Animated videos that show how your medical device works, inside the body and in the clinic, for surgeons, hospital buyers, investors and patients. Built from your CAD files with clinical and regulatory review at every stage.
All the precision of your device, none of the sterile jargon.
Medical device animation is the use of 2D and 3D animation to show how a medical device or medtech product works: its parts, mechanism, procedure and clinical benefit, often inside the body where cameras can’t go. Device companies use these videos for sales training, surgeon education, trade shows, investor decks and patient education. Animation can show a device before it’s manufactured and stays accurate because your clinical and regulatory teams approve every frame.
| Quick facts | At Gisteo |
|---|---|
| Typical length | 60–120 seconds; 2–4 minute procedure or training videos |
| Price | From $3,500 per 60 seconds; detailed 3D device animation quoted per project |
| Timeline | 4–6 weeks for 2D and simple 3D; longer for complex 3D, plus review cycles |
| Inputs | CAD files, IFUs, photos or prototypes |
| Audiences | Surgeons, clinicians, hospital buyers, sales reps, investors and patients |
| Review | Script-first approval by your clinical and regulatory teams |
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Device and medtech teams use our animation for:
Five stages, with clinical and regulatory review built in:
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Many device videos mix both. Here’s how to choose.
| 2D animation | 3D animation | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Workflows, benefits and patient stories | Device mechanics, anatomy and procedures |
| Look | Clean, illustrated and friendly | Realistic or stylized product detail |
| Inputs | Brand assets and references | CAD files, photos or prototypes |
| Cost and time | Lower; from $3,500 per 60 seconds | Higher; quoted per project |
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The use of 2D and 3D animation to show how a medical device works: its parts, mechanism, procedure and clinical benefit, often inside the body.
2D and simple 3D videos start at $3,500 per 60 seconds. Detailed 3D device and procedure animation is quoted per project based on modeling complexity.
Yes. CAD files make the 3D model accurate and speed up production. We can also model from photos, drawings or a prototype.
Your clinical and regulatory teams approve the script before design, then review the storyboard and final cut, with revisions at every stage.
Yes. Animation is ideal for prototypes and pipeline devices, for investors and early marketing.
3D for mechanics, anatomy and procedures; 2D for workflows, benefits and patient stories. Many videos combine both.
Surgeons and clinicians, hospital buyers, sales reps, investors and patients, each usually with its own version.
4–6 weeks for 2D and simple 3D; longer for complex 3D, plus your review cycles.
Yes. We create silent-friendly loops for booths and conferences.
Yes. We adapt the same visuals with plain-language narration for patients.
Yes, from your IFUs and clinical materials, and your experts approve every claim.
Yes. All custom projects are backed by our money-back guarantee.
