Distribution and private labels of medical technology for endoscopy, surgery, arthroscopy and electrosurgery
BiQ-medical GmbH
TrossingenNew on Amplifa
About BiQ-medical
BiQ-medical is a specialized medical technology distributor headquartered in Trossingen (Baden-Württemberg), founded in 2000 in Hausen ob Verena and operating as a GmbH since 2021. Through catalogs and the online shop biq-shop.de, the company distributes more than 90,000 items for hospitals, practices and care facilities, including disposable steel surgical instruments, endoscopes including 4K/UHD systems, shaver blades, grasping forceps and punches, Kirschner wires, saw blades, suture material, implants and accessories for electrosurgery. Under its own brands Concision-Line® and artis magica®, high-performance shaver blades, pinless arthroscopy instruments, click cannulas, disposable Veress cannulas and detachable Kerrison punches have been developed and distributed, among others. Partners include Aesculap, KLS Martin Group, Richard Wolf and Zimmer Biomet as well as manufacturers such as NOUVAG, KOMET, SATTLER, DIMEDA, Heine and STILLE. The offering is complemented by the BIQ-Repair repair service, billing of implants to health insurance companies as a service, and a standardized ASK basic sieve for arthroscopy. The systems offered are MDR- and FDA-compliant.
- Site
- Trossingen
- Processes
- Distribution of surgical instruments, Distribution of endoscopy (including 4K/UHD endoscopy), Distribution of electrosurgery / electrosurgical devices / vessel sealing / smoke evacuation, Distribution of suture material (catgut, Resorba), cerclage, Kirschner wires, Steinmann pins, wound, Distribution of implants (meniscus sutures, interference screws, shoulder anchors), Distribution of morcellation systems (NOUVAG), drills, K-wires, saw blades (KOMET), Distribution of arthroscopy instruments (grasping forceps, punches, shaver blades, click cannula), Repair service BIQ-Repair
- Materials
- Steel (disposable surgical instruments), Catgut, Cotton, Aluminum (container lids), Stainless steel (disposable surgical instruments), Aluminum
- Certificates
- IHK certificate 'Fair Trader' (Ehrbarer Kaufmann) (as 4th medical technology, MDR-compliant systems, FDA-compliant systems, ISO 9001, IHK certificate 'Fair Trader' (Ehrbarer Kaufmann)
- Founded
- 2000
- Industries
- Medical technology, Endoscopy (including 4K/UHD), Surgery, Electrosurgery, Arthroscopy/sports medicine, Orthopedics
- 01
Product development and sampling of own brands
- 02
Procurement from manufacturers (including Aesculap, KLS Martin, Richard Wolf,
- 03
Catalog creation and digital sales channels
- 04
Online shop and catalog sales
- 05
Repair service BIQ-Repair
- 06
Service: implant billing with health insurance companies
Materials
Stainless steel (disposable surgical instruments)
Material for disposable surgical instruments and instruments of the company's own brands.
Aluminum
Used for lids of sterilization containers in the ASK basic sieve.
Catgut
Suture material in the distributed wound closure program.
Cotton
Material for self-produced coronavirus protective masks (2020).
Locations
Trossingen
DEHeadquarters, sales, shop and service (Bahnhofstraße 21)
- Materials
- Steel (instruments), aluminum (container lids)
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distribution of surgical instrumentsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Distribution of endoscopy (including 4K/UHD endoscopy)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Distribution of electrosurgery / electrosurgical devices / vessel sealing / smoke evacuationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Distribution of suture material (catgut, Resorba), cerclage, Kirschner wires, Steinmann pins, woundJoining | – | – | – | – | Catgut, Stahl |
| Distribution of implants (meniscus sutures, interference screws, shoulder anchors)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Distribution of morcellation systems (NOUVAG), drills, K-wires, saw blades (KOMET)Machining | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Distribution of arthroscopy instruments (grasping forceps, punches, shaver blades, click cannula)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Repair service BIQ-RepairTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Billing of implants with health insurance companies (service)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sewing of surgical clothing / textile products (coronavirus protective masks, approx. 350/week)Forming | – | – | – | – | Baumwolle |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certificates
The systems offered are MDR- and FDA-compliant; in 2011 the company received the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) certificate 'Fair Trader' as the fourth medical technology company. Declarations of conformity and sterilization instructions are provided via the download page.
| Evidence | Trossingen |
|---|---|
| MDR-compliant systems | |
| FDA-compliant systems | |
| ISO 9001 | |
| IHK certificate 'Fair Trader' (Ehrbarer Kaufmann) |
History
- 2000
Foundation of BIQ as a 'millennium company' based in Hausen ob Verena
- 2008
Start of the sales cooperation with CM-Instrumente GmbH
- 2009
Completion and start of distribution of the first mdd high-performance shaver blades under the Concision-Line® brand
- 2010
Relocation to Trossingen; distribution of own disposable Veress cannulas, pinless arthroscopy instruments and click cannula (Concision-Line®)
- 2011
Distribution of the first Concision-Line® high-performance endoscopes; IHK certificate 'Fair Trader' (Ehrbarer Kaufmann); first detachable Kerrison punches/rongeurs under the artis magica® brand
- 2014
First major hospital order for knee saw blades (over 26,000 saw blades delivered to date)
- 2016
First exploratory talks with Aesculap about a far-reaching cooperation; 300th customer
- 2017
ABC-Collaboration with Aesculap; first major tender with Acculan saws; over 200 Aesculap endoscopes sold
- 2018
Orthopedic specialist clinic purchases 30 pinless arthroscopy punches and 5 grasping forceps
- 2020
20th anniversary; collaboration with Richard Wolf; sampling order to Trigema for surgical clothing; over 1,200 free coronavirus protective masks for the Trossingen food bank and aid organizations
- 2021
Conversion to BiQ medical GmbH; LOGO21 concept for the outpatient market; new company website
- 2022
Billing of implants with health insurance companies as a service; new ERP system; member of the Economic and SME Union (Wirtschafts- und Mittelstandsunion)
- 2023
Launch of the online shop www.biq-shop.de; over 130 medical technology catalogs on www.1a-medika.de; exploratory talks on cooperation with KLS Martin Group
- 2024
25th anniversary; cooperation with KLS Martin Group (electrosurgical technology, OR lights); MDR presentation by Peter Benner; cumulative sales figures including ≥85,000 surgical instruments, ≥118,000 disposable cautery devices, ≥60,000 bone saw blades, ≥40,000 shaver blades, ≥1,200 rigid endoscopes