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Top 10 Endoscopy Solution Companies - 2018

Fiberoptic Components: A Dependable Fiber Optics Partner of Medical Devices OEMs

Lawrence Kosiba, President

Medical devices coupled with advances in fiber optic lighting technology, continue to make even less minimally invasive procedures possible. Today, for OEMs manufacturing spinal, hip & knee retractors, surgical tools & instruments, ophthalmology laser instruments, and endoscopes, it is indispensable to have a partner with extensive medical fiber optic design experience, and a history of producing results for medical device manufacturers. With over 25 years of experience in both rigid and flexible endoscopic lighting, Fiberoptic Components (FOC) has been a partner of choice for the world’s leading medical, industrial, and analytical device OEMs to design and produce the highest value, application-specific, fiber optic solutions. “We can assist in tailoring your applications needs that provide solutions which meet your lighting and laser treatment design requirements. Our mission is to build long-term OEM Partnerships by delivering products and services that exceed customer expectations,” remarks Lawrence Kosiba, President of FOC.

Over the last ten years, FOC has focused on delivering fiberoptic cables to be used within various types of endoscopy applications. The company deals with endoscopic applications that range from robotics for urological, gynecological, or bronchial applications to other minimally invasive surgical illumination applications. “We are one of the only companies that offer a unique solution design-wise for our customer based on an end result that they are looking to achieve in their product offering,” says Kosiba.

Companies involved with retina surgery, glaucoma surgery, and other areas in the ophthalmic space where a laser fiber is combined with an illumination fiber is another important business segment for FOC. Surgeons use these fibers as an aligning tool before the actual procedure starts.

Our mission is to build long-term OEM Partnerships by delivering products and services that exceed customer expectations

The other application markets that FOC cater include cardiology, molecular imaging, standard endoscopic type cables that are used for surgical headlights, analytical instruments that are used for RNA and DNA sequencing, also for applications involving ear, nose, and throat (ENT).

Another important factor that Kosiba stresses is the manufacturability of their product. Sometimes, companies design custom products in the lab, but large-scale manufacturing of the same is unrealistic. For this, he gives an example of a company that first worked with a competitor of FOC for 16-18 months that could not come up with a fiberoptic solution to be able to use fiberoptics in a vacuum-based application. FOC came up with a solution in three weeks. The prototypes were delivered in less than three months. They received a patent for the same in February 2018. “We have a very high level of engineered products that are designed for customer applications which is the main distinguishing feature that we bring to the market,” adds Kosiba.

FOC’s facility is registered with FDA. Also, the company’s best-in-class quality assurance staff, state-of-the-art test and measurement equipment, IS0 13485:2016 & 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems provide the tools necessary for customers’ most stringent application requirements.

The company continues to expand its full service capabilities for its custom solutions of fiber optic cables including cables for robotic and cardiology applications. They also have contracts with some of their spinal and ophthalmic manufacturing clients to build a complete turnkey solution that not only offers the fiber optic cable design and manufacturing, but complete product validation and sterilization offering a complete product solution to customers. “We will continue to add more value to our products by offering more solutions towards that total lifecycle concept,” concludes Kosiba.