# MUMD – Cut Hospital Cost with Recyclable Inflation Device

> MUMD GmbH (Winterthur, Switzerland) makes a single-use balloon catheter inflation device (20 ml, 30 atm) that comes apart with hand tools, so hospitals can recycle the plastic into granulate.

## Savings & Emissions Calculator (`https://calc.mumd.ch/`)

Calculate your cath lab's exact annual savings and avoided carbon emissions:
- **Financial Savings:** Market spend CHF 40/unit vs. MUMD CHF 35/unit = **12.5% price reduction** (CHF 5 saving per device ex. VAT). Every month of delay costs your hospital `Annual Saving / 12` CHF.
- **CO₂ Avoided:** Avoids **224.61 g CO₂e per device** versus standard single-use incineration (LCA Recycling Pathway).
- **Flight Equivalent:** Benchmarked at **232 kg CO₂e per ZRH → LHR (Zurich to London Heathrow)** one-way economy seat flight (myclimate.org data). For example, 1,000 devices/year saves ~224.6 kg CO₂e (approx. 1 Zurich-to-London flight) and CHF 5,000.

## Balloon Catheter Inflation Device (`#device`)

Builds and displays pressure in the balloon, then deflates. Used in PTCA, PTA and other vascular interventions.

### Key Features
1. **Unlock by pressing** – quick pressure release lever
2. **Screw load** – fine pressure adjustment plunger
3. **Mechanical gauge** – clear pressure readout
4. **20 ml barrel, 30 atm** – standard clinical capacity and pressure rating

### Technical Specifications
- **Volume:** 20 ml
- **Pressure:** 30 atm
- **Class:** I, sterile, measuring
- **Assembly:** Comes apart with hand tools
- **Users:** Interventional angiologists and cardiologists, vascular and endovascular surgeons

## 5-Step Hospital Recycling Workflow (`#recycling`)

1. **Collect:** Used devices go into a collection bin in the cath lab.
2. **Take apart:** Hand tools separate the device into component parts.
3. **Wash:** Parts are washed and disinfected.
4. **Sort:** Parts are sorted by plastic/material type.
5. **Recycle:** Parts are shredded into reusable plastic granulate.

## Frequently Asked Questions (`#faq`)

- **What is the MUMD inflation device?** A single-use balloon catheter inflation device that builds and monitors pressure in the balloon, then deflates it. It is used in PTCA, PTA and other vascular interventions.
- **How is the device recycled?** The hospital collects used devices, takes them apart with hand tools, washes the parts, sorts them by material and hands them to a recycler, who turns the plastic into granulate.
- **What are the key specifications?** 20 ml volume, 30 atm pressure, class I, sterile, measuring device with a mechanical gauge.
- **Who uses it?** Interventional angiologists and cardiologists, and vascular and endovascular surgeons.
- **How do I get a quote?** Use the quote form at https://mumd.ch/#quote with your hospital and rough yearly device volume, or email naveen@mumd.ch.
- **Where can I run calculations?** Use the interactive calculator at https://calc.mumd.ch/.

## Contact & Quote (`#quote`)

- **Company:** MUMD GmbH (Multi Use Medical Devices)
- **Founder:** Naveen Vageesan
- **Address:** Sulzerallee 78, 8404 Winterthur, Switzerland
- **Email:** [naveen@mumd.ch](mailto:naveen@mumd.ch)
- **Interactive Calculator:** [https://calc.mumd.ch/](https://calc.mumd.ch/)
- **Quote Form:** [https://mumd.ch/#quote](https://mumd.ch/#quote)
- **Terms & Legal:** [https://mumd.ch/terms.html](https://mumd.ch/terms.html)