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Medical device company profile

Q3 Medical Group

Device group combining biodegradable stents, vascular devices and manufacturing capabilities across operating subsidiaries.

Medical Device Manufacturer GroupCardiovascular & VascularGastroenterology & Digestive HealthGastroenterologyCommercial-stage
Headquarters🇮🇪Dublin, Ireland
FoundedNot confirmed
Commercial statusCommercially availableSelected products commercially offered; availability and indications vary by product and market.
EmployeesNot confirmed
Estimated revenueNot confirmed
Official websitewww.q3medical.com ↗

Company overview

Q3 Medical Group is an Ireland-based medical-device holding and operating group led by Eric Mangiardi. Its group page identifies businesses including Q3 Medical Germany, AMG International, Q-San China and Q3 Medical USA, with development and manufacturing activities across several jurisdictions.

This is a group-level profile. ARCHIMEDES biodegradable stents and vascular-device families are attributed to their relevant operating entities, rather than creating duplicate parent and subsidiary company profiles. FDA’s pancreatic-stent record specifically names Q3 Medical USA, LLC, care of Q3 Medical Devices Ltd.

Commercial status is product- and country-specific. The U.S. pancreatic-stent clearance is documented separately from European biliary/pancreatic offerings and broader development programs. Older group-page statements about planned U.S. studies are not used to override a later FDA clearance or establish current availability of every group product.

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Leadership

2 people
Eric K. MangiardiPresident & Chief Executive Officer [15]
Manfred GülcherChief Risk Officer [15]

Products & regulatory status How does MedTechIndex get this information?

Summary

Q3’s ARCHIMEDES pancreatic-stent program has FDA 510(k) decisions K243412 and K260835. The group’s biliary/bioresorbable development and vascular subsidiaries have separate regulatory scopes. Qualimed Srl contact-lens records belong to a different business and are excluded. [15][12][10][3][4][11][13][1]

No matching FDA recall event was identified in the completed company/applicant, linked-identifier and product-name searches. [8][6]

Regulatory snapshot How to read this snapshot

U.S. FDA
2
510(k) clearances
0
De Novo grants
0
PMA approvals
0
Recall events

Latest recorded source review: 2026-10-20.

Commercial portfolio snapshot

Documented commercial product families.

Biodegradable pancreatic stent

ARCHIMEDES Biodegradable Pancreatic Stent ↗

U.S. FDA applicant: Q3 Medical USA, LLC (c/o Q3 Medical Devices Ltd.); not a generic authorization for all group stents. [12][10]

FDA-cleared

Commercially offered; exact model and country availability should be confirmed with the manufacturer.

Biodegradable stent portfolio

ARCHIMEDES biliary / broader biodegradable portfolio ↗

Group-described biliary and pancreatic families with market-specific regulatory status. [12]

Marketed · regulatory scope varies

Commercially offered; exact model and country availability should be confirmed with the manufacturer.

Commercial development

Group profile with subsidiary-specific regulatory attribution. Pancreatic clearance is not generalized to biliary devices or the group’s vascular portfolio. [15][12][10]

Activity & Milestones

1 events
2025-07-16 · Regulatory

U.S. pancreatic stent clearance

FDA cleared the ARCHIMEDES pancreatic device under the Q3 Medical USA applicant; biliary products are not included by inference. [10]

15 Cited Sources

Accessed 10/20/2026

[1] FDA 510(k) database — research search ↗FDA / openFDA · regulatory record
[3] FDA K243412 — ARCHIMEDES Biodegradable Pancreatic Stent ↗U.S. Food and Drug Administration · regulatory record
[4] FDA K260835 — ARCHIMEDES Biodegradable Stent (Medium) ↗U.S. Food and Drug Administration · regulatory record
[5] FDA De Novo database — research search ↗FDA / openFDA · regulatory record
[7] FDA PMA database — research search ↗FDA / openFDA · regulatory record
[9] FDA UDI database — research search ↗FDA / openFDA · regulatory record
[10] FDA 510(k) K243412 ↗U.S. Food and Drug Administration · regulatory database
[12] ARCHIMEDES product family ↗Q3 Medical Group · company website
[14] Group contact and Dublin address ↗Q3 Medical Group · company website
[15] Group entities and leadership ↗Q3 Medical Group · company website
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