Sage Products

What Sage Products does

Sage Products is a medical device company focused on infection prevention and patient safety, principally through chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-based products including pre-impregnated cloths, bathing wipes, and skin antiseptic applicators. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Cary, Illinois, the company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, with Sage Products SKUs now marketed under Stryker's MedSurg segment. Its core offerings are clinical-use disposables for bathing, pre-operative skin preparation, and oral care in inpatient settings.

Sage Products generates revenue by selling medical device products (CHG cloths, skin antiseptics, oral care kits) on a per-unit basis to hospitals and acute care facilities. Go-to-market is conducted through Stryker's direct sales force and distribution channels rather than through an independent Sage field organization; pricing follows standard medical device procurement (per-item, volume, and GPO/IDN contract terms typical of the acute care channel). End customers are healthcare institutions — primarily hospitals and surgery centers — and there is an international footprint channeled through Stryker's overseas infrastructure, including an Amsterdam office.

Operationally, Sage is integrated rather than standalone: its domain redirects to Stryker's product page (stryker.com/us/en/sage.html), headcount sits in the 501–1,000 range, and clinical training programs such as FOCUS RN are used to drive adoption and reinforce protocol integration at customer sites. As a subsidiary within Stryker's $5B+ medical-surgical portfolio, Sage's financials are not separately disclosed.

Name

Sage Products

Legal name

Sage Products LLC

Website

https://sageproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Sage Products, founded in 1971 and headquartered in Cary, Illinois, is a wholly owned Stryker subsidiary that develops and sells chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloths, skin antiseptics, and patient bathing wipes to hospitals and acute care facilities via Stryker's medical device sales channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Devices (Infection Prevention & Patient Safety)

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro primary industry

Hand Hygiene & Skin Antisepsis (Soaps, Sanitizers, Surgical Scrubs, CHG Prep) (HLAHANAE)

Keywords

• Infection prevention products
• Medical devices
• Patient safety products
• Skin antiseptics
• Healthcare supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Cary

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Device and Supply Sales: Sage Products generates revenue through the sale of medical devices and infection prevention products to healthcare facilities. As a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, products are sold through Stryker's established healthcare sales infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sage Products develops and manufactures infection prevention and patient safety products for healthcare facilities, including antiseptic skin preparations such as chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) wipes and skin antiseptic solutions. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, the company's offerings are integrated into Stryker's Acute Care portfolio and focus on evidence-based medical devices used to reduce healthcare-associated infections and improve patient outcomes.

Product overview

Sage Products LLC is a medical device company and wholly owned subsidiary of Stryker Corporation. Based on the source data, the company appears to focus on medical and surgical equipment, patient care products, and healthcare solutions. The primary website (sageproducts.com) is a landing page that redirects to Stryker's main website, indicating integration into Stryker's broader medical technology portfolio. Specific product details, modules, or named offerings for Sage Products are not detailed in the provided source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infection Prevention Products Infection prevention and patient safety products developed and manufactured for healthcare settings, including antiseptic skin preparations used to reduce healthcare-associated infections. Sold to hospitals, acute care facilities, and other clinical settings.
• Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Wipes CHG-based antiseptic wipes used for skin preparation in healthcare settings to reduce healthcare-associated infections and improve patient safety outcomes. Targeted at acute care facilities and hospitals.
• Skin Antiseptic Solutions Antiseptic skin preparation solutions designed for use in healthcare settings to support infection prevention and patient safety initiatives. Sold to hospitals and acute care facilities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stryker CorporationcoreOthersSage Products LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stryker Corporation. As part of Stryker, Sage benefits from the parent company's global distribution network, R&D capabilities, and complementary product portfolio spanning surgical equipment, hospital beds, patient handling, and emergency care products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health distributes a wide range of hospital medical-surgical products including antiseptic preparations, giving it comparable reach into Sage's healthcare-facility customers though on a much broader catalog.
• Ecolab Inc. Ecolab is a named Sage competitor in skin antiseptics and infection prevention, with a healthcare-focused sales motion targeting hospitals and acute care facilities — comparable customer base and category, broader scope of services beyond antiseptics.
• STERIS: STERIS (post-Cantel Medical acquisition) provides hospital-focused infection prevention, sterilization, and consumables to healthcare facilities — same end market and adjacent use cases to Sage Products' antiseptic portfolio.
• 3M Health Care: 3M's Health Care division produces a broad portfolio of antiseptics, CHG-based skin preps, and infection prevention products sold to hospitals, directly competing with Sage Products in the skin antiseptic category alongside its wider medical-surgical catalog.
• ICU Medical: ICU Medical provides medical devices and consumables for infection prevention and IV therapy in hospital settings, selling into a comparable clinical buyer base as Sage Products.

Direct peers

• BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company): BD is a primary named competitor in the skin antiseptic market, with CHG-based chloraprep and surgical skin prep products sold directly to hospitals through a medical device field sales force — closely mirroring Sage's product-and-channel model.
• Schülke & Mayr GmbH: Schülke & Mayr is a named competitor in the global skin antiseptic market, specializing in antiseptic and disinfectant formulations — directly comparable to Sage Products' CHG/skin antiseptic and infection prevention focus.

Emerging players

• Gojo Industries: Gojo (PURELL) makes hand hygiene and skin antisepsis products used widely in healthcare facilities, competing with Sage's CHG/skin antiseptic focus in the hospital hand-hygiene segment.
• PDI (Professional Disposables International): PDI manufactures healthcare antiseptic wipes, hand sanitizers, and surface disinfection products for hospitals, overlapping directly with Sage's CHG wipe and skin antiseptic franchise in acute care settings.
• Molnlycke Health Care: Molnlycke specializes in wound care and infection prevention solutions for healthcare providers, with overlapping CHG-related and antiseptic offerings that compete with Sage in hospital acute care.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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