Drive systems for medical technology.
Inside the body or in the operating room: We improve patients' quality of life.
Applications in medical technology place high demands on drive components: Precision, sterilizability, smooth running as well as low heat build-up in DC and EC drives. maxon medical specializes in the development and production of microdrives for such applications, strictly in accordance with the medical standard ISO 13485. maxon medical finds a matching drive and controller for each application, or will work with customers to develop a tailored solution. Applications include insulin pumps, surgical robots, precision hand-held tools, prostheses, and many others.
Reliable, compact, and efficient.
maxon DC motors are reliable, have low vibration, and can be sterilized. And they provide all these features without sacrificing high power density and efficiency, even in miniature formats with diameters as low as 4 mm.

Benefits of maxon motors.
- Sterilizable
- High quality
- Long service life
- Low power consumption
- Excellent control properties
- Compact design: Top volume-to-performance ratio
- Low electromagnetic interference
- Low-noise
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