Epimed International

What Epimed International does

Epimed International, Inc. is a privately held US medical device manufacturer founded in 1984 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with a manufacturing facility in Johnstown, New York. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes specialty medical devices for interventional pain medicine and regional anesthesia, serving pain physicians, anesthesiologists, and podiatrists, and operates a separate OEM manufacturing business serving other medical device companies. Its core product portfolio spans epidural catheters (Racz®, VERSA-KATH®, Neo-Kath™, Spirol®), advanced epidural and nerve block needles (RX Needle Series, Blunt Needles, BELLA-D™), radiofrequency ablation systems, the Cryo PainBlocker™ cryoanalgesia system using Joule-Thomson effect technology, and the Tropocells® PRP regenerative medicine system with patented separator gel chemistry. Supporting offerings include radiation protection equipment and three procedure simulators (Genesis, Thoraxis, Spinalis) for regional anesthesia training. Multiple products are protected by registered patents, including the Stingray Connector, RX-2 Coudé Needle, and the Tropocells separator gel, and Tropocells PRP holds FDA 510(k) Class II clearance (BK110035).

Epimed monetizes through three distinct revenue streams: (1) direct hardware sales of medical devices via a dedicated e-commerce storefront (shop.epimed.com) and a network of named regional clinical sales representatives covering the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and parts of South America; (2) physician services including career strategy consultations ($349 for individual 90-minute sessions, $500 minimum group sessions), billing/coding/reimbursement consulting, and an Educational Fellowship Program for residents and fellows; and (3) OEM manufacturing services offering product design, prototyping, and full-scale production of specialty needles and catheters for other medical device companies, reportedly including Fortune 500 firms. The company employs 101–250 people and maintains active participation in major industry conferences (AANA, NANS, Gabor Racz Conference, WIP). Leadership is family-held, with N. Sandor Racz as Founder and Executive Vice President and Gabor J. Racz as President/CEO; the company has no disclosed venture capital or private equity backing.

Name

Epimed International

Legal name

Epimed International, Inc.

Website

https://epimed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Epimed International is a privately held US medical device manufacturer (founded 1984, Dallas, TX) that designs, produces, and distributes specialty needles, catheters, RF/cryoanalgesia systems, and PRP kits for interventional pain physicians, anesthesiologists, podiatrists, and OEM medical device customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Farmers Branch

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Epimed generates revenue primarily through the sale of medical devices including needles, catheters, radiofrequency products, cryoanalgesia systems, PRP preparation kits, radiation protection equipment, and training simulators. Products are sold directly through the company's e-commerce platform and through sales representatives.
2. Physician Services: Consulting services for medical practices including billing/coding support, payer contract negotiation, practice management, and career strategy consultation. Educational fellowship programs and webinars for residents and fellows in pain medicine.
3. OEM Manufacturing Services: Epimed provides original equipment manufacturing services to other medical device companies, offering product design, prototyping, small batch manufacturing, and full-scale production. Services include specialty needle and catheter manufacturing, precision machining, extrusion, and custom assembly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Epimed International designs, manufactures, and sells specialty medical devices for interventional pain medicine and regional anesthesia, including epidural needles, spring-wound catheters, radiofrequency cannulas and probes, cryoanalgesia systems, PRP preparation kits, radiation protection equipment, and procedure training simulators. The company operates FDA-cleared, vertically integrated manufacturing in Dallas, TX and Johnstown, NY, and complements its device portfolio with physician practice consulting, coding and reimbursement support, educational fellowship programming, and OEM manufacturing services for other medical device companies.

Product overview

Epimed International is a medical device manufacturing company specializing in interventional pain medicine and regional anesthesia. The product portfolio centers on specialty needles and catheters for pain management procedures, including epidural catheters (VERSA-KATH®, Racz® Catheters, Neo-Kath™), advanced needles (RX Needle Series, Blunt Needles, BELLA-D™), radiofrequency devices, cryoanalgesia systems (Cryo PainBlocker™), and regenerative medicine solutions (Tropocells® PRP). Supporting offerings include training simulators (Genesis, Thoraxis, Spinalis), radiation protection equipment, and Epimed Essentials bulk pricing products. The company operates two manufacturing facilities in Dallas, TX and Johnstown, NY, and provides OEM manufacturing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VERSA-KATH Epidural Catheter A 21-gauge directable epidural catheter with a spring-wound design for 1:1 torque control, surgical-grade stainless steel construction, and kink-resistant tensile-strength coating, intended for precise cervical, transforaminal, and epidural injections in interventional pain management.
• Racz Catheters 19-gauge kink-resistant epidural catheters constructed with surgical-grade stainless steel continuous springs, available in multiple lengths with flexible atraumatic tips, radiopaque design, and calibrated markings for precise placement in pain management procedures.
• RX Needle Series Advanced epidural needles including RX Straight, RX Coudé, and RX-2 featuring patented shorter-bevel openings, rounded RX rear heels to resist catheter shearing, and, in the RX-2, a blunt obturating stylet extending past the tip for enhanced placement precision.
• Radiofrequency Product Line Comprehensive radiofrequency (RF) solutions including RF Sharp Needles, RF Blunt Needles, Cobra RF Cannula, RF Probes (disposable and reusable), RF Grounding Pads, and the RF Flare V-shaped active tip cannula with dual-injection hubs for precise medication delivery in pain management procedures.
• Cryo PainBlocker Cryoanalgesia System Cryoanalgesia system utilizing the Joule-Thomson effect from pressurized gas expansion to achieve sub-zero temperatures up to -70°C, creating controlled ice balls that produce reversible nerve ablation while preserving surrounding connective tissue, enabling reversible pain relief with nerve regeneration capability for conditions such as Morton neuroma, plantar fasciitis, and bursitis.
• Tropocells PRP FDA 510(k) cleared Class II platelet-rich plasma (PRP) system that uses patented separator gel technology to deliver approximately 80% platelet recovery while removing 99.9% of red blood cells and 95% of neutrophils, available in 11mL, 22mL, and 40mL kits for regenerative pain management, with a workflow of under 15 minutes from blood collection to PRP injection.
• Blunt Nerve Block Needles Atraumatic nerve block needles with rounded tips and recessed injection ports, available in straight and coudé configurations to minimize intra-arterial, intravascular, and intraneural injury during transforaminal and peripheral nerve block procedures.
• BELLA-D Needle Advanced nerve block needle with an occluded tip and recessed, laser-drilled side port designed to minimize unintended intra-arterial and intra-neural injections during targeted medication delivery in nerve block procedures.
• Epimed Essentials Cost-effective bulk-pricing line of Tuohy Epidural Needles and Quincke Nerve Block Needles for routine procedures, offering volume discounts on orders of 100 or more units.
• Spirol Spring-Wound Catheter Spring-wound catheter with proprietary nylon-blend coating delivering superior strength and flexibility over traditional catheters, available in closed-tip and open-tip designs for directional or straight-line medication delivery in epidural procedures.
• Neo-Kath 24g Spring Wound Catheter The only 24-gauge spring-reinforced catheter on the market, encapsulated in a proprietary nylon-blend coating with kink-resistant design, available in Modified Tuohy or Crawford configurations for fine-scale epidural access.
• Radiation Protection Products Customized radiation protection equipment including traditional and lead-free lead aprons, X-ray protection aprons (READY-TO-GO, THE FLEX, FLEX VEST and SKIRT), thyroid collars, protective sleeves, and radiation-resistant gloves for fluoroscopy-guided pain and anesthesia procedures.
• Genesis and Thoraxis Simulators Regional anesthesia training simulators: Genesis for lumbar block techniques and Thoraxis for thoracic block procedures, featuring fluid-filled spaces, palpable anatomical landmarks, and a realistic tactile experience for hands-on physician training.
• Spinalis Injection Simulator Caudal epidural injection simulator providing three-step training for lumbosacral needle and catheter placement using caudal, transforaminal, or S1 approaches, with fluoroscopic compatibility for image-guided training.
• Healthcare Practice Consulting and Physician Services Consulting services for healthcare practices including billing/coding support, payer contract negotiation, practice management, and career strategy consultation delivered by Epimed's Physician Services team, with Private ($349, 90 min) and Group ($500 minimum, 4 participants) Career Strategy Consultation offerings.
• Educational Fellowship Program Educational fellowship program and webinars for residents and fellows in pain medicine covering practice management, reimbursement, and the business aspects of interventional pain medicine practice.
• OEM Medical Device Manufacturing Services Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) services for medical device companies, offering specialty needle and catheter design, prototyping, precision machining, extrusion, small batch manufacturing, custom assembly, and full-scale production to expand product lines, augment in-house manufacturing, or develop new engineering partnerships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% (+/- 9%) Platelet Yield
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Teleflex (Arrow): Teleflex, including its Arrow-branded regional anesthesia and pain management products, competes directly with Epimed in epidural catheters and nerve block needles. As a broad incumbent across multiple medical device categories, Teleflex brings deeper sales reach but less focus on the interventional pain niche where Epimed specializes.
• Medtronic: Medtronic operates in pain management through its SynchroMed intrathecal drug delivery pumps and other neuromodulation devices. As a broad incumbent and one of the largest medical device companies globally, Medtronic competes with Epimed-adjacent therapies (implantable pain management) and increasingly bundles capital equipment with disposable components.
• ICU Medical (formerly Smiths Medical): ICU Medical acquired Smiths Medical, whose Portex brand is a leading line of epidural and regional anesthesia catheters and needles. As a broad incumbent in medical connectors and infusion devices, ICU Medical competes with Epimed in regional anesthesia products while serving a much broader hospital customer base.
• Abbott (St. Jude Medical / Neuromodulation): Abbott, following its St. Jude Medical acquisition, operates a substantial neuromodulation business (Proclaim spinal cord stimulators, Prodigy radiofrequency generators) that competes for interventional pain physician budgets. As a broad incumbent, Abbott's scale advantage can pressure Epimed's RF product line in particular accounts.
• Boston Scientific: Boston Scientific is a major player in chronic pain management through its WaveWriter spinal cord stimulators and Vertiflex interspinous spacer. While not directly competing in Epimed's needle/catheter niche, it competes for the same interventional pain physician's procedural revenue and represents an adjacent pillar of pain treatment.
• Stryker: Stryker is a large diversified medical device company with peripheral nerve stimulation and surgical products adjacent to the interventional pain space. While less focused on Epimed's specific needles/catheters niche, Stryker's commercial reach and bundling capabilities create competitive pressure in accounts where Stryker's surgical teams already have relationships.
• B. Braun Medical: B. Braun Medical is a large global medical device manufacturer with a substantial regional anesthesia business (Stimuplex, ContiPlex, and epidural kits). As a broad incumbent, it competes with Epimed in regional anesthesia needles and catheters but offers a much wider portfolio across infusion therapy, surgical instruments, and pharmaceuticals.

Direct peers

• Avanos Medical: Avanos Medical (formerly Halyard Health) operates in interventional pain management, including nerve block needles, RF generators, and the COOLIEF cryoanalgesia system. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Epimed's core pain and regional anesthesia portfolio, sharing the same physician customer base and overlapping product lines in needles and cryo devices.
• PAJUNK: PAJUNK is a German-based manufacturer specializing in needles, catheters, and accessories for regional anesthesia and pain management. It directly competes with Epimed's RX Needle Series, nerve block needles, and spring-wound epidural catheters, serving the same anesthesiologist and pain physician customer base globally.
• Cosman Medical: Cosman Medical manufactures radiofrequency generators, electrodes, and cannulas used in pain management procedures. It directly overlaps with Epimed's Radiofrequency product line (RF Sharp/Blunt needles, Cobra cannula, RF probes) and serves the same interventional pain physician segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EpimedPain
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@epimedinternational
• Facebookfacebook.com/EpimedInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epimed-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/epimed

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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