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Your technology is clear to you.
It needs to be clear to everyone else.

TramBauer turns complex medical technology into visuals an investor grasps in under a minute, a physician sees fitting their workflow, and a patient stops fearing. We learn your device the way you know it, then build the story that makes it obvious.

About Us

Built by people who've been on your side of the table.

Phil spent 15 years in medical device R&D, the part where you live inside the science. Kent spent 15 years in animation, the part where you make hard ideas visible. Most studios have one. Almost none have both.

Phil Osterbauer

Phil Osterbauer

Co-Founder

Medical device R&D: CAD design, anatomical modeling, structural heart, electrophysiology

Phil spent the majority of his career working in CAD design and anatomical modeling across a range of medical fields, including structural heart and electrophysiology. He knows the environment, the language, and the constraints that come with it.

So when you work with TramBauer, you're not spending the first few meetings getting him up to speed. He already has a good sense of what you're dealing with.

Kent Trammell

Kent Trammell

Co-Founder

3D animation pipeline: modeling, rigging, rendering, and cinematic storytelling

Kent is a master of 3D and the animation pipeline, and much of his work has been teaching other people to see it. Through CG Cookie, he built a reputation for breaking complex visual ideas into something anyone can follow.

At TramBauer, that means the animation doesn't just look professional. It makes the point. If a viewer leaves confused, the work hasn't done its job.

Why the combination matters

For technology that lives inside the human body, you can't film it. Animation is the only way to show it. And showing it wrong, or showing it in a way that looks impressive and explains nothing, costs you the room. TramBauer is built around the fact that accuracy and clarity have to exist in the same piece. Our team brings both sides to every project: the device expertise to get the science right and the animation craft to make it clear. The work reflects both.

Services

The work we do and what it's for

Every piece TramBauer builds is aimed at one job: making a specific audience understand something they didn't before. The format follows the audience.

Mechanism of Action

Detailed 3D animations showing how a device works at the cellular, tissue, or systemic level. For investors who need to see it to believe it, physicians who need to see where it fits, and regulators who need clarity without ambiguity.

Surgical Technique Videos

Step-by-step procedural animations showing how the device is implanted or used in the surgical environment. Physicians adopt what they understand. These make adoption easier.

Product Visualization

High-impact 3D renderings and animations that show what the device does and why it matters. For trade shows, websites, and sales conversations where first impressions decide what happens next.

Patient Education

Accessible animations that help patients understand their condition, their options, and what to expect. Patients who can see how a procedure works are less afraid going in. Fear is the gap we close.

Training Content

Technical animations covering assembly, sterilization, and troubleshooting for device teams and distributors. Built to be accurate the first time, so review doesn't become a second production cycle.

Explainer Videos

Concise 30-90 second videos that make the value of a device obvious to someone who has never heard of it. For social, email, and websites where attention is short and clarity is everything.
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Our Process

How a project actually goes

The reason TramBauer projects don't need ten rounds of revision is the first two weeks. We go deep on your device before a single frame gets built. That investment at the start is what makes the rest go fast.

01

Discovery & Planning

1-2 weeks

  • Kickoff meeting and device deep-dive
  • Script development and storyboarding
  • Medical accuracy review
  • Style frame approval

We start by learning your device, not by explaining our process. This phase is where our team digs into the science, the regulatory context, and the audience you're trying to reach. By the end of it, we know what the piece has to make obvious.

02

Production

2-3 weeks

  • 3D modeling and environment creation
  • Animation development
  • Lighting and texturing
  • Initial review and feedback

Our animators build the visual assets and animation sequences from the ground up. Because the understanding came first, the work doesn't need to find its direction mid-production. You see progress that's moving toward the point, not circling it.

03

Refinement

1-2 weeks

  • Revision rounds (2 included)
  • Audio integration
  • Color grading and final polish
  • Medical and clinical review integration

We refine based on your feedback and run every frame against what we know about your device. One inaccurate detail can stop a regulatory review. We check before you do.

04

Delivery

1 week

  • Final rendering in multiple formats
  • File delivery (MP4, MOV, ProRes)
  • Usage rights documentation
  • Asset archive for future updates

Final deliverables go out in the formats your distribution channels need. All assets are archived so the next project starts from where this one ended, not from zero.

Why we start early, not late

Visual communication always gets pushed to the last minute. By the time it's a launch-week scramble, the work comes back rushed and forgettable. The moment your product gets real, your story needs to be ready. A few months of lead time is the difference between something you're proud to show and something you apologize for.

Why the second project is always better

Once TramBauer knows your device, your language, and your audience, the next project starts from understanding instead of from zero. The relationship compounds. That's the reason some clients keep working with us long after the first piece ships.

Most teams start this too late.

If your product launch, trade show, or investor round is in the next 90 days, now is the time. Make sure your story has the time it needs to be right.

Tell us about your device

What it does, who it's for, and when you need it explained. We'll take it from there.

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