WOODBURY, Minn--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A first for the medical device development industry, I-Tek Medical, a Minneapolis, Minnesota based medical device contract manufacturing company, has joined forces with Vita Group, a leading medical device incubator and accelerator, also in Minneapolis, to establish the only vertically integrated medical device company in the United States, VitaTek..

明尼苏达州伍德伯里-（BUSINESS WIRE）-医疗器械开发行业的第一家公司，位于明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯的医疗器械合同制造公司I-Tek medical与领先的医疗器械孵化器Vita Group和加速器，也在明尼阿波利斯，建立在美国唯一的垂直整合医疗器械公司VitaTek。。

Founded in 2005, I-Tek Medical is an industry leader in contract design development and manufacturing services. Under the leadership of CEO Patrick Haley, the company’s mission is streamlining product development and accelerating time-to-market. I-Tek is committed to providing high quality products and services that adhere to strict compliance with quality and regulatory standards while exceeding customer expectations..

I-Tek Medical成立于2005年，是合同设计开发和制造服务领域的行业领导者。在首席执行官Patrick Haley的领导下，该公司的使命是简化产品开发并加快上市时间。I-Tek致力于提供高质量的产品和服务，坚持严格遵守质量和监管标准，同时超越客户的期望。。

I-Tek has worked with numerous R&D consulting firms over the past 18 years. Pat Haley emphasized the importance of a seamless project transition between the R&D firm and us as the CM, highlighting that, “Strong communication and clear expectations of cost and timelines is critical. I’ve been doing this long enough to know what good looks like.

在过去的18年中，I-Tek与众多研发咨询公司合作。Pat Haley强调了研发公司与我们作为CM之间无缝项目转型的重要性，强调“强烈的沟通以及对成本和时间表的明确期望至关重要。我一直在做足够长的时间来了解什么样子。

I’ve seen good, bad, and everything in between.”.

我看到了好的，坏的，以及介于两者之间的一切。”。

He continued, “Vita has always exceeded my standards by consistently communicating, almost over-communicating if that’s possible, well in-advance so my engineers could start the project on time. It’s that level of detail that allows us to follow through on our accelerated timelines for our customers.”.

他继续说：“Vita一直超过我的标准，通过持续沟通，如果可能的话几乎过度沟通，提前完成，这样我的工程师就可以按时启动项目。正是这样的细节水平使我们能够跟上我们加速的时间表为我们的客户“。

Recognizing the opportunity to improve the customer experience with medical device development, Pat sought to merge with an R&D firm who shared his same core values.

认识到有机会改善医疗器械开发的客户体验，Pat试图与共享相同核心价值观的研发公司合并。

When Vita Group's leaders, Jason Scherer and Richard Thompson, offered to transform this concept into reality with the creation of VitaTek, it marked a groundbreaking shift in the medical device industry. VitaTek delivers comprehensive, end-to-end in-house services, including R&D, rapid prototyping, regulatory, user testing, die mold and tooling, contract manufacturing, sterile barrier packaging, injection molding, final assembly, ETO sterilization, distribution, and the deployment of a medical device sales team..

当Vita集团的领导者Jason Scherer和Richard Thompson提出通过创建VitaTek将这一概念转变为现实时，它标志着医疗器械行业的突破性转变。VitaTek提供全面的端到端内部服务，包括研发，快速成型，监管，用户测试，模具和工具，合同制造，无菌屏障包装，注塑，最终组装，ETO灭菌，分销，以及部署医疗器械销售团队。。

'With the merger with Vita Group completed, we're not just redefining the future; we're rewriting the entire playbook. This strategic union empowers us to eliminate the obstacles that have long plagued medical device development, and together at VitaTek, we're ensuring that complete control over every facet of the process remains in our hands.” - Patrick Haley, COO VitaTek..

“随着与Vita Group的合并完成，我们不仅仅重新定义未来；我们正在重写整个手册。这个战略联盟使我们能够消除长期困扰医疗器械开发的障碍，并且在VitaTek，我们一起确保完全控制流程的每个方面Patrick Haley，首席运营官VitaTek。。

VitaTek's innovative approach reduces costs, expedites timelines, and consolidates the entire process. Their dedication to delivering a seamless, comprehensive experience to partners, customers, and investors underscores their commitment to reshaping the future of medical device development.

VitaTek的创新方法可降低成本，加快时间表并整合整个流程。他们致力于为合作伙伴，客户和投资者提供无缝，全面的体验，这凸显了他们致力于重塑医疗器械开发的未来。

About I-Tek:

关于I-Tek：

Founded in 2005, I-Tek Medical Technologies is an ISO-13485 and FDA-registered medical device contract manufacturer. With over 100 years of combined contract services experience their team has collectively designed, developed and commercialized over 150 medical devices. From Class I to Class III devices, they understand the technical challenges of research and development along with the regulatory hurdles required to release products to commercialization..

I-Tek Medical Technologies成立于2005年，是ISO-13485和FDA注册的医疗器械合同制造商。凭借100多年的合同服务经验，他们的团队共同设计，开发和商业化了150多种医疗器械。从I类到III类设备，他们了解研发的技术挑战以及将产品发布到商业化所需的监管障碍。。