What Augustine Surgical Inc does

Augustine Surgical Inc. (ASI) is a privately-held medical device company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, that develops, manufactures, and sells air-free perioperative patient warming technology. The company was formed in August 2018 as the parent of Augustine Temperature Management, LLC — the original entity founded in 2010 to commercialize the HotDog Patient Warming System. ASI operates with 11–50 employees and is family-led: founder/CEO Dr. Scott Augustine (the inventor of the Bair Hugger forced-air warming system) is joined by co-founders Brent Augustine (President), Garrett Augustine (VP R&D), and Susan Augustine (RN). Its products are deployed in hospitals, surgical centers, and veterinary practices across 35+ countries, with international sales having grown more than 41% in 2020 versus the prior year.

ASI's core technology is the patented ThermAssure semi-conductive polymeric fabric, which delivers heat without forced air or hot water. The flagship HotDog Patient Warming System is positioned as the only platform warming patients from above and below simultaneously. The product family includes the HotDog Warming Mattress + Return Electrode (a 2-in-1 warming and electrosurgical grounding solution), the WaffleGrip Warm & Secure Trendelenburg positioner, and a HotDog Veterinary Warming line. ASI protects this portfolio with 14 issued US patents, 2 EU patents, and 22 pending applications covering flexible heating fabric architectures, patient securement overlays, and integrated grounding. Through a partnership with Baxter International (Hillrom), its air-free warming technology is embedded directly into high-end operating table pads as 'Baxter Patient Warming Powered by Augustine Surgical'.

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: (1) direct hardware sales of HotDog blankets, mattresses, and accessories to hospitals and surgical centers, and (2) licensing/supply revenue from Baxter/Hillrom for OEM-embedded warming components. Distribution runs through a direct enterprise sales force led by a National Sales Director, supplemented by international distribution partners serving 35+ countries. ASI is founder-owned with no disclosed private equity or institutional investment; its growth has been supported by modest funding rounds and recognized with Minnesota's Governor's International Trade Award in October 2021.

Name

Augustine Surgical Inc

Legal name

Augustine Surgical, Inc.

Website

https://augustinesurgical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Augustine Surgical Inc. is a privately-held medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells air-free perioperative patient warming systems based on proprietary conductive polymer fabric technology, serving hospitals, surgical centers, and veterinary practices in 35+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Warming Systems / Perioperative Medical Devices

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuous Temperature & Fever Monitoring (Wearable Thermometry) (HLAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital Equipment & Clinical Furniture (Tables, Cages, Lighting, Warmers) (HLAMAFAJ)

Keywords

• Patient warming systems
• Perioperative temperature management
• Surgical medical devices
• Electrosurgical return electrodes
• Veterinary warming equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Eden Prairie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. HotDog Patient Warming Systems: Sale of air-free patient warming blankets, mattresses, and accessories. The HotDog warming products include reusable mattress overlays and disposable components. Products are sold to hospitals, surgical centers, and veterinary practices.
2. WaffleGrip Products: Sale of WaffleGrip Warm & Secure patient securement products designed for Trendelenburg positioning, including disposable overlays with warming functionality.
3. OEM/Integrated Products: Technology integrated into Baxter/Hillrom operating table pads under 'Baxter Patient Warming Powered by Augustine Surgical' branding, generating revenue through licensing and supply of warming components.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Augustine Surgical designs, manufactures, and sells air-free, water-free perioperative patient warming systems based on patented ThermAssure conductive polymer fabric technology. The company's core HotDog product line includes reusable warming mattress overlays (including a 2-in-1 warming plus electrosurgical grounding mattress), warming blankets, and the WaffleGrip disposable Trendelenburg securement overlay, sold to hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and veterinary clinics globally. Augustine also licenses and supplies its warming technology for OEM integration into Baxter/Hillrom operating table pads.

Product overview

Augustine Surgical Inc. offers a portfolio of surgical safety products anchored by the HotDog Patient Warming System, an air-free, water-free conductive fabric-based warming technology. The core product line includes warming blankets and mattresses (HotDog Warming Mattress + Return Electrode), along with WaffleGrip Warm & Secure for Trendelenburg positioning with integrated warming. The company also provides HotDog Veterinary Warming for animal patients using the same ThermAssure fabric technology. Through a partnership with Baxter International, the HotDog warming technology is integrated into Baxter/Hillrom operating table pads as 'Baxter Patient Warming Powered by Augustine Surgical.' The company positions itself as focused on making surgery safer across the entire perioperative process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HotDog Patient Warming: Air-free, water-free patient warming system using flexible conductive polymer fabric technology. The only system that warms patients from above and below simultaneously.
• WaffleGrip Warm & Secure
• HotDog Veterinary Warming

Products and services

• HotDog Patient Warming System Air-free, water-free perioperative patient warming system using flexible conductive polymer fabric to deliver heat to patients from above and below simultaneously. Used by hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and veterinary clinics to prevent and treat perioperative hypothermia.
• HotDog Warming Mattress + Return Electrode A 2-in-1 reusable mattress overlay that combines electrosurgical grounding (return electrode) with underbody patient warming, enhancing surgical workflow for hospitals and surgical centers.
• WaffleGrip Warm & Secure Disposable overlay with high coefficient of friction that provides secure Trendelenburg patient positioning while delivering warming to protect against unintended hypothermia, particularly for high BMI patients.
• HotDog Veterinary Warming Air-free, water-free warming system using patented ThermAssure semi-conductive polymeric fabric technology for veterinary patients undergoing surgical procedures.
• Baxter Patient Warming Powered by Augustine Surgical Integrated normothermia solution embedding Augustine Surgical's air-free patient warming technology into Baxter/Hillrom high-end operating table pads, distributed through Baxter's established operating room equipment channel to hospitals and surgical centers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96.2% normothermia rate in multiple trials
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Baxter International Inc.flagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAugustine Surgical partnered with Baxter to launch 'Baxter Patient Warming Powered by Augustine Surgical'. Baxter/Hillrom, the leader in high-end operating tables, chose Augustine Surgical's air-free patient warming technology to integrate directly into their operating table pads. This partnership provides OEM embedding of Augustine Surgical's warming technology into Baxter's table pad products.
• Baxter/HillromcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHillrom, now part of Baxter, integrated Augustine Surgical's HotDog warming technology into their operating table pads as the 'Normothermia System for Patient Warming'. This strategic integration embeds Augustine's technology into Hillrom's premium operating room equipment.
• Baxter International Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn April 2023, Augustine Surgical collaborated with Baxter International to introduce an air-free radiant patient warming system specifically designed to reduce contamination risks and improve operating room conditions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Encompass Group: Encompass Group markets patient warming products (including air-free and convective alternatives) to hospitals and surgical centers, directly competing with Augustine in the same perioperative customer base.
• Cincinnati Sub-Zero (CSZ / Gentherm Medical): Cincinnati Sub-Zero / Gentherm Medical produces patient warming and cooling therapy systems (e.g., Blanketrol, WarmAir), competing with Augustine in perioperative and therapeutic temperature management.
• ICU Medical (Smiths Medical legacy patient warming): Smiths Medical, now part of ICU Medical, offers the Level 1 convective and conductive patient warming/hypothermia prevention portfolio, directly competing with Augustine in perioperative temperature management.
• 3M (Bair Hugger / Patient Warming): 3M's Bair Hugger is the dominant forced-air perioperative patient warming system and the primary direct competitor to Augustine Surgical's HotDog in the same surgical and hospital customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Baxter International (Hillrom): Baxter is both Augustine Surgical's flagship OEM partner (Hillrom operating table integration) and a broader OR/patient monitoring incumbent whose Normothermia System overlaps Augustine's warming category.
• Stryker: Stryker is a large diversified medtech incumbent with a strong operating room capital equipment footprint, comparable to Baxter/Hillrom as a broad OR platform against which Augustine's warming technology is positioned.

Emerging players

• Medivance (Arctic Sun / BD): BD's Medivance Arctic Sun targeted temperature management system addresses patient warming/cooling in critical care, overlapping with Augustine's perioperative normothermia focus on the broader patient temperature management category.
• Mist Therapy (Misti): Misti offers an air-free patient warming approach targeting surgical site infection reduction, partially overlapping with Augustine's air-free, contamination-reduction value proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AugSurgical
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HDPatientWarming
• Facebookfacebook.com/AugustineSurgical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/augustine-surgical

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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