Posey Company

What Posey Company does

Posey Company is a U.S. medical device manufacturer specializing in patient safety products, established in 1937 and currently operated as a brand under TIDI Products, LLC. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes falls prevention devices, restraints and restraint alternatives, bed safety products (such as side rail pads and the Posey Enclosure Bed), and patient line/respiratory securement devices including the Posey Sitter On Cue Pro Alarm and Posey SureHold Soft Limb Holder. Its products are used by acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, medical and dental offices, and home healthcare settings, with reported penetration of more than 70% of U.S. hospitals.

The company generates revenue through a quote-based B2B sales model, distributing its medical devices through healthcare supply chains and direct relationships with healthcare facilities primarily in the United States. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Posey's products function as standardized hospital safety consumables and capital-style equipment (e.g., enclosure beds), with adjacent clinical education services delivered through the TIDI Academy platform.

Posey is one of several brands within TIDI Products, LLC's portfolio, alongside Sterile-Z, C-Armor, Grip-Lok, TIDI-Shield, Burlington Medical, Zero-Gravity, and AquaGuard. The TIDI corporate headquarters is in Neenah, Wisconsin, while the Posey brand maintains an Arcadia presence. Strategic direction is increasingly shaped by TIDI's M&A activity, most recently the Burlington Medical acquisition, and by the expansion of the TIDI/Posey product surface into home healthcare and outpatient care settings.

Name

Posey Company

Legal name

Posey (brand of TIDI Products, LLC)

Website

https://posey.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Posey Company, founded 1937, is a U.S. medical device manufacturer of patient safety products including falls prevention alarms, restraints, bed safety devices, and securement devices. Trusted by over 70% of U.S. hospitals, it operates as a brand under TIDI Products, LLC, serving acute care and outpatient healthcare facilities nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Safety Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Medical Devices & Home Diagnostics (Thermometers, Blood Pressure Monitors, Glucose Meters, Rapid Tests) (CRADAMAK)

Keywords

• Falls prevention devices
• Patient safety products
• Restraint alternatives
• Bed safety equipment
• Medical securement devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Arcadia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Posey Company manufactures and sells medical devices focused on patient safety in healthcare settings. Its core product lines include falls prevention devices (such as the Sitter On Cue Pro alarm), restraints and restraint alternatives (including the Posey Enclosure Bed, Roll Belt, and SureHold Soft Limb Holder), bed safety products (side rail pads), and securement devices (Grip-Lok, Posey securement devices) for patient lines and respiratory products. These offerings are sold primarily to hospitals and healthcare facilities in the United States.

Product overview

Posey, a TIDI Products brand for over 80 years, is an industry leader in falls prevention and patient safety solutions. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of medical products including Falls Prevention devices (such as the Sitter On Cue Pro Alarm), Restraints and Restraint Alternatives (including the Posey Enclosure Bed and Roll Belt), Bed Safety Products (side rail pads), and Securement Devices (Grip-Lok and Posey securement devices for patient lines and respiratory products). These products are trusted by more than 70% of U.S. hospitals and are designed to help keep patients safe through proactive monitoring, securement, and environmental safety measures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Posey Enclosure Bed: A complete bed system providing a safe, controlled environment for patients.
• Posey Sitter on Cue Pro
• Posey SureHold

Products and services

• Falls Prevention Products Patient safety and falls management solutions, including alarms such as the Posey Sitter On Cue Pro Alarm, trusted by healthcare facilities to help prevent patient falls and related injuries.
• Restraints and Restraint Alternatives Devices such as the Roll Belt patient side belt designed to limit movement in patients assessed to be at risk, including restraint alternatives that provide safety without restrictive measures.
• Bed Safety Products Bed safety products designed as extensions of hospital beds, promoting patient safety through side rail pads and related safety devices such as Posey Seizure Side Rail Pads.
• Posey Enclosure Bed A complete bed system that provides a safe, controlled environment for patients requiring additional safety measures and supervision.
• Securement Devices Grip-Lok and Posey securement devices that help keep patient lines and respiratory products securely in place to prevent displacement.
• Posey SureHold Soft Limb Holder Soft limb holder featuring the Posey SureHold buckle, designed as a restraint alternative for secure yet comfortable patient applications.
• Posey Sitter On Cue Pro Alarm Falls prevention alarm system that alerts caregivers when patients attempt to move, helping prevent falls in real time.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TIDI ProductscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPosey operates as a brand under TIDI Products, LLC corporate umbrella. TIDI Products acquired and整合ed the Posey brand into its portfolio of healthcare safety solutions, combining Posey's 80+ years of falls prevention expertise with TIDI's broader product ecosystem including Sterile-Z, C-Armor, Grip-Lok, TIDI-Shield, Burlington Medical, Zero-Gravity, and AquaGuard brands.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Skil-Care Corporation: Skil-Care manufactures patient-safety products including restraints, limb holders, falls-prevention alarms, and bed-safety devices used in hospitals and long-term care. It is the closest direct competitor to Posey's falls-management and restraint-alternative portfolio, serving the same acute-care and LTC customer base.
• Alimed: Alimed produces a broad catalog of patient-safety, falls-prevention, restraint, positioning, and rehabilitation products sold to hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. Its falls-management and patient-securement lines overlap directly with Posey's core categories.
• EHOB (now part of Smith+Nephew): EHOB specializes in pressure-injury prevention and patient-safety surfaces used in hospitals, with overlapping clinical-sales relationships in falls and skin-safety categories. It competes with Posey for nursing-driven product budgets and GPO contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Stryker (Sage Products): Stryker acquired Sage Products, a major supplier of patient-hygiene and falls-prevention products used in hospitals. As a multi-billion-dollar medical-device incumbent, Stryker competes broadly in the patient-safety space and bundles falls-prevention items with its larger hospital-bed and MedSurg portfolio.
• Baxter International (Hillrom): Hillrom, now part of Baxter, manufactures hospital beds, patient-monitoring systems, and falls-prevention solutions under its Centrella and WatchCare product lines. It is a broad incumbent in acute-care patient safety and competes with Posey's bed-safety and falls-prevention categories.
• Medline Industries: Medline is one of the largest private manufacturers and distributors of medical supplies, including patient-safety, falls-prevention, and skin-safety products sold to hospitals and GPOs. Its scale and distribution footprint make it a broad competitive incumbent in the same procurement channels Posey serves.
• 3M Health Care: 3M Health Care manufactures a broad range of medical-surgical supplies and patient-safety products sold to hospitals and clinics. While not focused on falls prevention, its breadth and hospital relationships make it a tangential competitor for safety-product budgets.

Others

• TIDI Products (parent portfolio): TIDI Products is Posey's parent company, also operating Grip-Lok securement, Sterile-Z drapes, C-Armor, TIDI-Shield, Zero-Gravity, AquaGuard, and Burlington Medical. It is included as an ecosystem participant since its cross-brand selling motion and GPO contracts directly shape Posey's go-to-market leverage.
• Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health is a major medical-products distributor and contract manufacturer serving U.S. hospitals through its Medical segment. It channels competing patient-safety brands and influences GPO formulary positioning relevant to Posey's distribution access.

Emerging players

• Invacare (now Vive Health): Vive Health sells durable medical equipment and home-health products including patient-safety and mobility aids that overlap with Posey's emerging home-healthcare channel. It is a smaller, direct-to-consumer-flavored player intersecting Posey's adjacent expansion into home-health settings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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