Avanos Medical
Avanos Medical is a medical technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells enteral feeding systems, neonatal nutrition devices, radiofrequency ablation pain management solutions, and surgical pain pumps to hospitals, NICUs, pain specialists, and home health agencies across global markets.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersAlpharetta, United States
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Avanos Medical does
Avanos Medical is a medical technology company headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, founded in 2014 and publicly traded on NYSE under ticker AVNS. The company operates two reportable segments: Specialty Nutrition Systems, which provides enteral feeding solutions including the MIC-KEY brand of feeding tubes, placement and retention devices, neonatal feeding pumps (ABC pump), syringes, oral care and colostrum kits, and accessories spanning hospital, NICU/PICU, and home health settings; and Pain Management & Recovery, which delivers radiofrequency ablation technologies (Cooled RFA/COOLIEF, Tined RFA, Conventional RFA) for interventional pain management, elastomeric and electronic surgical pain pumps, and cryo compression therapy under the Game Ready brand. The product catalog is reinforced by wholly-owned subsidiaries Diros Technology (RF products, acquired 2023), OrthogenRx (viscosupplementation, acquired 2022 for $160 million), and Nexus Medical (neonatal/pediatric, acquired 2025). Sub-brands also include COOLIEF for cooled RF ablation probes.
Avanos Medical firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Avanos Medical
- Legal name
- Avanos Medical, Inc.
- Website
- https://avanosmedicaldevices.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Avanos Medical is a medical technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells enteral feeding systems, neonatal nutrition devices, radiofrequency ablation pain management solutions, and surgical pain pumps to hospitals, NICUs, pain specialists, and home health agencies across global markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Avanos Medical industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Medical Devices
- NAICS
- Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)
- SIC
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Catheter, Tracheostomy & Enteral Feeding (Tube Feeding) Home Care (HSABACAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Wound Care, Ostomy & Enteral Nutrition Supplies (HSABAKAI)
Keywords
Where Avanos Medical is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Alpharetta
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Avanos Medical business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others
Revenue model
- Medical Device Product Sales: Sale of medical devices including enteral feeding systems, pain management products (radiofrequency ablation devices, pain pumps), and neonatal care equipment. Revenue is generated through direct sales to healthcare providers and systems. Full year 2025 net sales of $701 million.
- Specialty Nutrition Systems: Revenue from enteral feeding products and systems including feeding tubes, pumps, syringes, and accessories. Segment generated $124 million in Q1 2026 with 22.7% revenue growth.
- Pain Management & Recovery: Revenue from pain management devices including radiofrequency ablation products, surgical pain pumps, and cryo compression therapy systems. Segment showed flat results in Q1 2026.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Avanos Medical product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Avanos Medical manufactures and sells medical devices across two primary segments. The Specialty Nutrition Systems segment supplies enteral feeding tubes, feeding pumps, retention systems, syringes, and neonatal/pediatric feeding devices under the MIC-KEY brand for hospital, neonatal ICU, and home health use. The Pain Management & Recovery segment delivers cooled, tined, and conventional radiofrequency ablation systems, elastomeric and electronic surgical pain pumps, and Game Ready cryo compression therapy for interventional pain physicians, surgeons, and orthopedic recovery.
Product overview
Avanos Medical operates as a diversified medical technology company organized around two primary business segments: Specialty Nutrition Systems and Pain Management & Recovery. The Specialty Nutrition Systems segment (under the MIC-KEY brand) provides enteral feeding solutions including feeding tubes, pumps, retention systems, and neonatal care products serving hospital, home health, and clinic settings. The Pain Management & Recovery segment offers radiofrequency ablation technologies (Cooled RFA, Tined RFA, Conventional RFA) for interventional pain management, surgical pain management via elastomeric and electronic pain pumps, and Game Ready cryo compression therapy for orthopedic recovery. The company serves healthcare professionals across acute care, chronic pain management, neonatal/pediatric care, and post-surgical rehabilitation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Specialty Nutrition Systems: Brand portfolio integrating products and services for enteral feeding support from hospital to home
- Pain Management & Recovery
- MIC-KEY
- Game Ready
- COOLIEF
Products and services
- COOLIEF Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
Quantifiable outcome
- Q1 2026 net sales of $182.2 million, 8.8% year-over-year increase
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Avanos Medical
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Avanos Medical technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Avanos Medical partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Siemens HealthineerscoreStrategic co-marketing agreement integrating Avanos' radiofrequency ablation technologies with Siemens Healthineers' imaging systems for outpatient and interventional pain care. This partnership enables combined solutions for pain management procedures combining imaging and ablation technology.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Avanos Medical competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Stryker Corporation: Stryker operates in surgical pain management, orthopedic recovery, and post-surgical cold compression (competing with the former Game Ready franchise); it shares Avanos' orthopedic surgeon and ASC customer base.
- Abbott Laboratories: Abbott is a broad medtech incumbent with enteral feeding pumps and nutrition delivery products that compete with Avanos' Specialty Nutrition Systems, and it serves the same hospital and home health channels.
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD): BD is a broad medical device incumbent selling feeding tubes, infusion products, and surgical accessories into hospitals; it overlaps with Avanos in enteral devices, infusion/pain pumps, and neonatal care.
- Medtronic plc: Medtronic is a large incumbent operating in interventional pain (e.g., targeted drug delivery, neurostimulation) and in hospital medical devices, with overlapping customers and procedure categories to Avanos' Pain Management & Recovery.
- Cardinal Health, Inc. Cardinal Health is a major medical product distributor and manufacturer of clinical and surgical products, including enteral devices, providing competitive pressure on Avanos' hospital channel and product portfolio.
Direct peers
- CONMED Corporation: CONMED directly competes with Avanos in interventional pain and radiofrequency ablation, and also sells surgical/general surgery devices into hospital systems — closely aligned portfolio and channel.
- ICU Medical, Inc. ICU Medical competes with Avanos in infusion and electronic pain pump systems, and also supplies hospital medical devices and enteral/IV consumables to similar clinical customers.
- Halyard Health (Owens & Minor): Halyard Health (now part of Owens & Minor) supplies enteral feeding tubes, neonatal products, and surgical accessories to hospitals — a direct product overlap with Avanos' Specialty Nutrition Systems and NICU offerings.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: Boston Scientific is a direct competitor in interventional pain management (including RF ablation and spinal cord stimulation), serving the same pain physicians and anesthesiologists as Avanos' RFA franchise.
Emerging players
- Nevro Corp. Nevro is an emerging player in interventional chronic pain management (spinal cord stimulation) and competes with Avanos for the same pain specialist and payer budgets, even though the modality differs from RFA.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Avanos Medical social profiles
Digital presenceAvanos Medical financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Avanos Medical leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Avanos Medical subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Avanos Medical funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Avanos Medical M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A5 records
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Avanos Medical
What does Avanos Medical do?
Avanos Medical manufactures and sells medical devices across two primary segments. The Specialty Nutrition Systems segment supplies enteral feeding tubes, feeding pumps, retention systems, syringes, and neonatal/pediatric feeding devices under the MIC-KEY brand for hospital, neonatal ICU, and home health use. The Pain Management & Recovery segment delivers cooled, tined, and conventional radiofrequency ablation systems, elastomeric and electronic surgical pain pumps, and Game Ready cryo compression therapy for interventional pain physicians, surgeons, and orthopedic recovery.
Is Avanos Medical a public or private company?
Avanos Medical is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Avanos Medical founded?
Avanos Medical was founded in 2014. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Avanos Medical based?
Avanos Medical is headquartered in Alpharetta, United States, in the North America region.
How does Avanos Medical make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Medical Device Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are specialty Nutrition Systems and pain Management & Recovery.
Who are Avanos Medical's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Stryker Corporation, Abbott Laboratories, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), Medtronic plc and Cardinal Health, Inc.. Direct peers are CONMED Corporation, ICU Medical, Inc., Halyard Health (Owens & Minor) and Boston Scientific Corporation. Nevro Corp. is listed as an emerging player.
Does Avanos Medical have an API?
No public API is recorded for Avanos Medical.
What industry is Avanos Medical in?
Avanos Medical's product category is Medical Devices. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSABACAG, Catheter, Tracheostomy & Enteral Feeding (Tube Feeding) Home Care, with a secondary code of HSABAKAI, Wound Care, Ostomy & Enteral Nutrition Supplies. Its NAICS code is 339113 and its SIC code is 3841.