For the past 110 years, V. Mueller has led the way in the development of fine custom surgical instrumentation. Today, Cardinal Health, V. Mueller® Products and Services continues this tradition. Custom instruments, designed and manufactured to unique custom requirements, are created by skilled craftsmen utilizing our 110 years of instrument design and manufacturing expertise. Our Custom Signature Service® program is committed to fast, flexible and responsive service in meeting your requests.

How does it work?

Identify Need
Contacting our Custom Signature Service^® program will initiate an effort to
identify your need, whether it's:

	Recreating an instrument that is difficult to find or no longer available
	Modifying an existing instrument
	Creating a new instrument that meets your specific design requirement

Establish Design Requirements
You can work directly with our custom instrument craftsman. Provide us the clinical and design requirements, and we will provide the manufacturing expertise. Your custom design will be supported by our 110-year history as well as a global network of instrument craftsmanship.

If, together, we believe that this invention could benefit others, we would proceed to the next step and assess this potential market opportunity.

Device Validation
After using the custom instrument during your surgical procedures, you might want to refine its design to optimize its benefits. A V. Mueller^® Products and Services representative can work with you to develop and validate the effectiveness of this custom instrument through successive iterations, if necessary.

Market Evaluation
We will work with you to determine the market potential of your invention. Once we are satisfied with the performance of the custom device, we would evaluate a number of factors, including:

	Benefits realized by the custom instrument
	Projections of demand and growth for a new surgical technique
	Evaluation of potential cost savings and patient outcomes for a new procedure

Outline Marketing Requirements
Together we will outline marketing requirements and responsibilities. These may include:

	Sharing your new surgical technique through training symposiums, video and surgical conferences
	Educating surgeons and nurses about the availability of the new instrument through journal publications and supporting materials
	Sharing the device with surgeon colleagues during surgical demonstrations

We will provide support in all aspects of the marketing process and work with you to develop an appropriate compensation structure.

Product Introduction
We will drive the commercialization of your design through quality approved manufacturing processes. Through our joint efforts, we will be prepared to successfully launch and introduce this new technology to the medical community. The Cosgrove Flex Clamp is a great recent example of a product developed through this service.

Fast
Our streamlined manufacturing expertise and century of instrument craftsmanship ensure that we can provide you with your custom instrument in the shortest amount of time.

Flexible
Our breadth of knowledge across all surgical specialties ensures our ability to work with you on any surgical instrument design.

Responsive
Our custom craftsman can work with you directly on the design of your instrument to ensure that your need is met with the highest responsiveness.

Whether you are an individual surgeon, a member of a technology transfer team or an administrator in an innovative institution, our V. Mueller^® brand Custom Signature Service^® Program can support your need for custom instrumentation and be your partner in surgical innovation.

For all of your custom instrument needs, call us at 1-800-647-7470.