What Anodyne Surgical does

Anodyne Surgical is a privately-held US manufacturer of sterile and non-sterile disposable ophthalmic surgical instruments, headquartered in O'Fallon, Missouri. Founded in 1981, the company designs, manufactures, and packages a broad catalog of disposable cannulas and hand-held surgical instruments — organized into a numbered product series spanning retrobulbar and peribulbar needles (0000), anterior chamber cannulas (1000/2000, including proprietary Thin Wall variants), I/A and cortex removal (3000), J-shaped cannulas (4000), cystotomes (5000), capsule polishers (6000), nucleus removal and hydrodissection (7000), lacrimal and miscellaneous instruments (8000), chamber maintainers and retinal cannulas (9000), and LASIK cannulas (9900). The portfolio also includes differentiated offerings such as the Rous Sub Tenon/Parabulbar Needle co-developed with Dr. Stanley Rous, diamond knives, and disposable knives. All manufacturing occurs at the company's Missouri facility, with ready stock of sterile instruments maintained for quick turnaround.

The company sells directly to ophthalmic surgeons and eye clinics performing cataract and related procedures, and through a private label/OEM channel that supplies distributors and healthcare organizations with custom-branded sterile or non-sterile product in bulk or custom pack configurations. Go-to-market combines independent sales representatives for field coverage with an inside customer service team handling phone/email ordering, supplemented by industry-association presence (American Academy of Ophthalmology, ASCRS, ESCRS, American Board of Ophthalmology). Pricing is quote-based and unit-priced on disposable instruments; no subscription or recurring revenue model is evident.

Regulatory positioning is a key operating asset: Anodyne has held ISO 13485:2016 certification continuously since 1996 and maintains CE Mark (CE 01626), EU MDR (MDR 769862), and MDSAP (MDSAP 705814) certifications, supporting global distribution. Leadership consists of President/CEO/Owner Stacey Berisford (joined 1994, leadership since 2008) and President/CBO/Owner Kirk Runzi (joined 2016), with VP of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs Valerie Anderson overseeing the QMS. The company emphasizes being the only privately-held ophthalmic surgical device manufacturer in the US continuously owned by its founder for over 25 years, and no institutional funding, M&A, or parent-company relationships are disclosed.

Name

Anodyne Surgical

Legal name

Anodyne Surgical

Website

https://anodynesurgical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Anodyne Surgical is a privately-held US manufacturer of sterile and non-sterile disposable ophthalmic surgical instruments, including cannulas, knives, and hand-held devices, serving ophthalmic surgeons, eye clinics, and private-label distributors worldwide from its O'Fallon, Missouri facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ophthalmic Surgical Instruments

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Use Surgical Devices & Procedure Packs (Disposable instruments, drapes, kits) (HLAHADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cataract Surgery Systems & IOLs (Phaco Systems, IOLs, Intraoperative Aberrometry, Viscoelastics) (HLAHAJAH), Single-Use Medical Disposables & Procedure Kits (Drapes, Tubing, Catheters, Syringes, Custom Packs) (HLAHANAG), Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery (LASIK/PRK) (HLAKAKAF)

Keywords

• Disposable ophthalmic instruments
• Ophthalmic surgical cannulas
• Cataract surgery instruments
• Anterior chamber cannulas
• Private label medical devices

Headquarters

HQ city

O Fallon

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Disposable Ophthalmic Instruments: One-time sale of disposable surgical instruments for ophthalmology procedures including cannulas, knives, and hand-held instruments. Products available sterile or non-sterile, in bulk, packaged for custom packs or kits.
2. Private Label Manufacturing: Private label and custom packaging services for customers' exclusive use, providing branding and packaging capabilities for sterile or non-sterile products
3. Reusable Instruments: Sale of reusable cannulas and hand-held ophthalmic instruments originally established in 1981

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Anodyne Surgical manufactures sterile and non-sterile disposable cannulas and disposable hand-held surgical instruments for ophthalmology at its facility in O'Fallon, Missouri. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into product series (0000-9900) covering cataract surgery, LASIK, and other ophthalmic procedures, and provides private label and custom packaging services to medical device distributors.

Product overview

Anodyne Surgical is a manufacturer of sterile and non-sterile disposable cannulas and disposable hand-held surgical instruments for ophthalmology. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized by product series: Retrobulbars and Peribulbars (0000 Series) for anesthesia administration, Anterior Chamber Cannulas (1000 Series) and Thin Wall versions (2000 Series) for irrigation and viscoelastic delivery, I/A Cannulas and Cortex Removal (3000 Series), J-Shaped Cannulas (4000 Series), Cystotomes (5000 Series) for capsulorhexis, Capsule Polishers (6000 Series), Nucleus Removal and Hydrodissection instruments (7000 Series), Lacrimal Products and Miscellaneous Instruments (8000 Series), Chamber Maintainers and Retinal Cannulas (9000 Series), and LASIK Cannulas (9900 Series). The company also produces specialized products like the Rous Sub Tenon/Parabulbar Needle, diamond knives, and disposable knives. All products are manufactured at their facility in O'Fallon, Missouri.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retrobulbars and Peribulbars (0000 Series) Needles designed for administration of topical anesthetics into the muscle cone of the eye (retrobulbar) or depositing anesthesia outside the muscle cone around the globe (peribulbar), minimizing potential for intraocular or intradural injection.
• Sub Tenon Anesthesia Cannulas (0000 Series) Cannulas designed for administering anesthetic agents into the posterior sub-Tenon's space.
• Anterior Chamber Cannulas (1000 Series) Also known as Air Injection, Rycroft, and Viscoelastic Cannulas used to irrigate the anterior chamber and moisten the cornea during cataract surgery, with smooth rounded tips for safe introduction of viscoelastic.
• Thin Wall Anterior Chamber Cannulas (2000 Series) Cannulas with larger inside diameter (approximately 2 gauge sizes larger) allowing viscous materials to flow through with less effort, providing advantages of larger bore through smaller cannula.
• I/A Cannulas and Cortex Removal (3000 Series) Irrigation/Aspiration cannulas and cortex extractors for cataract surgery, including Simcoe-style double barrel I/A cannulas and Charleux cortex extractors.
• J-Shaped Cannulas (4000 Series) Cannulas with J-shaped configuration used in ophthalmic surgery, available in various gauges and configurations including micro J-shaped variants.
• Cystotomes (5000 Series) Surgical instruments for capsulorhexis and lens procedures, available in irrigating, capsulorhexis, and irrigating sharp variants.
• Capsule Polishers (6000 Series) Instruments for polishing the lens capsule during cataract surgery, available with side port, open end, posterior scraper, and silicone tip configurations.
• Nucleus Removal, Irrigating, Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation (7000 Series) Instruments for nucleus removal, irrigation, hydrodissection, and hydrodelineation procedures including irrigating vectis and various cannulas.
• Lacrimal Products and Miscellaneous Instruments (8000 Series) Lacrimal cannulas and miscellaneous surgical instruments including lens hooks, manipulators, eye speculums, olive tip instruments, and hand pieces.
• Chamber Maintainers and Retinal Cannulas (9000 Series) Chamber maintainers for maintaining anterior chamber pressure during surgery and specialized retinal cannulas including infusion, extrusion, and subretinal instruments.
• LASIK Cannulas (9900 Series) Cannulas specifically designed for LASIK surgical procedures, including Dishler, Slade, and Linn configurations.
• Rous Sub Tenon/Parabulbar Needle 25g x 16mm (5/8") gently curved needle with bevel on inside of curve, developed by Dr. Stanley Rous, enabling safe injection of anesthetic, steroid or antibiotics under direct visualization with reduced risk compared to long retrobulbar or peribulbar needles.
• Diamond Knives Precision surgical knives with diamond tips for ophthalmic procedures.
• Disposable Knives Single-use surgical knives for ophthalmic procedures.
• Private Label and Custom Packaging Manufacturing Private label and custom packaging services for customers' exclusive use, providing branding and packaging capabilities for sterile or non-sterile ophthalmic products in bulk or custom packs.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• American Board of OphthalmologyminorOthersProfessional association link listed on certifications page; no formal partnership structure described
• American Academy of OphthalmologyminorOthersProfessional association link listed on certifications page; no formal partnership structure described
• American Society of Cataract and Refractive SurgeryminorOthersProfessional association link listed on certifications page; no formal partnership structure described
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive SurgeonsminorOthersProfessional association link listed on certifications page; no formal partnership structure described

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Duckworth & Kent: UK manufacturer of titanium and stainless steel ophthalmic surgical instruments, including reusable and disposable hand-held devices for cataract and vitreoretinal surgery.
• Asico: Manufacturer of ophthalmic surgical instruments including single-use cannulas and hand-held devices for cataract and refractive surgery, overlapping with Anodyne's core catalog.
• Katena Products: US-based specialty manufacturer of ophthalmic surgical instruments and disposable devices (forceps, cannulas, knives, custom packs) directly comparable to Anodyne's product range and private-label model.
• Sterimedix: UK-based manufacturer of single-use ophthalmic surgical instruments including cannulas and sub-Tenon needles; competes with Anodyne in private-label and branded disposable ophthalmic instruments.
• BVI Medical (Beaver-Visitec International): BVI Medical is one of the largest dedicated manufacturers of single-use ophthalmic surgical instruments, including knives, cannulas, and I/A handpieces, directly competing with Anodyne across cataract and vitreoretinal disposables.

Broad incumbents

• Alcon: Global leader in ophthalmic surgical devices (phaco systems, IOLs, viscoelastics, single-use instruments) whose surgical division sells disposable cannulas and hand-held instruments into the same cataract surgery workflows as Anodyne.
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD): Diversified medical device manufacturer with ophthalmic surgical disposables and a strong private-label/OEM contract manufacturing business; comparable on regulatory infrastructure and scale of custom-pack sterile manufacturing.
• Bausch + Lomb Surgical: Broad ophthalmic surgical portfolio including cataract packs, knives, and disposable instruments; competes with Anodyne for ophthalmic surgery center and hospital business.
• Corza Medical (KMedic / Medipac): Specialty surgical instruments and consumables manufacturer serving ophthalmic and other surgical specialties, including private-label sterile-pack services comparable to Anodyne's OEM business.
• Teleflex: Broad-line medical device manufacturer with single-use surgical instruments and OEM/private-label sterile-pack capabilities relevant to Anodyne's white-label offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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