Development and series production of smart textile medical devices, white label

AQ-Tech engineers and manufactures textile medical devices for medical device manufacturers, white label. Mechanical engineering, embedded electronics and technical textiles work in a single team, with a prototyping workshop and a series production line in the same building near Annecy, in the French Alps. Your brand and your intellectual property remain yours.

What we develop and manufacture

• Biomonitoring garments. Washable textile dry electrodes for ECG, EMG and bioimpedance, with embedded acquisition electronics and signal processing.

• Electrostimulation garments. Integrated textile electrodes that replace adhesive pads, for rehabilitation, pain management and muscle recovery.

• Pneumatic compression devices. HF-welded bladders, a compact pump block and electronic pressure regulation.

• Wearable airbags. Mechanical or electronic triggering, for fall protection and the protection of medical exoskeletons.

• Therapeutic functional textiles. LED photobiomodulation and heating, with LPM-encapsulated electronics.

We deliver either a single module, such as a textile electrode, a pump block, a trigger unit or integrated electronics, or the complete product.

How we work

1. Feasibility study, 6 weeks. A technical verdict, a proposed architecture, a budget and a timeline.

2. Proof-of-concept sprint, 8 to 12 weeks. A functional, testable prototype and a preliminary regulatory or standards analysis.

3. Development and industrialisation. Design freeze, validation and support for the technical file.

4. Production. From 10 to 5,000 units, with traceability, certified medical devices included.

Proof of production

We currently produce a Class IIa certified medical device in-house, in clinical trial, and manufacture a washable electrostimulation garment in series. Every component is qualified through standardised washing protocols, with a test report.

Who this is for

R&D directors, product managers and innovation teams at medical device companies with a textile or wearable project, or a project blocked on signal quality, washing durability, integration of electronics or pneumatics, or the transition to series production.