// Medical Display Solutions
Tannas Display Solutions produces custom medical LCD panels at exact active-area dimensions for clinical, surgical, monitoring, and diagnostic devices — including replacements for discontinued panels in FDA-cleared devices, at the original dimensions with no enclosure redesign. No minimum order quantity. Engineering reviews every requirement within one business day.
// Custom LCD for medical device applications
// Medical Display Challenges
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 — with no minimum order, engineer-direct, and a dimensional inspection report and traceable part labels on every unit. From single first-article units through full production volumes — prototype, low-volume, high-volume, and discontinued-panel replacement programs.
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. A catalog panel is a fixed bundle — that active area, that brightness, that backlight, that interface, as tooled. Tannas Display Solutions is not bound to that bundle.
Every attribute is specified to what the device needs (see the medical device display reference): active area, resolution, brightness, backlight, interface, surface treatment, touch, and integration. That includes requirements a catalog panel already meets, and requirements no catalog panel meets at all. If the panel a device needs is still produced, Tannas Display Solutions will source it at the most competitive price available. If it is discontinued, the replacement is built at the original active area so the enclosure, mounting, and mechanical interface are unchanged. New device designs are built to the specification the design calls for.
US manufacturing is available for programs that require it, with country of origin documented per order, with lot traceability and inspection records you can use in your own quality and documentation process.
// Resized LCD cell — color-bar test on inspection backlight
// 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 and traceable part identification (Data Matrix labels) provided with every order for your traceability process.
Single-unit first article with dimensional and functional inspection report prior to production quantity commitment.
Country of origin documentation available on request for programs that require 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 and no new tooling — the physical interface is unchanged.
A dimensional inspection report and traceable part labels are included with every order; additional process documentation available on request. Provided to support your documentation process.
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.
// Common Questions
Submit your required active area in millimeters and device application. Tannas Display Solutions physically resizes a TFT donor panel to your specified dimensions and delivers a production-qualified module. Documentation including dimensional inspection reports and lot traceability is available to support device technical files. No minimum order quantity. Lead time is 6–8 weeks ARO.
Every order includes a dimensional inspection report confirming active area, pixel pitch, and optical stack specifications, plus traceable part labels (Data Matrix) and production lot records for your own traceability and documentation process. First-article inspection reports and country-of-origin documentation are available on request. US manufacturing is available for programs that require it.
Yes. When a display used in an FDA-cleared device goes end-of-life, Tannas Display Solutions produces a replacement at the exact original active area dimensions — the enclosure, mounting, and mechanical interface are unchanged. Every order includes a dimensional inspection report documenting active area, pixel pitch, and optical stack, which your quality and regulatory teams can use as evidence in their own change assessment. Tannas Display Solutions does not make regulatory determinations; whether a change requires a new premarket notification is the device manufacturer’s decision.
Both. Send the original part number and Tannas Display Solutions will tell you whether the panel is still available and source it at the most competitive price it can achieve. If the panel is discontinued, or if the requirement calls for an active area, brightness, backlight, or interface that no catalog panel provides, the display is built to that specification instead.
// 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