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We’re here to accelerate your next breakthrough

 

Early material decisions to production-ready textiles backed by real data and 200+ years of manufacturing insight. Our intricate assembly and manufacturing combined with our three core competencies make us the most trusted partner for your next biomedical textile innovation.

Biomaterials and coatings

Advanced biomaterials and coatings engineered for implantable textile components.

Learn our process

Biomedical textile fabrication

Precision braiding, knitting, and textile manufacturing at production scale.

See precision at scale

Needle-suture technologies

Engineered needle-suture systems designed for surgical performance.

Explore our technologies

One partner. Every stage of development.

From concept engineering to manufacturing at scale, we have you covered.

Corza partners with you to develop specialized biomedical textiles, optimizing fiber selection and textile architecture from the very start. Our experience and advanced engineering capabilities enhance performance to meet requirements, with seamless scaling to production and consistent, reliable quality.

Your success is our business.

Material science expertise

Gain access to deep expertise in biomedical fibers, materials, and coatings. Our team helps you select the right materials for performance, durability, and biocompatibility—so your device performs as intended in real-world medical environments.

Collaborative development

Work directly with biomedical textile engineers and materials scientists who understand your technical challenges. By collaborating closely with your team, we help refine concepts, solve design problems, and move your product toward a manufacturable solution.

Advanced textile engineering

Achieve complex medical textile designs through precision braiding, embroidery, hand assembly, and specialty structures. Our engineering capabilities enable you to meet demanding performance requirements while maintaining consistency and manufacturability.

Integrated manufacturing

A seamless path from prototype to full-scale production, all under one quality system simplifies development, reduces handoffs, and helps you move your product to market more efficiently.

Reliable supply

Count on manufacturing processes designed for consistency, repeatability, and scale. With dependable production and a stable supply chain, you gain the reliability needed to support both current programs and future growth.

Enabling rapid innovation for critical anatomy and evolving techniques

Cardiovascular

  • Vascular graft components
  • Stent grafts and coverings
  • Catheter and delivery systems

Cardiovascular

  • Vascular graft components
  • Stent grafts and coverings
  • Catheter and delivery systems

Orthopedic and sports medicine

  • Ligament and tendon repair
  • Orthopedic fixation systems
  • Soft tissue attachment

Orthopedic and sports medicine

  • Ligament and tendon repair
  • Orthopedic fixation systems
  • Soft tissue attachment

Soft tissue repair and general surgery

  • Hernia repair
  • Surgical meshes & reinforcement
  • Internal tissue support

Soft tissue repair and general surgery

  • Hernia repair
  • Surgical meshes & reinforcement
  • Internal tissue support

Surgical sutures and closure systems

  • Surgical sutures
  • Tissue approximation
  • Wound closure systems

Surgical sutures and closure systems

  • Surgical sutures
  • Tissue approximation
  • Wound closure systems

Minimally invasive and robotic surgery

  • Robotic-assisted suturing & instrumentation
  • Catheter delivery systems
  • Flexible device components

Minimally invasive and robotic surgery

  • Robotic-assisted suturing & instrumentation
  • Catheter delivery systems
  • Flexible device components

Advanced implants and tissue technologies

  • Implantable textiles
  • Bioabsorbable structures
  • Regenerative / tissue-integrating constructs

Advanced implants and tissue technologies

  • Implantable textiles
  • Bioabsorbable structures
  • Regenerative / tissue-integrating constructs

Advancing possibility with the Innovation Lab.

Our lab accelerates development of advanced biomedical textiles through materials science, precision engineering, and rapid prototyping. You work directly with innovators to refine concepts and advance device performance.

Engineering and materials science
Explore advanced biomedical fibers and material structures for emerging device technologies and then develop specialized textiles through precision braiding and engineered architectures.
Rapid prototyping
Accelerating development through rapid iteration and early-stage material evaluation.

The scale to deliver. The numbers to prove it.

Early material decisions to production-ready textiles backed by real data and 200+ years of manufacturing insight. The intricate bespoke assembly and manufacturing combined with the core competencies were ideal for producing suture material. The site covers 65,000 sq ft with 30,000 sq ft of manufacturing area and employs approximately 200 people.

150M+

meters of sutures braided annually

2M+

hand sewn devices per year

1200+

braiders are operating at all hours of the day

30,000 sq ft

of manufacturing area including 3 cleanrooms

80+

countries carry products we have manufactured

30+

research and development engineers

200+ years of expertise and know-how

1677
First records of Silk weaving Taunton
1778
Forbes & Wasdale establish the first industrial silk weaving process in Taunton
1816
Silk threads supplied from Tancred St Mills to Messrs Pearsall & Green in London
1846
565 People employed by James Pearsall & Co
1861
James Pearsall & Company formed Taunton/London
1890
Pearsall are the only silk manufacturers remaining in Taunton
1903
Three storey Thread factory established in East street. Pearsalls purchase three houses in Tancred St for the grand sum of £300.
1928
Pearsalls factory updated – The old 1810 Beam Engine sold to the Henry Ford Museum in the USA
1938
Pearsalls establish Eastgate House – Yarn spinning factory employing 120 people
1964
Bridport-Gundry owned Pearsalls, producing specialist yarns for Upholstery, Embroidery and Fishing
1967
Pearsalls Established suture manufacturing at the ‘Old collar factory’, producing 50 million yards. The largest manufacturer of sutures outside of the USA. Land purchased in Duke St, a new Braiding factory was built capable of producing 1,500,000 lbs of yarn per year.
1973
Pearsalls were known as manufacturers dyers and braiders of Fine Silk, Rayon, nylon, polyester and polypropylene.
1974
BBC Points West visits Pearsalls to report on Silk manufacturing
1980
Priorswood facility – manufactured sewing threads
1983
Pearsalls employed 200 people specialising in sutures, medical textiles and industrial braids.
1993
Pearsalls awarded The Queens award for Export achievement
1998
Pearsalls makes first sales to what will become our largest customer.
2005
Pearsalls Acquired by Angiotech
2006
Advanced sutures made from UHMWPE are designed and manufactured by Pearsalls
2007
New Local Management team put in place by Angiotech
2015
Pearsalls rebranded to Surgical Specialties, Monofilament Extrusion commences at the Taunton facility.
2016
Pearsalls 200th Anniversary celebrations
2020
Pearsalls becomes part of Corza Medical

Ready to make your next breakthrough in biomedical textiles?

Connect with our Innovation Lab and learn more about how we can help you iterate quickly, solve complex challenges and accelerate go-to-market timelines.

Helpful resources

Corza Medical Innovation Lab
Engineering Textile Architecture in Vascular devices
Pearsalls Product Catalog
Corza Medical Suture Brochure
De-risking Textile Decisions
Early-Stage Supplier-Material Risk Checklist
ISO Certification

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