pfm Medical Ag
pfm medical is an internationally operating, medium-sized family company based in Germany, offering solutions in the field of healthcare. For 50 years we have successfully developed, manufactured and distributed quality products, while simultaneously offering reliable services. From our headquarters in Cologne, we direct the activities of our locations both within Germany and abroad. Our thoughts and actions are focused on therapeutic success to improve the patient’s quality of life, as well as offering the best possible working conditions for users in hospitals, practices, care facilities and laboratories.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About Us
Our products, services, and treatment portfolio cover the medical focus fields of surgery, histotechnology, cardiovascular technologies and infusion. We consistently develop our services in collaboration with leading medical practitioners and partners, may it be for the treatment of patients in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities or in outpatient care. In this way we can offer flexible, individual solutions for the relevant context.
In the focus field of surgery, we bundle our products and solutions that are used in the operating theatre or in outpatient procedures. These include our self-developed and produced titanised mesh implants for hernia, breast and pelvic floor surgery as well as port systems and accessories for state of the art cancer treatment. Intra- and postoperative wound drainage systems round off our portfolio of own products. Our range is complemented by numerous products such as scalpels or dermatological instruments for a wide variety of applications from well-known manufacturers.
For the care of patients in intensive care units and for the field of anaesthesia, we offer a comprehensive portfolio for ventilation, oxygen therapy, artificial nutrition and urine volume measurement. Many of the products offered are also available for the youngest patients in pediatrics and neonatology.
We develop, manufacture and distribute microtomes, laboratory equipment and accessories for histology and pathology. We are the exclusive European distributor for the microtome blades of the Japanese blade specialist FEATHER®. Our range of services is complemented by product and service trainings for safe and efficient use, our own technical service and competent advice on individual questions. In all our solutions we firmly focus on the optimisation of work quality and processes.
Cardiovascular technologiesOur cardiovascular technologies focus field includes our products for interventional cardiology, especially pediatric cardiology. These comprise our self-developed occluders as well as special catheters and aortic stents from recognised manufacturers. With more than twenty years of experience, we are one of the world's leading suppliers of patented occluders for congenital and structural heart defects.
InfusionInfusion covers products and solutions for inpatient and outpatient infusion therapy and an innovative system for permanent drainage of pleural effusions and ascites in outpatient care.
We have also anchored our therapy management service, which is specially tailored to the German market, in this competence field. Specially trained care staff support physicians, patients and relatives in the process of transferring the patient from hospital to outpatient care and in the provision of outpatient palliative aids.
Our Vision, Mission and Values
Offering solutions and products that are verifiably effective - that is our vision. She is our guiding principle on all levels - whether in strategic decision making within the management teams or in the daily operative work of each of our employees. Our vision always pushes us to develop and offer high quality solutions and products which can be proven to be effective and efficient in their application.
Our mission is to always improve the quality of life and the quality of work for all our clients and patients with our work and our solutions. Safety and success of therapies are always our focus.
For us, just as for every other business, economical success is the basic foundation for fulfilling our mission. This we can only achieve together with the people we work for and with. Therefor they are at the centre of our thinking and doing.
Clarity, trust, loyalty, pride and respect - these are our values. They have accompanied us since our beginning and will contuinue to do so in the future. They are the constants which shape our work and our behaviour.
Clarity- In all our thoughts and actions we are focused on goals and results, and assume responsibility for the tasks and projects that we take on.
- By actively listening, we make sure that we have been understood correctly.
- We avoid the sentence “But I understood it in a different way” and if in doubt, we establish clarity by asking.
- We are part of a culture in which asking is not perceived as being annoying or stupid.
- We are receptive to new things – whether this is people or ideas.
- We are convinced that working relationships based on trust, can grow. Fully developed trust does not invalidate our professional rules of the game, in terms of reporting channels, QM, processes, risk management, and so on.
- We are part of a culture that promotes openness, transparency and entrepreneurship.
- We do everything in the interest of the company, unless a particular action clashes with our own values, rules or generally acknowledged principles.
- We are socially responsible and do not see loyalty as a one-way street.
- We represent and present our company positively to the outside world.
- We are proud of the company’s achievements and of being part of a team that creates useful products with many benefits.
- We want a positive and motivating environment.
- We deal with each other in a respectful manner.
- We promote diversity of opinion, yet accept decisions and back them.
Facts and Figures
- For 50 years pfm medical has supported hospitals, medical practices, laboratories and nursing services as a reliable partner.
- Cologne has been the headquarters of our company since December 1971. From our base there, we export “Quality made in Germany” throughout the world.
- 12 locations in 8 countries ensure international proximity to our customers in 100 markets worldwide.
- Nearly 2,500 products make up our comprehensive portfolio, which has expanded steadily over the years.
- Our 4 medical focus fields surgery, histotechnology, cardiovascular technologies and infusion reflect the key medical application areas for our products.
- 660 employees* dedicate themselves each day to ensuring that our customers receive only excellent services.
- More than 360 granted intellectual property rights are bundled in more than 90 patent families worldwide.These have allowed us to offer our customers unique solutions.
- € 135.3 million in annual sales is generated today, a reflection of many years of stable growth.
- million in annual sales is generated today, a reflection of many years of stable growth.
Quality Management
Safety comes first – that applies to all products and services from pfm medical. It is our declared aim at pfm medical to reliably meet our customers' requirements with safe products and high-quality service.
We work with a flexible and certified quality management system. Compliant with legal requirements and in line with the company’s strategies, we take guidance from the following principles.
Focus on customers
We maintain personal contact with our customers, because we want to know and understand them. This is the only way that we can meet their requirements in terms of quality, technology and economy – in both distribution and production. Our consultants are experts in their fields, and our service is on schedule and reliable.
Standardised processes
We safeguard our quality through standardised processes in development, manufacture and distribution. This ensures a consistently high standard throughout.
Proven safety
It is more important to avoid faults and errors beforehand than to rectify them afterwards. In order to satisfy the highest demands, we monitor the quality and safety of our products and services on a regular basis.
Other ISO and CE certificates are included under the relevant pfm medical subsidiaries.
pfm medical products are registered in Europe (with the CE mark) and are also authorized in all the relevant markets around the world such as USA, Canada, China, Japan and Australia.
Examples of authorization by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
- Implantable port systems (Jet Port®, T-Port)
- Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC)
- Surgical mesh implants (TiMesh)
- Cardio vascular implants (Nit-Occlud® PDA)
Example of authorization in Japan by the national Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA):
- Surgical mesh implants (TiLENE®)
Examples of authorization in Canada by Canada Health, the national health authority:
- Implantable port systems (Jet Port®)
- Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC)
- Surgical mesh implants (TiMesh)
- Cardio vascular implants (Nit-Occlud® PDA, Nit-Occlud® PFO, Nit-Occlud® VSD)
Health-Care Compliance At pfm Medical
As an independent manufacturer, we develop and produce a range of innovative technologies for the out-patient and in-patient sectors. In order to ensure that we keep up with the latest research developments at all times, we work closely with physicians and medical institutions.
Our promise: we are committed to acting in accordance with these principles and our agreements with regard to physicians, patients, health-care stakeholders and our own employees.
- Separation - allowances and other support (e.g. donations, sponsoring, gifts) remain independent of procurement decisions in terms of both timing and causation.
- Transparency - we present our allowances and payments in an openly accessible form. The company must be informed about all services provided to a medical establishment or health service agency. Written documentation must be kept and permission must be granted.
- Documentation - details of all services are documented in writing. We record the type, purpose and service provided in every case.
- Balance - the relationship between performance and return must be fair.
Our Health Care Compliance officer (Dietmar Fiedler) monitors adherence to the relevant regulations in all possible case situations and ensures that cooperation in the health market conforms to the rules.