NuMED For Children

What NuMED For Children does

NuMED For Children is a privately held, family-owned medical device manufacturer founded in 1984 that develops and produces interventional cardiology catheters, stents, and delivery systems exclusively focused on the pediatric population. Its core portfolio spans balloon atrioseptostomy catheters (Z-5 and the 2021-launched Z-6), percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty catheters (TYSHAK, Z-MED, TYSHAK MINI, COEfficient, NuCLEUS), PTA catheters (BIB PTA, Mini Ghost, Mullins-X), the balloon-expandable CP Stent family including the Covered CP Stent and NuDEL all-in-one system, sizing balloons (PTS/PTS-X with 60+ size configurations), the Multi-Track angiographic catheter, and D'VILL kink-resistant introducers. The company's most differentiated technology is the proprietary Balloon-in-Balloon (BIB) two-stage stent delivery platform pioneered in-house; other technical differentiators include micro-thin non-compliant balloon materials enabling small French profiles for neonatal anatomy, platinum marker bands, high-pressure laminated constructions rated up to 15–20 ATM, and ultra-high-pressure variants for resistant stenosis.

The business runs on a hardware-sales revenue model with manufacturing executed at two wholly owned facilities — the original NuMED Inc. plant in Hopkinton, NY (founded 1984) and NuMED Canada Inc. in Cornwall, Ontario (opened 1990, relocated to a modern facility in September 2000) — plus a leadership office in Orlando, Florida opened in 2020. Approximately 95% of production is exported, with revenue flowing exclusively through a distributor network: B. Braun Interventional Systems is the sole US distributor, Baylis Medical Technologies covers Canada, and a network of regional distributors (including ab medica, pfm medical, BVM Medical, Heart Medical Europe, EVOMED, AMI Technologies and others) carries the product line into 100+ countries. Customers are pediatric interventional cardiologists, pediatric cardiac catheterization labs, and a smaller set of veterinary and animal-research institutions, with relationships cultivated through conference presence (founding sponsor of PICS since 1997), KOL co-development partnerships with named pediatric interventionists, scientific publication, and peer testimonials rather than direct sales. The company holds ISO 13485:2016 certification and MDSAP compliance across US, Canada, EU, Australia, Brazil, and Japan, and Allen Tower Jr. has been sole owner of all NuMED entities since 2013.

Name

NuMED For Children

Legal name

NuMED Inc.

Website

https://numedforchildren.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NuMED For Children is a family-owned pediatric interventional cardiology medical device manufacturer founded in 1984, producing balloon catheters, stents, sizing balloons, and introducers for neonates and children with congenital heart disease, distributed across 100+ countries through B. Braun Interventional Systems and regional partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Interventional Cardiology (PCI/Structural Heart) (HLAKABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Structural Heart Valves (TAVR/SAVR) & Valve Repair (HLAHAFAB)

Keywords

• Pediatric interventional cardiology
• Balloon catheters
• Stent delivery systems
• Congenital heart devices
• Medical device manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: NuMED generates revenue through the sale of specialized cardiovascular catheters and stents designed for pediatric interventional cardiology procedures. Products include balloon catheters (PTV, PTA), stent placement systems, atrioseptostomy catheters, angiographic catheters, and introducers. The company sells through a global distributor network in over 100 countries with approximately 95% of production exported internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NuMED For Children designs, manufactures, and distributes specialized cardiovascular medical devices — including balloon catheters, stent delivery systems, angiographic catheters, sizing balloons, and introducers — for the interventional treatment of congenital heart defects and peripheral vascular disease, with a primary focus on pediatric patients. The portfolio is sold globally to hospitals and pediatric cardiac catheterization labs through exclusive regional distributors, with proprietary technologies such as the Balloon-in-Balloon (BIB) stent delivery system underpinning the offering.

Product overview

NuMED For Children is a medical device company that develops, manufactures, and delivers innovative cardiovascular products for patients with heart defects. The portfolio includes balloon catheters for atrioseptostomy (Z-5™, Z-6™), percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty (PTV) including Z-MED™ variants, TYSHAK®, TYSHAK MINI®, COEfficient™, NuCLEUS™; PTA catheters (BIB® PTA, Mini Ghost™, Mullins-X™); stent placement solutions (BIB® Stent Placement, CP Stent® line including Covered CP Stent and NuDEL™); sizing balloons (PTS®/PTS-X™); angiographic catheters (Multi-Track™); introducers (D'VILL™); and veterinary products. The company focuses on pediatric applications and serves markets in over 100 countries through a network of distributors. Key differentiators include balloon-in-balloon (BIB®) technology, non-compliant balloon materials, and custom product development collaboration with interventional cardiologists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Z-6: Atrioseptostomy balloon catheter with non-compliant balloon for balloon atrioseptostomy procedures.
• Z-5
• COEfficient
• NuCLEUS
• TYSHAK
• Z-MED
• BIB
• Mini Ghost
• D'VILL
• Multi-Track
• PTS
• Mullins-X
• CP Stent

Products and services

• Z-6™ Atrioseptostomy Catheter A non-compliant balloon catheter designed for balloon atrioseptostomy procedures, featuring a short distal tip for easier insertion through the septum, improved rewrapping, and a 35-degree angled tip positioned close to the balloon for left atrium passage. Available in 9.5mm and 13.5mm diameters on a 5 French shaft with an inner catheter lumen for guidewire use. For pediatric interventional cardiologists performing septostomy procedures on neonates and infants.
• Z-5™ Atrioseptostomy Catheter The original atrioseptostomy catheter developed with Dr. Ziyad Hijazi, first approved in 1996. Features a micro-thin non-compliant balloon, dual lumen with end hole for guidewire accommodation, and a 35-degree angled tip. Available in 9.5mm and 13.5mm diameters. For pediatric interventional cardiologists performing balloon atrioseptostomy procedures.
• TYSHAK MINI® Pediatric PTV Balloon

Quantifiable outcome

• Products available in over 100 countries with approximately 95% of production exported internationally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• B. Braun Interventional SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorB. Braun Interventional Systems (BIS) serves as the sole distributor of the NuMED product portfolio in the United States. BIS handles all US customer service and distribution operations for NuMED products including balloon catheters, stents, and related devices.
• Baylis Medical TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for NuMED products in the Canadian market. Located in Montreal, Quebec.
• Prof. Mike Tynan and Prof. Shakeel QureshicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the original TYSHAK balloon catheter in collaboration with leading UK pediatric interventional cardiologists.
• Dr. Ziyad HijazicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the Z-MED balloon catheter line and Z-5 atrioseptostomy catheter in collaboration with Dr. Ziyad Hijazi.
• Dr. Yashu CoecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the COEfficient balloon catheter featuring extremely thin profile for high-pressure applications.
• Dr. Chuck MullinscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the Mullins-X ultra-high pressure dilatation balloon catheter.
• PICS (Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Symposium)coreOthersNuMED has been a founding sponsor of PICS since its inception in 1997, with nearly 30 consecutive years of support for this important pediatric cardiology organization.
• Global Distributor NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of regional distributors covering over 100 countries worldwide including: ab medica (Italy/Switzerland), Advanced LifeSciences (South Asia), Ameesa Medical (Saudi Arabia), AMI Technologies (Israel), BVM Medical (UK/Ireland), EVOMED (Spain), Heart Medical Europe (Europe), pfm medical (Germany), and many others.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Occlutech: Occlutech is a European-based specialty medical device company focused on structural heart and congenital heart disease occluders and delivery systems, directly competing with NuMED in the pediatric interventional cardiology space with comparable niche specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Edwards Lifesciences: Edwards Lifesciences is a global structural heart leader (TAVR/surgical valves) that also addresses congenital heart disease and PTV through its transcatheter heart valve portfolio, making it a broad incumbent competitor for NuMED's valvuloplasty and structural heart stent lines.
• Medtronic: Medtronic's Structural Heart & Aortic division offers congenital heart disease devices and balloon valvuloplasty catheters that overlap with NuMED's TYSHAK and Z-MED product families, and the company possesses far larger R&D and commercial resources.
• Abbott: Abbott's structural heart franchise (AMPLATZER occluders, Masters PTV balloon, etc.) competes with NuMED's sizing balloons, occluder-support products, and covered stents, and the company brings global hospital access and capital depth.
• W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore Medical): Gore's covered stent technology (GORE EXCLUDER, cTAG, VBX) competes with NuMED's Covered CP Stent and NuDEL in aortic and RVOT applications, and the company is a dominant ePTFE materials and endovascular device incumbent.
• Cook Medical: Cook Medical manufactures pediatric and adult interventional cardiology products, including valvuloplasty and angioplasty catheters, making it a broad incumbent in the same catheter-based interventional space as NuMED.

Regional players

• BVM Medical: BVM Medical is a UK/Europe-based specialty distributor and manufacturer of cardiac surgery and interventional products, including pediatric and congenital devices, and is itself a NuMED distribution partner in the UK, Ireland, and Poland — making it a regional peer in adjacent pediatric cardiology.
• pfm medical: pfm medical is a Germany-based specialty medical device company with interventional cardiology and surgical products that overlap with NuMED's portfolio; it also serves as NuMED's distributor in Germany, Austria, and Eastern Europe, making it a regional peer and ecosystem partner.

Emerging players

• AndraTec: AndraTec is a smaller, niche interventional cardiology and structural heart device specialist that develops and distributes products for congenital and structural heart interventions, making it a close emerging peer to NuMED's pediatric interventional portfolio.

Others

• Baylis Medical Technologies (Boston Scientific): Baylis Medical, now part of Boston Scientific, is NuMED's authorized Canadian distributor and also develops its own interventional cardiology products, placing it as an adjacent competitor and strategic channel partner in the pediatric interventional ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/numed-canada-inc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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