St. Paul medical device companies Minnetronix Medical and Intricon recently merged to form a new contract design and manufacturing organization — and it’s growing.

The newly-formed Forj Medical will soon open a 53,000-square-foot facility in Costa Rica that will feature manufacturing lines for automated and manual assemblies of components and finished medical devices, according to a company news release.

Intricon, an expert in components, microelectronics and precision molding, was founded in St. Paul in 1977 and has facilities in Arden Hills and Vadnais Heights. Minnetronix, known for manufacturing advanced medical technology, was founded in 1996 and has its facilities on Energy Park Drive in St. Paul. The existing facilities, which were not impacted by the merger, now operate under For

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