Clarence, N.Y.—Greatbatch Medical today announced the opening of its state of the art orthopaedic design center in Warsaw, Ind., which will significantly advance the company’s product development capabilities.

The new facility will be equipped with rapid prototyping capability and staffed with an industry leading team of orthopaedic development experts. The center will include the latest generation of three dimensional rapid prototyping equipment that incorporates multi-polymer capability, one of the most advanced printers available, as well as direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) equipment.

“The addition of these capabilities will expand both our service offerings and our ability to effectively partner with customers in developing and delivering effective solutions quickly.” said Susan Campbell, senior vice president, orthopaedics, Greatbatch Medical. “This investment demonstrates our commitment to creating strong business partnerships to help meet our customers’ needs.”

The combination of a skilled orthopaedic development team and local production support will provide a Warsaw-based customer resource that offers superior speed, flexibility and competence.

“Greatbatch Medical is committed to being the industry partner of choice for innovation and co-development”, said Charles Jaggers, vice president of technology and development, orthopaedics, Greatbatch Medical. “Well known in the cardiac rhythm management business for reliability and innovation, Greatbatch Medical’s goal is to be a seamless extension of the design, development and manufacturing capabilities of our orthopaedic customers.”

The design center is located at 265 East Bell Drive, Warsaw, IN.

The company will feature the center’s unique capabilities at booth # 3329 at the Annual Meeting of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. For more information, please visit AAOS 2010.

About Greatbatch Medical
Greatbatch Medical is part of the Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB) family of brands. Greatbatch Medical is committed to the design and manufacture of critical technologies used in medical devices for the cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, vascular access and orthopaedic markets. To learn more about Greatbatch Medical, please visit www.greatbatchmedical.com.