I.C. Medical

What I.C. Medical does

I.C. Medical, Inc. is a privately held medical device company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona that designs, manufactures, and sells surgical smoke evacuation and filtration systems for hospital operating rooms and ambulatory surgical centers. Founded in 1989 by Ioan and Elena Cosmescu, the company holds 36-40 U.S. patents and 138 international patents covering its core technology, including the Crystal Vision 450D smoke evacuator (FDA-cleared October 2017), the PenEvac family of electrosurgery pencils with integrated smoke capture, and the SAFEGUARD BLUE Hydrophobic ULPA filter. The underlying engineering relies on a Venturi-principle vortex design and a brushless rotary vein pump motor rated for 20+ years of service.

The business model combines capital equipment sales (Crystal Vision platforms, estimated ~$3,000 per unit) with a high-margin recurring consumable stream (SAFEGUARD BLUE filters, charcoal filters, RF sensors, PenEvac pencils and accessories), producing an installed-base razor-and-blade economics. Go-to-market is primarily direct sales through the company website and sales team, supplemented by AORN trade show presence, free CE-credit education programs for perioperative nurses, and a free non-telescopic PenEvac sample program to drive trial. A November 2025 strategic partnership with MellingMedical extends distribution into federal healthcare facilities serving veterans and military personnel, leveraging I.C. Medical's Women Owned Small Business certification and 100% U.S.-made TAA-compliant positioning. Manufacturing is fully in-house at the 60,000 square foot IC-3 facility in Phoenix, with the company employing 200+ people and serving customers across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia.

Name

I.C. Medical

Legal name

I.C. Medical, Inc.

Website

https://icmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

I.C. Medical is a Phoenix-based medical device manufacturer founded in 1989 that designs and produces surgical smoke evacuation systems, integrated electrosurgery pencils, and ULPA filters for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and federal healthcare facilities globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Surgical Smoke Evacuation Systems

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Ventilators & Mechanical Ventilation Systems (ICU/Transport/Home) (HLAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Surgical smoke evacuation
• Electrosurgery pencils
• Medical filtration systems
• Operating room safety
• Surgical plume removal

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Smoke Evacuation Equipment Sales: Sale of capital equipment including Crystal Vision smoke evacuators. Units function effectively for 20+ years with routine maintenance, representing long-term capital investment for healthcare facilities.
2. Surgical Smoke Evacuation Filters and Sensors: Replacement filters including SAFEGUARD BLUE Hydrophobic ULPA filters with built-in fluid traps, charcoal output filters, and RF sensors for automatic activation.
3. PenEvac Electrosurgery Pencils: Disposable and reusable electrosurgery pencils with integrated smoke evacuation including telescopic and non-telescopic variants.
4. Surgical Smoke Evacuation Accessories: Tubing sets, connectors, and other accessories for smoke evacuation systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

I.C. Medical manufactures surgical smoke evacuation systems and integrated electrosurgery accessories used in operating rooms. Its core product family includes the Crystal Vision 450D smoke evacuator, the PenEvac line of electrosurgery pencils with built-in smoke capture, and consumable SAFEGUARD BLUE ULPA filters and tubing sets for laparoscopic plume removal. The products are sold to hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and federal healthcare facilities.

Product overview

I.C. Medical is a market-leading medical device company that develops and manufactures surgical smoke collection and evacuation devices for operating rooms worldwide. The product portfolio centers on the Crystal Vision 450D smoke evacuation and filtration system as the core platform, which works in both open and laparoscopic surgical modes. Complementing the Crystal Vision are the PenEvac electrosurgery pencils (Telescopic, Non-Telescopic, MaxReveal, and MaxReveal-ST variants), which integrate smoke evacuation directly at the surgical site. Supporting products include SAFEGUARD BLUE Hydrophobic ULPA Filters with built-in fluid traps, Large Coconut Charcoal Filters, RF sensors for automatic activation, and Inter Abdominal Plume Eliminator Tubing Sets. All devices and accessories are produced in-house at the company's manufacturing facility in Phoenix, AZ, and are 100% made in the USA. The company holds 36 U.S. patents and 138 international patents for smoke evacuation technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Crystal Vision: Surgical smoke evacuation and filtration system including Crystal Vision 450D model. The world's most sophisticated surgical smoke evacuation and filtration system with open and laparoscopic modes.
• PenEvac
• SAFEGUARD BLUE

Products and services

• Crystal Vision 450D High-flow surgical smoke evacuator using a Venturi principle vortex to create an invisible air barrier that captures smoke plume at the source; designed for hospital operating rooms and surgical centers.
• PenEvac Telescopic Electrosurgery Pencil Telescopic electrosurgery pencil with integrated smoke evacuation; combines cutting/coagulation and plume capture in a single handpiece for laparoscopic and open procedures.
• PenEvac Non-Telescopic Electrosurgery Pencil Standard-length electrosurgery pencil with built-in smoke evacuation channel; used by surgeons in operating rooms to electrosection and coagulate tissue while simultaneously removing smoke plume.
• SAFEGUARD BLUE Hydrophobic ULPA Filter Hydrophobic Ultra-Low Particulate Air (ULPA) replacement filter that captures sub-micron particles and resists fluid ingress; consumable used with Crystal Vision 450D and PenEvac systems.
• PenEvac MaxReveal Variant of the PenEvac electrosurgery pencil designed to maximize electrode tip exposure for improved surgical visualization while maintaining integrated smoke evacuation.
• RF Sensor Accessory sensor that detects RF energy from electrosurgical generators and automatically activates the smoke evacuator, enabling hands-free plume capture during procedures.
• Large Coconut Charcoal Filter Coconut-shell activated charcoal filter that removes odors and chemical vapors from surgical smoke; used as a pre-filter or secondary stage in I.C. Medical evacuation systems.
• Inter Abdominal Plume Eliminator Tubing Set Sterile, single-use tubing set designed to evacuate smoke plume from inside the abdominal cavity during laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures, connecting trocars to the smoke evacuator.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 100% smoke capture efficiency
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 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

One partnership is on record.

• MellingMedicalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 November 2025Strategic partnership for supplying advanced surgical smoke evacuation systems to federal healthcare providers in the U.S. I.C. Medical's Crystal Vision and PenEvac systems will be provided through MellingMedical to serve federal healthcare facilities serving veterans, military personnel, and their families. This partnership enhances I.C. Medical's reach into the federal healthcare sector.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ConMed Corporation: ConMed is a direct competitor in electrosurgery pencils and smoke evacuation accessories; their pencil systems are explicitly listed as compatible with I.C. Medical's PenEvac platform, indicating competing product portfolios in the same OR workflow.
• Stryker Corporation: Stryker competes in the electrosurgery and OR smoke evacuation space through its Neptune and other surgical equipment lines, also listed as a compatibility partner for I.C. Medical's pencils.
• Buffalo Filter: Buffalo Filter is the most direct competitor in surgical smoke evacuation, now a Medtronic division. It competes head-to-head with I.C. Medical's Crystal Vision and PenEvac systems in U.S. hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
• Apyx Medical (formerly Bovie Medical): Apyx Medical is a direct competitor in electrosurgery generators and pencils; they target the same hospital and ambulatory surgery segments as I.C. Medical's PenEvac line.
• Erbe Elektromedizin: Erbe is a German direct competitor specializing in electrosurgery units and accessories used in operating rooms; their generators and pencils overlap directly with I.C. Medical's PenEvac product family.

Broad incumbents

• Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson): Ethicon, with its Megadyne electrosurgery pencil business, competes in surgical smoke evacuation as part of a much larger surgical products portfolio, supplying integrated OR solutions to hospitals worldwide.
• Olympus Corporation: Olympus is a broad incumbent in surgical and endoscopic equipment, with adjacent presence in OR smoke evacuation and laparoscopic insufflation markets that overlap with I.C. Medical's Crystal Vision product portfolio.
• Getinge AB: Getinge is a broad incumbent in OR equipment, surgical workplaces, and sterile processing; they compete with I.C. Medical through Maquet surgical workplace integrations and infection control offerings.
• Medtronic plc: Medtronic owns Buffalo Filter and competes broadly across the OR through capital equipment and disposables; its scale and bundled contracts make it the largest incumbent competitor for I.C. Medical in the surgical smoke evacuation niche.

Others

• Pall Corporation (Danaher): Pall Corporation is a medical filtration supplier whose ULPA-grade filter technology overlaps with I.C. Medical's SAFEGUARD BLUE consumable business; positioned as an enabling/adjacent player in medical air filtration rather than direct OR-device competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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