We offer personalized support, empowering you to grow your team only when it's needed, to address the unique challenges you're encountering.

Drive Product Development with On-Demand Support

Design and Development

Advance projects from any stage: initiation to full commercial launch. We specialize in tackling challenging mechanical designs, iterating quickly and strategically to meet user needs.

Project Management

Drive success with expert project management. We offer full oversight and coordination of the development process to achieve on-time, on-budget results.

Concept Generation

Quickly bring creative ideas and solutions to life. We can rapidly generate concepts for demonstrations and evaluations, accelerating your project forward.

Engineering Analysis

Assure functionality of your devices. We can assist in V&V activities to support clearances and product release. Examples: benchtop testing, engineering calculations, mechanical testing, design interface analyses, and validation labs.

Design For Manufacturability

Minimize manufacturing challenges. We can coordinate with manufacturers to optimize designs and reduce costs. We’ll ensure alignment between inspection methods and functional needs.

Who We Serve

Great Oak Engineering is focused on medical device product development. We deliver customized solutions to meet the specific demands of your organization. Our approach is tailored to best serve you, providing the support you need at any stage of development, from initial concept to market launch. With our ability to seamlessly integrate with your existing teams and systems, we can help to streamline processes, reduce costs, and bring your product to market efficiently. Whether you need assistance with product development, troubleshooting existing product lines, or updating documentation, Great Oak Engineering is here to support you in bringing first-rate products to market.

How It Works

Your Partner In Medical Device Development

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Reach Out

Fill us in on your challenge, and we’ll create a customized approach that resolves your pain points.

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Integration

Our flexible solutions allow us to work with your team seamlessly and efficiently at any stage.

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Accomplished Goals

Drive forward with confidence, knowing your objectives have been reached.

Contact Us

Reach out to discuss your project

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you be on-call in case we need additional resources intermittently?

Yes, our services are flexible and will accommodate your specific needs.  We can tackle complete projects or simply fill-in as an additional resource when needed.

What type of medical device product development do you specialize in?

We specialize in mechanical devices, implants, and instrumentation.  Products for the spine market is an area of expertise.

What does the onboarding process entail?

The onboarding process is simple and quick.  We’ll have an initial consultation to discuss your needs.  From there we’ll get an agreement in place, and we can begin work.  Depending on your urgency, this process can be completed in about a week.

Do you only perform engineering work?

We can assist in all areas of product development.  Our areas of focus are engineering and project management.  We can coordinate with internal departments and external resources to complete your project.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Terms

By accessing this web site, you are agreeing to be bound by these website Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law.

Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Great Oak Engineering’s website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

  • Modify or copy the materials;
  • Use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
  • Attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Great Oak Engineering’s website;
  • Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
  • Transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.
  • This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Great Oak Engineering at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

Disclaimer

The materials on Great Oak Engineering’s web site are provided “as is”. Great Oak Engineering makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Great Oak Engineering does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

Limitations

In no event shall Great Oak Engineering or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Great Oak Engineering’s Internet site, even if Great Oak Engineering or a Great Oak Engineering authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

Revisions and Errata

The materials appearing on Great Oak Engineering’s web site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Great Oak Engineering does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Great Oak Engineering may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Great Oak Engineering does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.Z

Links

Great Oak Engineering has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Great Oak Engineering of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user’s own risk.

Site Terms of Use Modifications

Great Oak Engineering may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

Governing Law

Any claim relating to Great Oak Engineering’s web site shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina without regard to its conflict of law provisions. General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Web Site.

PRIVACY POLICY

Your Privacy Matters to Us

By submitting your contact information to Great Oak Engineering, you consent to our use of your data under this Privacy Policy.

Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement explains how Great Oak Engineering protects and uses the information that we gather through the Great Oak Engineering website and Great Oak Engineering digital marketing platforms. This Privacy Statement is intended for a U.S. audience.

This Privacy Statement is subject to change at any time and we encourage you to review this Privacy Statement each time you visit www.greatoakengineering.com or any time you submit your personal contact information.

Except as written in any other disclaimers, policies, terms of use, or other notices on this website, this Privacy Statement and the Terms of Use are the complete agreement between you and Great Oak Engineering with respect to your use of this website, and any submission of personal information to the Company. You may be subject to additional terms that may apply when you access particular services or materials on certain areas in this website, or by following a link from this website.

The information we receive, and how we use it, depends on what you do when visiting our website. We collect and use your non-personal information (information that is not identifiable to you personally) differently than your personal information.

What is non-personal information?

Non-personal information is information we collect through this website that does not identify you as an individual person. It may include information such as the following:

  • The type of web browser software you use (for example, Internet Explorer)
  • The name of the domain from which you access the Internet
  • The Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website
  • The date and time you access our website
  • Which pages you have visited on our website (note: U.S. healthcare providers, please see the "uses of personal information" described below)
  • The search terms you use
  • The links on which you click
  • Personal information that has been made non-personal or anonymized (i.e., information that no longer reflects or references an individually identifiable user)

If you visit our website to read or download information, such as information about a health condition or about one of our products, we may collect certain non-personal information about you from your computer. This information is collected from your computer's web browser: If you only read or download information on our website, we do not collect or learn your name, email address, home address, or other personal information about you.

What does Great Oak Engineering do with non-personal information?

Because non-personal information cannot identify you or be tied to you in any way, there are no restrictions on the ways that we can use or share non-personal information. We are always looking for ways to better serve you and improve this website. We will use non-personal information from you to help us make this website more useful to visitors. We also will use non-personal information for other business purposes. For example, we may use non-personal information or aggregate non-personal information to:

  • Create reports for internal use to develop programs, products, services or content
  • Customize the information or services that are of interest to you
  • Share it with or sell it to third parties
  • Provide aggregated information on how visitors use our site, such as "traffic statistics" and "response rates," to third parties

Cookies: Great Oak Engineering may use third-party tracking and advertising providers to act on Great Oak Engineering's behalf to track and analyze your usage of our sites through the use of cookies, pixel tags/web beacons, and similar technologies. These third parties may collect, and share with us, as we may request, website usage information about visits to our sites, measure and research the effectiveness of our advertisements, and track page usage and paths followed during visits through our sites. Also, these third-party providers may place our Internet banner advertisements on other sites that you visit, and track use of our Internet banner advertisements and other links from our marketing partners' sites to our sites.

The information collected on Great Oak Engineering's behalf by these third parties does not contain your name, address, email address, or any other personally identifiable information. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of our website may not work properly for you if you do so. We will not allow third parties other than those companies that we hire to perform services or functions on our behalf to place cookies on our website. Please refer to your browser Help instructions to learn more about cookies.

What is personal information?

Personal information is information we collect through this website and through Great Oak Engineering digital marketing platforms that we can use to specifically identify you, such as your:

  • Name
  • Telephone number
  • Email address
  • City, state
  • Job title
  • IP (Internet Protocol) address when such address is associated to a specific user

In some places on this website you have the opportunity to send us personal information about yourself, to elect to receive particular information, or to participate in an activity. For example, you may fill out a registration form, a survey, or an e-mail form and you may elect to receive educational material about our products and therapies.

You also may choose to allow us to personalize your visits to the website, in which case we will ask you for certain personal information to make your visits to our website more helpful to you. When this information is combined with the non-personal information that we collect through cookies (described above), we will be able to tell that you have visited our website before and can personalize your access to our website, for example, by telling you about new features that may be of interest to you.

How does Great Oak Engineering keep and use personal information?

We may keep and use personal information we collect from you through this website to provide you with access to this website. In addition, we may keep and use your personal information:

  • To respond to your requests
  • To personalize your access to our website, for example, by telling you about new features that may be of interest to you
  • To develop records, including records of your personal information
  • To contact you with information that might be of interest to you, including information about clinical trials and about products and services of ours and of others
  • For analytical purposes and to research, develop and improve programs, products, services and content
  • To remove your personal identifiers (your name, e-mail address, social security number, etc.). In this case, you would no longer be identified as a single unique individual. Once we have de-identified information, it is non-personal information and we may treat it like other non-personal information.
  • To enforce this Privacy Statement and other rules about your use of this website
  • To protect our rights or property
  • To protect someone's health, safety or welfare
  • To comply with a law or regulation, court order or other legal process

Does Great Oak Engineering ever share personal information with third parties?

Great Oak Engineering will not share your personal information collected from this website with an unrelated third-party without your permission, except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Statement.

In the ordinary course of business, we will share some personal information with companies that we hire to perform services or functions on our behalf. For example, we may use different vendors or suppliers to ship you products that you order on our website. In these cases, we provide the vendor with information to process your order such as your name and mailing address. In all cases in which we share your personal information with a third-party, we will not authorize them to keep, disclose or use your information with others except for the purpose of providing the services we asked them to provide. We will not sell, exchange or publish your personal information, except in conjunction with a corporate sale, merger, dissolution, or acquisition.

We may be legally compelled to release your personal information in response to a court order, subpoena, search warrant, law or regulation. We may cooperate with law enforcement authorities in investigating and prosecuting website visitors who violate our rules or engage in behavior which is harmful to other visitors (or illegal).

We may disclose your personal information to third parties if we feel that the disclosure is necessary to:

  • Enforce this Privacy Statement and the other rules about your use of this website
  • Protect our rights or property
  • Protect someone's health, safety or welfare
  • Comply with a law or regulation, court order or other legal process

Please note: In addition to the ways that we may keep, disclose, and use information described in this Privacy Statement, we also may keep, disclose, and use personally identifiable information that you give us through this website in ways that we believe are consistent with FDA and other governmental guidance, directions, regulations, and laws.

What happens if the privacy statement changes?

If we decide to make a significant change to our Privacy Statement, we will post a notice on the homepage of our website for a period of time after the change is made.

What about privacy on other websites?

This website may contain links to other websites. Some of those websites may be operated by Great Oak Engineering, and some may be operated by third parties. We provide the links for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of websites operated by others. This Privacy Statement does not apply to any other website. We are not responsible for the performance of websites operated by third parties or for your business dealings with them. Therefore, whenever you leave this website we recommend that you review each website's privacy practices and make your own conclusions regarding the adequacy of these practices.

Does Great Oak Engineering ever communicate directly with visitors to this website?

We may contact you periodically by email, mail or telephone if you agree to that contact to provide information regarding programs, products, services and content that may be of interest to you. In addition, some of the features on this website allow you to communicate with us using an online form. If your communication requests a response from us, we will send you a response via email. The e-mail response or confirmation may include your personal information, including personal information about your health, your name, address, etc. We cannot guarantee that our emails to you will be secure from unauthorized interception.

Are there special rules about children's privacy?

We care about protecting the online privacy of children. We will not intentionally collect any personal information (such as a child's name or email address) from children under the age of 13. If you think that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us..

What about website security?

Security is very important to us. We also understand that security is important to you. We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. In particular, email sent to or from this site may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.

How to contact Great Oak Engineering

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Statement, please use the Contact Us form on our website.