Branding for Medical Devices: How Custom Covers Can Help

The brands that make medical devices span from small businesses to large manufacturers, but one throughline ties them all together: even if a device is not in use, it represents its brand all the same. So why should the brand disappear the moment that the device is covered?

Branding is not just about showing off; it’s about controlling how your product is perceived. When a device is covered and not in use, your branding may disappear. However, medical device covers can provide not only protection, but also an opportunity to show off a brand with a logo or other collateral.

Today, we’ll be diving into the world of branded medical device covers. First, we’ll explore the benefits of branding for medical devices in general, before moving onto the advantages of branding covers for this important type of equipment. Finally, we’ll give you a good idea of where to source your custom covers from.

The Benefits of Branding for Medical Devices

#1: Builds Brand Recognition

Hospitals, doctor’s offices, and other healthcare hubs are often filled with different types of medical equipment, typically from a variety of manufacturers. By including brand colors, logos, or other aspects of visual design that match your brand identity, manufacturers can make a device easily recognizable to consumers and help to build familiarity with the brand. But brand recognition doesn’t stop there: when healthcare providers and consumers see your product in a positive light, a glimpse of that brand recognition will give them a feeling of safety and security.

2: Professional Image

A device with a highly visible brand can communicate a few things: quality, attention to detail, and professionalism. This type of communication can be especially valuable for medical device manufacturers selling high-value equipment to hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare organizations. Because these devices can be lifesaving, consumers and healthcare professionals need to see that professionalism and quality whenever they encounter this type of equipment.

#3: Creates a Consistent Brand Experience

Branding isn’t just about the device itself, although that might be the most visible. When colors, logos, and other visual elements are displayed consistently across equipment, packaging, accessories, and other touchpoints, they can contribute to a more cohesive brand experience that customers can recognize across different environments.

That consistency can make a company and its products feel more established and intentional. Rather than treating each component as a separate piece, manufacturers should look at each as a puzzle piece, all uniting to create one consistent identity that carries through the entirety of the customer experience.

Why Custom Covers for Medical Devices?

#1: Keep the Brand Visible (Even When Device is Not in Use)

Most medical devices are not in use all day, every day. In fact, they may spend large portions of their lives covered, stored, or being transported, during which the branding may be covered up or otherwise unable to be seen. Instead of a generic cover that hides the device completely, a custom cover can display the manufacturer’s logo, colors, or other design elements during these transitory times.

In particular, this can be valuable when equipment is stored in a hospital, clinic, or other shared environment. A branded cover makes it clear who made the equipment while keeping the brand visible through the device’s lifecycle.

#2: Turns Protection into a Branding Opportunity

A cover already serves one purpose: protecting the equipment. But with the addition of a logo, brand colors, or other visual elements, you bring a whole new purpose to the cover. Instead of simply protecting the device, a branded cover can reinforce the manufacturer's identity.

This is not only an opportunity to gain more impressions, but also to get more value out of a product that manufacturers already need. Instead of adding branding as a separate element, the custom cover itself can become a part of the overall presentation of the device.

#3: Helps Multiple Devices Look Like the Same Product Family

If a manufacturer makes several different devices or models, it can be difficult to maintain a consistent visual identity between them. However, customized covers can create a visual thread. By incorporating logos, colors, or other branding elements across multiple covers, manufacturers can give disparate pieces of equipment a shared visual identity.

Even if the products are dissimilar to one another, a custom cover with branding can reinforce that they come from the same family or products, weaving that visual thread between them.

Where to Source Custom Branded Covers for Medical Devices

Curious where to get custom branded covers for medical equipment and devices? Since 1999, Equip, Inc. has designed and manufactured custom covers for lab and medical equipment, diagnostic devices, and other technology.

At Equip, each and every cover is built around the equipment it’s designed to protect. Our team works with medical device manufacturers to account for the equipment’s dimensions and access points, helping to create a cover that provides the protection the device needs, all without sacrificing usability and user experience. Depending on the application, covers can be made with helpful features such as zippers, accessible openings, and locking closures.

But protection is not the only consideration we take into account. Equip incorporates logos and other graphics, giving manufacturers a way to keep their brand visible even while equipment is covered. Branded covers are great for product demonstrations and trade shows, as well as everyday equipment storage.

Equip’s covers are designed and manufactured in-house in our Colorado locations. From prototypes to high-volume production, we work with our customers to develop custom sewn covers that are built to spec, providing both the protection and branding that the equipment needs.

FAQs

• What is the difference between a custom cover and a standard equipment cover?

  A custom cover is made for the equipment that it will cover, while a standard equipment cover may come in many stock sizes to fit different types of equipment. Custom covers are typically made to spec, meaning they will have access points or other features that make them a good choice for medical equipment.

• Why should medical device manufacturers consider branded equipment covers?

  Branded equipment covers offer a whole host of benefits, like keeping the brand visible even when the device is not in use, turning protection into a brand opportunity, and allowing multiple devices to look like they are from the same product family.

• Can a cover be branded even if the medical device has an unusual shape or design?

  Yes. Equip manufactures custom covers for any type of unique design or shape, allowing your logo or other brand collateral to stand out, even on odd-shaped covers. Stock or generic covers will not typically fit, nor will they enable you to add logos or brand colors.

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