spindle lathes. Milling at hg medical takes place only on 100% fully automated HERMLE 5-Axis Mills. This high level of automation proves reliability and process stability.
We operate high-performance, three-axis to five-axis machining centers from Hermle and Haas using leading CAM technology. In this way, even the most intricate implants and instruments of the highest quality are created from your drawings or CAD data in all common stainless steels and titanium.
We manufacture high-precision implants, screws and semi-finished products for drills and taps on state-of-the-art CNC sliding headstock lathes. Driven machining tools and additional axes enable cost-efficient complete machining even for smaller batch sizes.
Quality
hg medical runs independent quality management systems on all production sites. hg medical and our subsidiaries are ISO 13485:2016, FDA 21 CFR Part 820 certified and have successfully facilitated FDA audits. In addition, we host customer audits on a regular basis.
hg labs:
Your Partner in Accelerating Innovation
Our dedicated development lab equipped with state-of-the-art milling and turning machines specifically designed to assist OEMs in fast-tracking their product development cycles. Our advanced Engineering Lab can produce fully specified parts through a validated production process in record time, ensuring you meet your time-to-market goals without compromising on quality.
hg labs operates the same world class equipment and the same programs we run in our normal manufacturing environment. We can therefore give immediate feedback on runtimes and production costs during the NPD process. We also run small production for wet labs, to test tool wear and/or scrap rates, and optimize raw material use.
Our Products
Orthopedic Plates
Designed for both elective and trauma surgery, we produce the most complex of designs true to anatomical geometries.
- Compression Plates: These plates are used to apply compression at the fracture site, promoting healing by bringing the bone fragments together.
- Neutralization Plates: These plates protect the fracture fixation from bending and rotational forces, often used in conjunction with lag screws.
- Buttress Plates: Designed to support fractures at the ends of long bones, these plates prevent the bone fragments from slipping.
- Reconstruction Plates: These plates are flexible and can be contoured to fit complex anatomical locations, making them ideal for fractures in areas like the pelvis.
- Locking Plates: These plates have screw holes that lock the screws in place, providing stable fixation even in osteoporotic bone.
- Dynamic Compression Plates (DCP): These plates allow for dynamic compression at the fracture site through specially designed screw holes.
- Bridging Plates: Used for fractures with large gaps, these plates span the fracture site and provide stability without compressing the bone fragments.
- Specialty Plates: Designed for specific anatomical locations, such as clavicle plates, distal radius plates, and proximal humerus plates.
Orthopedic Screws
Our capabilities range from sub 2.0mm forefoot screws to highly complicated, fully threaded cannulated screws and beams for hindfoot fusions and spinal applications
- Lag screws: Used for inter-fragmentary compression to hold bone fragments together.
- Cortical screws: Designed for anchoring in the cortical bone, featuring fine threads for better grip.
- Neutralization screws: Help neutralize forces on plates during fixation.
- Reduction screws: Used to reduce displaced fractures by applying pressure.
Orthopedic Drills
Precision solid and cannulated drills and design specific countersinks and reamers for orthopedic applications.
- Surgical Drill Bits: Used to drill holes directly into bone, allowing for the fixation of bone plates with screws.
- High-Speed Battery-Powered Drills: These are commonly used in surgeries for their efficiency.
- Material Specifications: Orthopedic drill bits are often made from high-quality materials such as stainless steel and tool steel to ensure durability and precision.
Nails
hg medical is a world leader in the production of intramedullary nails. We specialize in extreme diameter to length ratio cannulations and produce all nails in one machining operation ensuring the utmost precision and alignment for cross holes and alignment features. Capabilities include both straight and bent nails.
Instruments
From simple drill guides and depth gauges, to highly complicated targeting jigs and cutting guides, hg medical group produces a range of ancillary instruments to support orthopedic applications.
Spine
Complicated polyaxial locking screws and rods to highly complicated adjustable cages for spinal applications.
Our Facilities
Our brand, reputation, and relentless focus on quality have driven significant growth over the years — and now, with the opening of our third site in Holland, West Michigan, and continued expansion of our global capacity, we’re proud to showcase what makes the hg Factor unique to the orthopedic marketplace.
- hg Raisting, Germany – Global Headquarters with a 20-year + proven track record.
- Huntington, WV – 10-year+ Proven track record with some of the largest OEM’s.
- Holland, MI – Our New Flagship US headquarters operating under the same Corporate Structure as Hg Germany.
- PTU, Germany – Our recent acquisition dedicated to Drills, Pins, Wires & Instruments. Allows us to offer our customers a more wide range of solutions for Orthopedic applications.
Careers
hg medical group is a state-of-the-art manufacturer of medical devices that has been in business for almost 20 years. We currently employ over 350 people at our four locations, in the US in Holland (MI), Huntington (WV) and in Germany in Raisting and Spaichingen. Working at hg medical group is unique and meaningful. The company offers its employees the opportunity to work with high-tech machinery and develop innovative, technological solutions for our customers. We are constantly growing, which increases the need for qualified employees at our respective locations.
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