// Medical Devices
When your medical device requires a display at dimensions no standard manufacturer produces — whether for a new design or to replace a discontinued panel in an FDA-cleared device — we engineer the exact active area your application requires.
// Custom LCD for medical device applications
// Medical Display Challenges
Medical device design is constrained by ergonomics, clinical workflow, and the physical envelope of the device itself. The display active area must fit within the device housing, provide the resolution required for clinical visualization, and interface with the driver electronics in the device design. Standard commercial LCD sizes — driven by consumer electronics and IT markets — rarely align with medical device requirements.
The result is that medical device engineers frequently specify displays that don't exist as catalog products, or specify commercial panels that later go end-of-life and threaten device availability without a dimensional-equivalent replacement. Tannas Display Solutions addresses both scenarios — new custom dimensions for new device designs, and exact-match replacements for devices facing display obsolescence.
All production is performed in the United States in a controlled manufacturing environment, with lot traceability and documentation supporting FDA device history file requirements.
// Production-qualified module — medical device ready
// Physical resizing — exact active area to specification
// Submit your active area
No commitment. Engineering responds within 1 business day.
// Process Originator
Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. developed the LCD resizing process. TDS is his family’s company — built on that same technical foundation. That depth of process knowledge does not transfer through a datasheet.
// Applications
Compact displays for robotic surgical systems, endoscopic visualization, and minimally invasive procedure instruments requiring custom form factors.
Bedside monitor and portable patient monitor displays at custom active areas optimized for clinical readability and device ergonomics.
Display panels for portable ultrasound, X-ray viewer, and point-of-care diagnostic devices requiring non-standard active area dimensions.
Control panel displays for infusion pumps, ventilators, and therapeutic device interfaces at compact custom dimensions.
Exact-match replacement for FDA-cleared devices where the original display has been discontinued — same active area, no device redesign.
Single-unit and low-volume production for device prototyping, pre-clinical testing, and clinical trial configurations.
// Documentation
Formal dimensional inspection confirming active area, pixel pitch, and optical stack specifications for device technical files.
Production lot records supporting device history file requirements and post-market surveillance traceability.
Single-unit first article with dimensional and functional inspection report prior to production quantity commitment.
Country of origin documentation for regulatory submissions requiring domestic manufacturing evidence. Produced in Santa Cruz, CA.
// Why TDS
Your display is produced at the exact active area your device enclosure was designed for. No mechanical redesign, no new tooling, no re-validation of physical interfaces.
Dimensional inspection reports, lot traceability records, and process documentation available for qualifying programs. Structured to support DHF requirements.
You speak with the engineering team directly — not a sales layer or distributor. Feasibility review within one business day at no cost and no commitment.
First article, low-rate initial production, or full production quantities. No minimum order quantity at any program phase.
// Get Started
Provide your required active area in millimeters and device application. Engineering will review feasibility and identify compatible display options within one business day. No commitment required.
Submit Requirement — Response Within 1 Business Day