Eakin Healthcare Group

What Eakin Healthcare Group does

Eakin Healthcare Group is a Northern Ireland-based medical device manufacturer founded in 1974 by Tom Eakin and headquartered in Comber (15 Ballystockart Road, County Down, BT23 5QY). The company specializes in ostomy care and wound management products — principally stoma pouches, mouldable seals, accessories, and single-use wound pouches — serving stoma patients and healthcare professionals across more than 30 international markets. Its flagship technology is the eakin freeseal® ostomy seal, a mouldable product marketed as the thinnest and most absorbent in the world, available in two variants (eakin freeseal® air for convex-pouch pairing, starting at 1.8mm depth, and eakin freeseal® versa optimized for fluid absorption and easier removal), with a stated capacity to absorb up to four times its weight in fluid without breaking down. The company also markets eakin Wound Pouches™ for healthcare professionals.

Eakin operates a multi-channel go-to-market combining direct-to-consumer e-commerce through eakinostomy.com (with product catalogs, sample ordering, blog content, and an ambassador community program across 20+ country storefronts), enterprise sales to public healthcare systems including the NHS and HSE, international distribution to 30+ markets, and — in North America — an exclusive co-branding and distribution partnership with Convatec, under which eakin freeseal® is sold within the ESENTA™ family of skin-friendly accessories. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of medical consumables, supplemented by licensing/royalty economics from the Convatec partnership. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

In April 2026, Eakin divested its Eakin Surgical Limited subsidiary — a Cardiff-based, 20-year-old manufacturer of single-use surgical instruments serving NHS, HSE, and 30+ international markets — to Vernacare (backed by H.I.G. Capital), signalling a strategic refocus on core ostomy and wound care. The group previously expanded via the December 2020 acquisition of Armstrong Medical. Eakin Healthcare Group remains a privately held company with 501–1,000 employees, no disclosed parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public revenue figure in the available source data.

Name

Eakin Healthcare Group

Legal name

Eakin Healthcare

Website

https://eakin.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Eakin Healthcare Group, founded 1974 in Northern Ireland, manufactures ostomy and wound care products including the flagship eakin freeseal® line. It serves stoma patients and clinicians across 30+ international markets via direct e-commerce, NHS/HSE procurement, and an exclusive Convatec North American partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ostomy Care Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Ostomy Care Products (Pouches, Barriers/Wafers, Accessories, Skin Protection) (HLAHALAG)

Keywords

• Ostomy care products
• Stoma pouches
• Wound management devices
• Medical device manufacturer
• Skin protection products

Headquarters

HQ city

Comber

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ostomy Products Sales: Sale of medical devices including stoma pouches, seals, and accessories directly to patients and through healthcare systems. Products are available for direct ordering and sample requests through the company website and are distributed globally to healthcare providers and patients.
2. Licensing and Co-branding Partnership: Exclusive licensing partnership with Convatec for co-branded eakin freeseal® products in North America, extending the Eakin Healthcare brand into Convatec's established distribution network.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Eakin Healthcare Group manufactures and distributes ostomy care medical devices, including stoma pouches, mouldable seals (notably the eakin freeseal® line), supporting accessories, and single-use wound management pouches. The company sells these products directly to patients via e-commerce, through public healthcare systems including NHS and HSE, and via an exclusive co-branding partnership with Convatec for the North American market.

Product overview

Eakin Healthcare is a medical devices company specializing in ostomy care products. The core portfolio includes stoma pouches, mouldable seals (featuring the flagship eakin freeseal® product line available in air and versa variants), and supporting accessories. Products are available across multiple regions including the UK, US, Australia, and Europe. In North America, Eakin operates through an exclusive partnership with Convatec, co-branding the eakin freeseal® within the ESENTA™ family of skin-friendly accessories. The company also offers wound care products including eakin Wound Pouches™ for healthcare professionals, and provides stoma care support solutions addressing leak management, skin protection, and post-operative care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eakin®: The core brand for ostomy seals and related products including eakin freeseal® - a co-branded ostomy seal marketed as the thinnest and most absorbent seal in the world, available in variants eakin freeseal® air and eakin freeseal® versa.

Products and services

• eakin freeseal® Ostomy seal designed to prevent leakage and protect peristomal skin; marketed as the thinnest and most absorbent seal available, capable of absorbing up to four times its weight in fluid without breaking down. Sold to stoma patients and via Convatec in North America.
• Stoma pouches Pouching systems for collecting output from stomas, forming the core of ostomy care management for colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy patients.
• Stoma seals (eakin® seals) Mouldable ostomy seals designed to stretch around the stoma to create a secure, personalized fit and prevent leakage.
• Stoma accessories Supporting products for stoma care including application and removal solutions, leak management products, and skin protection items.
• eakin Wound Pouches™ Single-use wound management pouches for healthcare professionals to manage wounds effectively as part of clinical wound care applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• eakin freeseal® absorbs up to four times its weight in fluid without breaking down
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ConvateccoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 16 March 2026Eakin Healthcare and Convatec maintain a longstanding exclusive partnership for ostomy care products. In 2026, they launched the co-branded eakin freeseal® ostomy seal in North America as part of Convatec's ESENTA™ family of skin-friendly accessories. The seal is marketed as the thinnest and most absorbent in the world, available in two variants targeting different patient needs. This partnership leverages Convatec's established distribution network in the US healthcare market.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pelican Healthcare: UK-based ostomy product specialist offering a competing portfolio of pouches, seals, and accessories through NHS and direct-to-consumer channels.
• Hollister Incorporated: Privately-held global ostomy and continence care manufacturer. Competes head-to-head with Eakin in stoma pouches, seals, and accessories across both hospital and consumer channels.
• Convatec Group plc: Major global ostomy and wound care company that is simultaneously Eakin's exclusive North American distribution partner (via ESENTA™) and a direct competitor with its own competing ostomy accessory line.
• Coloplast: Global market leader in ostomy care, continence care, and wound/skin care. Directly competes with Eakin across the same stoma pouch, seal, and accessory categories serving identical patient populations worldwide.
• Dansac (Hollister affiliate): Ostomy care brand under the Hollister umbrella with direct overlap in stoma seals, pouches, and accessories — relevant comparator for Eakin's seal technology and patient education model.
• Welland Medical (B. Braun): Ostomy products manufacturer and B. Braun subsidiary that competes in the same UK/European stoma care category with overlapping seals, pouches, and accessories.
• Salts Healthcare: UK-based, family-owned ostomy and wound care manufacturer with comparable specialty focus and NHS/HSE customer profile; one of Eakin's closest like-for-like competitors.

Broad incumbents

• 3M Health Care: Diversified healthcare conglomerate with significant wound care and skin integrity products; competes in adjacent wound management categories where Eakin's eakin Wound Pouches™ operate.
• Mölnlycke Health Care: Wound care and surgical solutions major that overlaps with Eakin's wound pouch line and competes for the same hospital and community wound care accounts across Europe and globally.
• Smith+Nephew: Global medical devices incumbent with a large advanced wound management franchise; overlaps with Eakin's eakin Wound Pouches™ in clinical wound care and competes for hospital procurement budgets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TGEakin
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@eakinostomy
• Facebookfacebook.com/TGEakin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eakin-healthcare-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/eakinostomy_global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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