Epic Airway Systems

What Epic Airway Systems does

Epic Airway Systems, Inc. is a privately held, early-stage medical device company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Schenectady, New York. The company is developing the Epic Airway®, a clinically differentiated, all-in-one airway management device that combines two existing airway treatment technologies into a single solution. The device is designed to provide uninterrupted ventilation during the transition from a glottic airway to an endotracheal tube, reduce aerosolization exposure for healthcare providers, and be deployed with minimal training due to its deliberately low-tech, user-friendly design. Epic Airway Systems targets three customer segments: hospitals and surgical centers for peri-operative airway management (primary), pre-hospital care providers including paramedics and military personnel, and specialty surgery providers managing difficult airways.

The company's intellectual property portfolio includes 4 issued US patents (design, method, and utility), 2 US patents in process, 2 issued EU patents, and 8 EU validations, with claims positioned to leverage expired competitive IPs. The company employs 1–10 people and operates with a lean model of contract engineers, a fractional executive team (including a Fractional CFO), and named advisors across strategy, sales, marketing, and QA/RA. Founders Dr. Eric Moses (CEO, CMO) and Dr. Sridhar Musuku (Director of Innovation, Director of Cardiac Anesthesia at Albany Medical Center) bring over five decades of combined clinical airway practice and over 50 years of medical device commercialization experience including FDA governance navigation. Manufacturing is handled by a contract partner after 15 prototype iterations produced a manufacturable and functional device at an acceptable price point.

Epic Airway Systems' business model is hardware sales of the Epic Airway® device to healthcare institutions, but the company is not yet commercialized. Its website displays "Funds Raised $0M" and "Now Raising $0M," and the company is actively seeking pre-seed investment from accredited investors, including self-directed retirement account investment via a partnership with NuView Trust. To date, the company has secured approximately $75,000 in non-dilutive funding across two pitch competitions (BenDaniel Venture Challenge 2022, FuzeHub Commercialization Competition 2023) and completed NSF I-Corps customer discovery across 14 institutions in 11 states. No FDA clearance, no paying customers, no disclosed pricing, and no distribution channel are currently evidenced in the input data.

Name

Epic Airway Systems

Legal name

Epic Airway Systems, Inc.

Website

https://epicairwaysystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Epic Airway Systems is a pre-revenue medical device company developing the Epic Airway®, an all-in-one airway management device that combines two existing technologies to provide uninterrupted ventilation during airway procedures, targeting hospitals, surgical centers, and pre-hospital care providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airway Management Devices

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Airway Management Devices (ET Tubes, LMAs, Tracheostomy, Suction) (HLAHAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Anesthesia & Airway Management Equipment (Workstations, Laryngoscopy, Ventilation adjuncts) (HLAHADAJ)

Keywords

• Airway management devices
• Medical device innovation
• Anesthesia equipment
• Emergency medical devices
• Patient airway solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

New Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Hardware sales of the Epic Airway device to hospitals, surgical centers, and pre-hospital care providers. Early-stage company currently raising pre-seed funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Epic Airway Systems develops and manufactures the Epic Airway®, a clinically differentiated, all-in-one airway management device that combines two existing airway treatment technologies into a single solution. The device provides uninterrupted ventilation during the transition from glottic airway to endotracheal tube, is easier and more intuitive than traditional devices, and is targeted at hospitals, surgical centers, and pre-hospital care providers in peri-operative and emergency airway management settings.

Product overview

Epic Airway Systems offers a single unified product, the Epic Airway®, which is a clinically differentiated airway management device. This all-in-one device combines two existing airway treatment technologies into a single solution, designed to be easier and more intuitive than traditional devices while focusing on patient and healthcare provider safety and cost efficiency. The company positions the Epic Airway® as the next standard of care for airway management, targeting hospitals, surgical centers, and healthcare providers in both peri-operative and pre-hospital settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Epic Airway® The Epic Airway® is a clinically differentiated, all-in-one airway management device that combines two existing airway treatment technologies into a single solution. It provides uninterrupted ventilation during the transition from glottic airway to endotracheal tube, is easier and more intuitive than traditional devices, and is designed for hospitals, surgical centers, and pre-hospital care providers in peri-operative and emergency airway management settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• No clinical trials required for market entry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• APTYXcoreTechnology or IntegrationLogo partner shown in the Our Partners section. APTYX appears to be involved in airway device development and production expertise.
• Tech Valley PatentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLogo partner in the Our Partners section. Patent and intellectual property consulting partner for the company.
• Prospect Life SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogo partner shown in the Our Partners section. Life sciences strategic partner with expertise in medical device development.
• Manufacturing PartnercoreOthersMultiple iterations were designed and produced with the help of the company's manufacturing partner, leading to 15 prototypes before achieving a manufacturable and functional device at acceptable price point.
• Lee PalmerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner shown in the Our Partners section with expertise relevant to airway management.
• Cadaver LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner shown in the Our Partners section for product testing and validation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Intersurgical: Specializes in airway management consumables including LMAs, endotracheal tubes, breathing circuits, and anesthesia accessories — directly comparable product category to Epic Airway.
• Verathon (GlideScope): Manufacturer of GlideScope video laryngoscopes and related airway management devices used in OR, ED, and EMS settings. Direct competitor addressing the same difficult-airway clinical problem.
• SunMed: US-based manufacturer of airway management devices (ET tubes, LMAs, anesthesia circuits) and difficult-airway tools, directly comparable product category to Epic Airway.
• Flexicare: Manufactures anesthesia and airway management consumables including endotracheal tubes, supraglottic airways, and breathing circuits, serving hospitals and EMS similarly to Epic Airway.
• Cook Medical: Supplies airway exchange catheters, endotracheal tubes, and difficult-airway management devices to hospitals and surgical centers, overlapping with Epic Airway's clinical positioning.
• VBM Medizintechnik: German specialist in airway management devices including endotracheal tubes, LMAs, and difficult-airway tools — a focused European competitor with comparable product scope.
• Ambu: Global leader in single-use airway management devices including LMAs, endotracheal tubes, and video laryngoscopes. Directly competes with Epic Airway in the supraglottic/ETT hospital and EMS channels.
• Teleflex: Owns the LMA® airway franchise (LMAs, endotracheal tubes, supraglottic devices) and is one of Epic Airway's closest direct competitors in peri-operative airway management.

Broad incumbents

• Medtronic: Broad incumbent with a large portfolio including endotracheal tubes, supraglottic airways, and anesthesia delivery products. Competes with Epic Airway as part of a much wider respiratory and patient-monitoring franchise.

Emerging players

• SourceMark Medical: Smaller US-focused emerging player in single-use anesthesia and airway management consumables. Competes at a similar pre-commercial or early-commercial scale and product category to Epic Airway.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EpicAirway
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epic-airway-systems-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/epicairway

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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