LINEMASTER SWITCH CORP.

Linemaster Switch Corporation has designed and manufactured foot switches and foot controls since 1952. From our ISO 13485:2016-certified facility in Woodstock, Connecticut, we ship over one million switches a year to equipment manufacturers worldwide.

Documentation and conformity. A foot control is a component, not a medical device. You declare conformity for the finished system. Our job is to make that straightforward: product specifications, test data, risk analysis inputs, change notification, and certificates, supplied in a form your MDR (EU 2017/745) Annex II and Annex III technical documentation can reference directly. The same documentation set supports FDA and PMDA submissions.

Standard catalog. Over 250 standard models across medical and industrial applications. Models from this catalog are in medical devices on the market today, so the design and its test history are already established.

Semi-custom. A proven base platform configured to your requirements: actuation force, staging, connector, cable, sealing, labeling. The core design and its test history already exist, so qualification moves faster.

Fully custom. Ground-up development when nothing off the shelf fits. Solid modeling, 3D-printed prototypes, and internal verification testing that confirms designs meet or exceed the target specification, including lifecycle testing toward one million cycles and water ingress testing against IEC 60529 with configurations engineered up to IP68. Our internal testing is design verification, not certification. Formal qualification and certification testing is performed by external laboratories.

Applications. Electrosurgical generators, surgical shavers and arthroscopy, endoscopy, ophthalmic surgery and phacoemulsification, dental units, diagnostic imaging and C-arm, aesthetic and dermatological lasers, dialysis, and laboratory instrumentation. In ophthalmic and dental systems the foot pedal is often the clinician's primary interface to the device. Patient isolation, electromagnetic compatibility to IEC 60601-1-2, fluid ingress, and cleanability drive the design. Industrial and laboratory OEMs get the same process.

Wireless. RF wireless footswitch systems operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band on IEEE 802.15.4, with sealed transmitters, interference handling built into the protocol, and low-latency response. The RF Twin Aero Wireless delivers up to 2,000 hours of operation at 50 percent duty cycle on standard AA batteries. Designs are built to support your EMC (IEC 60601-1-2) and radio equipment (RED 2014/53/EU) conformity work, and we track MDCG 2019-16 and IEC 81001-5-1 as cybersecurity expectations develop.

European support. Hans Pastoetter, based in Germany, covers European OEM accounts in German and English, with direct experience supporting OEM MDR documentation requirements.

Technical Workshop. A working session with your engineering team, at your facility or ours: design and test capability, wireless architecture and cybersecurity, illumination and haptic feedback, and where our engineers fit into your development cycle. Tailored to your project stage. No cost.

Certifications. ISO 13485:2016 certified. FDA registered. Registered as a foreign manufacturer with Japan's MHLW/PMDA. Components meet RoHS (2011/65/EU), and wireless products are designed against RED (2014/53/EU). Designs support your UL, CSA, IEC and FCC approvals depending on configuration.

Privately held and family-led since 1952.

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