Design and Development Support for Abbott's Cardiovascular Division

Design and Development Support for Abbott's Cardiovascular Division

Abbott's Cardiovascular Division needed to tighten the design and development process behind its implantable stents and guidewires, with higher precision and closer compliance against changing industry standards. That meant mechanical engineers who could work on high-precision parts, advanced 3D modeling, and manufacturing in metals, plastics, and adhesives.

Viltis placed engineers with SolidWorks 2021 experience, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and precision design work. They worked onsite at Abbott's facility in Temecula, CA, inside the existing R&D group rather than as a separate sidecar team.

What the engineers worked on

Created and released high-precision drawings for mechanical components, with tolerances set for both function and manufacturability.

Worked with electrical, firmware, and software engineers so the mechanical design stayed aligned with the rest of the product.

Used SolidWorks 2021 for 3D modeling and detailed drawings that followed GD&T standards.

Applied manufacturing process knowledge so designs stayed compatible with production requirements.

Checked designs against applicable industry standards and Abbott's quality guidelines.

What changed

Abbott's R&D team saw shorter design cycle times with the added capacity and specialty skill.

Mechanical designs supported better functionality and reliability on the cardiovascular products in scope.

Working onsite made it easier to plug into Abbott's internal resources without a long handoff period.

The engagement added design capacity when it was needed, on a product line where precision requirements were rising rather than holding steady.