News and Events

23 Sep Cortland Biomedical Team Partners with Cortland Loaves and Fishes to Give Back to the Community

Posted at 15:39h in Insights

For many years, Cortland Biomedical has proudly partnered with Cortland Loaves and Fishes, which feeds those in need in Cortland, NY and surrounding communities. Many members of the Cortland Biomedical team volunteered there during our recent service days. More than just a place to get a meal, Cortland Loaves and...

13 Jul Cortland Biomedical Announces Continued Growth

Posted at 09:31h in Press Releases

Appoints New Engineering Director, Process Engineer and Senior Technical Specialist to Support Innovative Textile Product Development Cortland, NY, July 13, 2021 – Cortland Biomedical, a full-service medical textiles product development partner that provides access to a full-spectrum of global engineering, design and manufacturing capabilities, today announced the appointment of three new...

08 Jul Material Selection for Optimizing Biomedical Textile Performance

Posted at 14:51h in Insights

A wide range of high-performance textile materials exists, such as Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Polyester (PET), Polypropylene (PP), Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), and more. With so many material options available, biomedical textile engineers can and should add value for their medical device OEM customers by guiding them...

Cortland’s ISO 13485:2016 -certified facility on Lime Hollow Rd. in Cortland, NY

09 Jun Cortland Biomedical Completes Transition to Upgraded Facility

Posted at 11:48h in News, Press Releases

Cortland Biomedical recently completed the move to an enhanced, 35,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility strategically designed for purpose with input from our medical device partners and our textile engineers. Construction on the state-of-the-art facility began in 2018, and the team has been conducting biomedical textile engineering and manufacturing operations between both...

19 May Textile Engineering that Overcomes the Status Quo for General Surgery Applications

Posted at 15:04h in Insights

Contrary to the name, general surgery is quite specialized. It relates to treating ailments of the esophagus and related organs; abdomen; breast, skin, and soft tissue; and endocrine system.[1] General surgery offerings continue to evolve and change as new procedures are developed. Less invasive surgical approaches have the potential to...

27 Apr Cortland Biomedical Announces New Engineering Hires

Posted at 10:05h in Press Releases

Team Growth and New Facility Investments Reflect Ongoing Commitment to Disrupting the Status Quo for More Innovative Medical Textile Design Cortland, NY, April 27, 2021 - Cortland Biomedical, a full-service medical textiles product development partner that provides access to a full-spectrum of global engineering, design and manufacturing capabilities, is pleased to...

Biomedical Textiles for Sports Medicine Applications

10 Feb Advancing Less Invasive Approaches to Sports Medicine Procedures with Biomedical Textile Structures

Posted at 14:20h in Insights

Sports and other physical activities contribute to many injuries annually. Per 2019 statistics from the National Safety Council (NSC), there were nearly three million sports recreation-related injuries in the U.S. that year alone that required treatment in hospital emergency rooms. Exercise accounted for the most (468,000 injuries), followed by cycling...

05 Feb Three Major Innovation Opportunities for Biomedical Textiles

Posted at 15:33h in Coverage

In the January/February 2021 issue of Medical Product Outsourcing, Cortland Biomedical's John Greco discusses three areas where biomedical textiles have the potential to add significant innovation in the year ahead and beyond: orthopedics, cardiovascular, and robotic surgery. Read the article here. ...

04 Jan Think You Know About Biomedical Textiles? Think again!

Posted at 10:17h in Insights

Biomedical textiles are gaining significant momentum for use in medical devices to facilitate less invasive surgical procedures. Today, implantable biomedical textiles play a role in a wide range of products spanning orthopedics, cardiovascular, general surgery, sports medicine, surgical robotics – and many other applications. But despite their growing popularity, there...

Textiles are proving to be a viable and advantageous alternative to traditional metal in robotic devices

19 Oct Textile Innovation for Surgical Robotics Applications

Posted at 15:24h in Insights

A growing geriatric population, rising chronic disease rates, and increased demand for less invasive surgical procedures are some of the major factors contributing to the adoption of automation in healthcare[i]. Incorporating robots in the operating room has enabled a shift away from open-surgery, and towards complex, high-precision procedures that can...