Medegen

Name

Medegen

Legal name

Medegen Medical Products

Website

https://medegenmed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Supplies

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing (326111), Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Diagnostic & Laboratory Packaging (Specimen Containers, Transport Tubes) (IMALAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging (Blister Packs, Bottles, Vials, Ampoules) (IMALAIAA), Sterilization Consumables & Packaging (Wraps, Pouches, Indicators, Trays/Containers) (HLAHANAC), Rigid Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Plastic Packaging (Pill Bottles, Vials, Med-Grade Jars) (IMALAAAE)

Keywords

• Medical supplies
• Hospital supplies
• Biohazard containment
• Sharps containers
• Patient care products

Headquarters

HQ city

Gallaway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Medegen Medical Products manufactures and sells medical-grade plastic and stainless steel supplies for healthcare facilities, including patient care products (fall prevention slippers, bedside items, patient belonging bags), laboratory and diagnostic supplies (specimen containers and transport bags), operating room products (O.R. bowls, sterility covers, X-ray cassette covers), EVS and biohazardous waste containment (sharps containers, biohazard bags, trash liners), and pharmaceutical handling bags (chemotherapy transport and UV protection bags) under the Medegen and Minigrip brands.

Product overview

Medegen Medical Products is a medical supplies company offering a comprehensive portfolio of patient care, laboratory, operating room, and environmental services products. The product line includes five main categories: Patient Products (fall prevention slippers, bedside care items, belonging bags, zip closure bags), Lab/Doctor Offices supplies (specimen containers, transport bags, collection kits, stainless steel instruments), O.R./A.S.C./Central Processing products (O.R. bowls, sterility maintenance covers, X-ray cassette covers), EVS/Containment solutions (biohazard waste bags, Sharps-Tainer containers, liners, personal protection), and Pharma Bags (chemotherapy transport, UV protection). Key sub-brands include Minigrip (Red Line, GreenLine biodegradable, slider bags), Reloc-Zippit, COLORZIP, SLIDER-GRIP, Lab Guard, Speci-Gard, and Sharps-Tainer. Products are primarily manufactured in the USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Minigrip: Zip closure bags brand including Red Line and GreenLine (biodegradable) product lines.
• Reloc-Zippit
• Sharps-Tainer
• Gent-L-Kare
• Lab Guard
• Speci-Gard
• Stedi Tred
• Tie&Go
• COLORZIP
• SLIDER-GRIP
• GreenLine
• TRANS4M

Products and services

• Patient Products Daily-use patient care products including Stedi Tred fall prevention slippers, bedside items (bedpans, emesis bags, medicine cups, water service items), patient belonging bags, and zip closure bags, sold to hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers.
• Lab/Doctor Offices Supplies Laboratory and clinical office supplies including biohazardous waste management, specimen containers (ClickSeal, Gent-L-Kare, histology containers), specimen transport bags (Lab Guard, Speci-Gard), measurement containers, collection kits, and stainless steel instruments for clinical laboratories, diagnostic centers, and physician offices.
• O.R./A.S.C./Central Processing Supplies Operating room and ambulatory surgery center products including biohazardous waste management items, O.R. bowls, placenta basins, cart and sterility maintenance covers, scope transport bags, X-ray cassette covers (PROTEX-RAY), stainless steel instruments, and zip closure bags for surgical and central sterile processing environments.
• EVS/Containment Products Environmental services and containment products including biohazardous waste bags (autoclavable, chemotherapy, HDPE film), Sharps-Tainer containers (stackable, non-stackable, chemotherapy, DEXI Sharps), solidifiers, spill clean-up products, cart covers, laundry bags, institutional trash can liners, personal protection (gowns, eyewear), and post mortem bags for hospital EVS departments.
• Pharma Bags Pharmaceutical handling bags including LLDPE chemotherapy transport bags (flat pack, zip closure) for safe transport of chemotherapy drugs between pharmacy and patient, and UV protection amber zip bags for light-sensitive pharmaceutical products, sold to hospital pharmacies and oncology departments.
• Mobility Aids Patient mobility assistance products including canes, crutches, and walkers for patient care and rehabilitation.
• Minigrip Red Line Zip Closure Bags Recloseable zip closure bags with red line indicating zip closure, available in 2mil, 4mil, and 6mil thicknesses with plain or writable white block options, with or without hang holes, sold under the Minigrip brand.
• Minigrip GreenLine Biodegradable Zip Closure Bags Biodegradable recloseable zip closure bags tested to biodegrade 15% within 1 year per ASTM D5511, with both film and zipper material biodegradable; sizes 10 inches and above feature liquid-tight double zipper.
• Reloc-Zippit Zip Closure Bags Economy-priced recloseable zip bag brand with thick white zipper for fast, secure closure, available in 2mil, 4mil, and 6mil thicknesses.
• SLIDER-GRIP Slider Zip Closure Bags Slider zipper bags with easy slide open/close feature designed for environments where gloves are worn, reducing repetitive motion; available in quart, letter, gallon, and 2 gallon freezer sizes.
• COLORZIP Food Service Double Zip Closure Bags Double zipper recloseable bags for food service with signature blue tint, tougher and stronger than standard bags, including write-on white block area for content and date identification; available in sandwich through 2 gallon sizes.
• Anti-Static Zip Bags Pink tint anti-static zip bags qualifying as Type 2 under MIL-B-81705D, tested to dissipate 5000 volt charge to technical zero per FTS 101C method 4046.1, for protection of sensitive electronic components.
• Sharps-Tainer Sharps Disposal Containers Sharps disposal containers available in stackable, non-stackable, and chemotherapy waste variants, plus DEXI Sharps, including hardware accessories for biomedical waste management.
• Lab Guard Specimen Transport Bags Zip closure and adhesive closure specimen transport bags with options for standard, color coded, STAT, absorbent pad inserts, utility (no biohazard print), and UV protection versions, for clinical laboratory and diagnostic use.
• Speci-Gard Specimen Transport Bags Adhesive closure specimen transport bags with permanent adhesive, available in standard, color coded, STAT, with absorbent pad, UV protection, and utility (no biohazard print) versions.
• UV Protection Zip Bags (Amber) Amber-colored zip bags containing UV blockers to protect light-sensitive products during testing, shipping, and storage, complying with USP procedure 66-1 with light transmission not exceeding 10% at any wavelength; FDA Registered.
• Chemotherapy Transport Bags LLDPE film secondary storage containers for safe transport of chemotherapy drugs from pharmacy to patient and return of empty containers, available with zip closure in various sizes with English/Spanish labeling and CYTA symbol options.
• Stedi Tred Fall Prevention Slippers Fall prevention footwear designed to reduce patient falls in healthcare settings.
• PROTEX-RAY X-Ray Cassette Covers X-ray cassette covers for protecting radiographic equipment during transport and storage in O.R. environments.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature11 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company): BD is a global medical technology company with overlapping products in specimen collection, sharps disposal (sharps containers), and pharmacy compounding workflows. Comparable as a broad incumbent with regulated, certified products in adjacent niches.
• Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health is a major US medical product distributor serving hospitals, labs, and pharmacies with a deep catalog of medical supplies, including specimen transport, sharps, and patient care items. Comparable as a broad incumbent in medical consumables distribution with overlapping SKUs.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher supplies specimen containers, transport bags, and lab consumables through its specialty diagnostics and lab products divisions, with comparable offerings to Medegen's Gent-L-Kare specimen containers and Lab Guard/Speci-Gard transport bags.
• Medline Industries: Medline is one of the largest privately held medical supplies manufacturers and distributors in the US, with a portfolio overlapping Medegen's patient care, lab, O.R., and EVS product categories. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same hospital and healthcare customer base with a much wider product catalog.

Emerging players

• Stericycle: Stericycle operates in medical waste management, providing sharps containers and biohazardous waste solutions that overlap with Medegen's Sharps-Tainer and biohazard bag portfolio. Comparable in the regulated waste handling category.
• Heathrow Scientific: Heathrow Scientific manufactures lab and clinical consumables including specimen containers, biohazard bags, and sharps disposal products. Comparable as a focused competitor in the same specimen collection and containment categories.

Direct peers

• Fisher Scientific (part of Thermo Fisher): Fisher Scientific distributes a wide range of specimen collection, transport, and biohazard containment products used in clinical labs and hospitals, directly competing with Medegen's lab and EVS containment product lines.
• Inteplast Group: Inteplast is the manufacturer of Medegen's Minigrip-branded zip closure bags and supplies PCR-based sustainable materials, as referenced in Medegen's 2023 sustainability report. Comparable as the upstream plastic film and bag manufacturer with direct product overlap in the Minigrip and TRANS4M lines.
• Globe Scientific: Globe Scientific is a manufacturer and distributor of specimen collection containers, transport bags, and lab plasticware, directly competing with Medegen's Gent-L-Kare, Lab Guard, and Speci-Gard product lines.

Others

• Danaher (Beckman Coulter, Cepheid): Danaher's diagnostics subsidiaries serve the same clinical lab and hospital customers that buy Medegen's specimen containers and transport bags. Comparable on customer overlap and end-market exposure rather than direct product competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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