Poba Medical

What Poba Medical does

Poba Medical is a Flagstaff, Arizona-based contract developer and manufacturer of medical balloons and balloon catheters, founded in 2016. The company operates a 20,000 sq ft ISO 13485:2016-certified facility with an ISO Class 8 cleanroom and ten dedicated balloon forming production lines, capable of producing up to 25,000 balloons per month per customer across balloon diameters from 1mm to 45mm and lengths from 5mm to 320mm, with rated burst pressures up to 48 atm. Core capabilities include thermoplastic balloon forming, custom recipe development, balloon extrusion and catheter design (RX and OTW architectures), rapid-turn prototyping, high-volume contract manufacturing, and technology transfers to third-party equipment platforms (Interface, BW-TEC, Beahm Designs, Machine Solutions, Farlow's, Blockwise). The company owns proprietary IP including the Poba 51 balloon material and the FDA-approved KardiaPSI high-pressure reinforced balloon technology used in structural heart procedures. Poba also operates the Balloon University educational video series to build technical authority in the medical balloon space.

Poba Medical serves two primary customer segments: medical device companies ranging from angel/venture-funded startups to global multinationals needing custom balloon design, prototyping, and production-scale supply, and clinician entrepreneurs requiring concept-to-commercialization support for novel devices. Named customers and partners include Corvention and Henry Ford Hospital (KardiaPSI structural heart applications), Accumed Radial (ARIVE balloon platform development for PCI/PAD), ExperiENT Medical (ENT), Dr. Tanveer Janjua (nosebleed device), and TGen (COVID-19 test kit production during 2020). Revenue is generated through custom project quotes (no public pricing) for contract manufacturing, custom balloon development, and device prototyping services, supplemented by off-the-shelf balloon and catheter sales through the Chamfr e-commerce marketplace with overnight shipping. Distribution combines direct sales via website quote forms and regional business development managers (East Coast and Europe) with the Chamfr online channel. Marketing relies on content (Balloon University, blog, newsletter), LinkedIn (4,573 followers), YouTube, Facebook, and tradeshows such as TCT. The company is founder-owned and operated, led by CEO Dan Kasprzyk (25+ years industry experience, prior founding roles at Vascular Solutions, Machine Solutions, Symple Surgical, ExperiENT Medical), with no disclosed institutional equity funding beyond a 2017 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Grant.

Name

Poba Medical

Legal name

Poba Medical, Inc.

Website

https://pobamedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Poba Medical is a Flagstaff, Arizona-based contract developer and manufacturer of medical balloons and balloon catheters serving medical device startups, multinationals, and clinician entrepreneurs with custom design, prototyping, ISO Class 8 cleanroom production, and the proprietary Poba 51 material and FDA-approved KardiaPSI technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Anesthesia & Respiratory Gas Delivery Equipment (Breathing Circuits, Vaporizers, Gas Mixers) (HLAHAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compression Therapy & Lymphedema DME (Garments, Pneumatic Pumps) (HLAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Medical balloon manufacturing
• Catheter development
• Balloon angioplasty devices
• Medical device prototyping
• Contract manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Flagstaff

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Full-scale production of medical balloons and catheter devices for customers, including rapid turn prototyping and high-volume manufacturing in their ISO Class 8 cleanroom.
2. Custom Balloon Development: Bespoke balloon design and development services from concept through production, including material selection, prototyping, and manufacturing process optimization.
3. Off-the-Shelf Product Sales: Sale of standard medical balloons (Nylon, Pebax, PET, Polyurethane, Pellethane, Poba 51) and catheters through Chamfr marketplace.
4. Medical Device Prototyping: Rapid turn device prototyping services for interventional and surgical device applications, including stent design, structural heart delivery systems, and specialty catheters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Poba Medical is a medical device contract design, development, and manufacturing company specializing in angioplasty-style balloons and catheters. The company manufactures thermoplastic medical balloons in various materials (Nylon, Pebax, Urethane, PET, and proprietary Poba 51) and offers end-to-end services from concept through high-volume production, including custom balloon development, contract manufacturing, device prototyping, balloon testing, and technology transfers. Operations are conducted in a 20,000 sq ft facility featuring an ISO Class 8 cleanroom with 10 dedicated balloon forming production lines capable of 25,000 balloons per month per customer.

Product overview

Poba Medical is a medical device contract design and development company specializing in angioplasty-style balloon and catheter development, including high volume production. The company operates a 20,000 square foot facility with an ISO 14644 Class 8 cleanroom containing ten dedicated balloon forming production lines. The core product portfolio centers on Medical Balloons (available in Nylon, Pebax, Urethane, PET, and proprietary Poba 51 materials) and Catheters, supported by complementary services including Medical Balloon Development, Contract Manufacturing, Device Prototyping, Medical Balloon Testing, and Technology Transfers. The company also offers an educational resource called Balloon University and sells products through the Chamfr marketplace. Balloon sizes range from 1mm to 45mm diameter and 5mm to 320mm length, with rated burst pressures up to 48 atm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Balloons

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,000 balloons per month per customer production capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Byond MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 February 2024Strategic business partnership bringing together complementary balloon and complex catheter design expertise. Byond Medical adds full PTCA and PTA catheter assembly capabilities, world-class balloon development expertise from Mr. Doug Wilkins, textile reinforced balloon expertise, complex shaft and catheter design, and expanded balloon extrusion capability. Combined expertise spans over 70 years.
• ChamfrcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Marketplace partnership for selling off-the-shelf medical balloons, catheters, and braided shafts. Chamfr provides e-commerce platform enabling overnight shipping on inventory items and global reach for Poba Medical products.
• TGen (Translational Genomics Research Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOVID-19 test kit production partnership during the pandemic. Poba Medical's cleanroom assembly line helped TGen produce 10,000 test kits per month for Arizona's most vulnerable populations.
• Accumed RadialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment and investment deal for ARIVE balloon platform. Accumed will develop its disruptive balloon platform working with Poba Medical focusing on multiple applications for ARIVE in PCI, PAD and other markets.
• Symple SurgicalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrowave ablation technology company partnered with Duke University on SBIR grant. Co-founded by Poba Medical CEO Dan Kasprzyk.
• ExperiENT MedicalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology company to treat disorders in the ENT market place. Co-founded by Poba Medical CEO Dan Kasprzyk, supported through design iterations and FDA submissions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nordson Medical: Medical device contract manufacturer with deep balloon and catheter capabilities (formerly Vention Medical). Directly comparable to Poba as a balloon/catheter CDMO serving interventional OEMs with contract manufacturing, design, and assembly services.
• Confluent Medical Technologies: Specialty medical device contract manufacturer focused on balloons, catheters, and nitinol-based components. Most direct functional peer to Poba's thermoplastic balloon and catheter development model.
• Duke Empirical: Medical balloon and catheter contract manufacturer with similar rapid-prototyping and custom development positioning. Direct competitor for clinical and startup balloon programs.
• AdvaTec (Advanced Polymers): Custom medical balloon manufacturer specializing in angioplasty and specialty balloons. Direct peer in thermoplastic balloon fabrication for interventional devices.

Broad incumbents

• Integer Holdings: Large, publicly listed medical device contract manufacturer offering balloon and catheter services as part of a broader portfolio. Comparable to Poba on contract manufacturing services, though Integer competes at much greater scale and across multiple device categories.
• Teleflex: Established medical device OEM with significant balloon catheter franchises (interventional cardiology and structural heart). Overlaps with Poba in therapeutic areas rather than CDMO services.
• B. Braun Medical: Global medical device manufacturer that is both an incumbent buyer of balloon technologies and a potential competitor/partner; CEO Dan Kasprzyk's prior employer. Comparable therapeutic-area footprint in interventional access.

Others

• Machine Solutions: Supplier of balloon forming and processing equipment (pleating, swaging, stent crimping) co-founded by Poba's CEO and a current technology-transfer partner. Comparable as an equipment/component ecosystem player but not a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzxAwT5uo3vZcqKfCi6yDaQ?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/pobamedical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/poba-medical

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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