SAI Infusion Technologies

What SAI Infusion Technologies does

SAI Infusion Technologies is a privately-held specialty medical device company founded in 1995 that develops and sells infusion and sampling products exclusively for laboratory animal research—an explicit disclaimer on the company's website notes that all products are for laboratory animal use only and not for human use. Headquartered at 278 Park Avenue in Lake Villa, Illinois, the company operates with a very lean team of 1–10 employees and serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies, academic and research institutions, and contract research organizations (CROs) running pharmacokinetic, toxicology, safety assessment, and GLP preclinical studies. Its core product portfolio spans catheters (for mouse, rat, rabbit, dog, pig, and primate models), the proprietary SAI 3D Programmable Syringe Pump line (which supports up to 48 pumps on a single AC cord via power over Ethernet), swivels and tethers, vascular access ports and access buttons, prefilled syringes, gavage tubes and feeding needles, blood collection microtubes, mobile restraint units, and surgical instruments. The company holds US Patent No. 7,665,424 covering its Quick Connect Infusion System—an integrated harness/tether/swivel assembly that replaces friction and compression fittings with secure luer-locks and is reported to cut infusion-procedure scheduling load by 75% or more—and the CannuLock catheter access button is positioned as the company's flagship catheter locking and fluid-delivery platform.

The company generates revenue through three streams: one-time product sales across a broad SKUs catalog priced from roughly $7.50 (VAP Accessory Kit) up to $2,995 (3D Micro Syringe Pump) and $2,177 (Mobile Restraint Units), recurring pump rentals for SAI 3D, Baxter AS50, and CADD pumps on multi-year subscription contracts, and professional services including pump calibration, repair, and custom catheter design. Go-to-market is direct-to-researcher via a Shopify-powered e-commerce storefront that accepts institutional purchase orders and credit-card payments, supplemented by technical-support-led conversion, a customer portal for reordering, and demand-generation activity through scientific conferences (SOT, AALAS, SFN, CALAS, FELAS, EALAS), monthly blog and newsletter content, and an on-demand webinar library. The company maintains no parent, no disclosed institutional investors, and no disclosed leadership team in the source material, and operates without any disclosed AI/ML capability in its product stack.

Name

SAI Infusion Technologies

Legal name

SAI Infusion Technologies

Website

https://sai-infusion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SAI Infusion Technologies is a privately-held company that develops infusion and sampling products—catheters, syringe pumps, vascular access ports, and accessories—exclusively for laboratory animal research, serving pharmaceutical firms, academic institutions, and contract research organizations through direct e-commerce sales and equipment rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Preclinical Laboratory Animal Research Equipment

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

IV Therapy, Infusion & Fluid Management (Pumps, Catheters, Fluid Sets) (HLAMAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infusion Pumps (Ambulatory/Stationary) (HLAHAIAF), Infusion Sets, Catheters & Pump Consumables (HLAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Preclinical infusion systems
• Laboratory animal catheters
• Syringe pumps
• Vascular access ports
• GLP toxicology equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Villa

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct sales of infusion and sampling products including catheters, pumps, swivels, tethers, prefilled syringes, vascular access ports, and surgical instruments for laboratory animal research.
2. Equipment Rental: Pump rental programs for SAI 3D pumps, Baxter AS50 pumps, and CADD pumps to support studies without capital expenditure.
3. Service and Repair: Pump calibration, repair services, and custom catheter design services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SAI Infusion Technologies develops, manufactures, and sells specialized infusion and sampling products for preclinical laboratory animal research. The portfolio spans catheters, infusion pumps, swivels, tethers, prefilled syringes, vascular access ports, and surgical instruments designed for drug delivery and biological fluid collection in rodents, rabbits, dogs, pigs, and primates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CannuLock Catheter Access Buttons Proprietary catheter access buttons designed to extend catheter patency and improve research outcomes while reducing animal stress during access procedures. Used by preclinical researchers across rodent and large-animal studies.
• SAI 3D Programmable Syringe Pumps Programmable syringe pumps designed for large-scale GLP animal infusion studies, with a small footprint, multiple mounting options, and power-over-Ethernet capability. Sold and rented to preclinical research facilities.
• Laboratory Animal Catheters Species-specific catheters (mouse, rat, rabbit, dog, pig, primate), including rounded tip designs, for vascular access in preclinical research studies. Pricing examples: canine duodenal and femoral vein catheters at $80.89, silicone catheters at $49.89.
• Swivels, Tethers, and Extension Lines Large animal swivels ($141.35-$409.10) and tether systems, including the patented Quick Connect harness that replaces friction/compression fittings with luer-lock connections for fast, secure infusions.
• Oral Gavage Tubes and Feeding Needles High-quality oral gavage tools designed for precise, stress-free dosing in rodent studies, including dog gavage tubes priced $30.00-$31.89.
• Syringes and Needles (including Prefilled Syringes) CRN 50ml syringes ($630.00), prefilled syringes, and CADD 50ml reservoirs ($178.00) used for dosing in laboratory animal infusion studies.
• Vascular Access Ports and Surgical Supplies VAP accessory kit ($7.50) and surgical instruments supporting catheter implantation and other preclinical surgical procedures.
• Blood Collection Tubes and Microtubes Microtubes and blood collection tubes used for biological fluid collection in laboratory animal studies.
• Baxter AS50 and CADD Pumps (resale) Third-party infusion pumps resold by SAI for laboratory animal use, including CADD-Legacy Plus 6500 pumps ($175.00-$2,695.00) and Baxter AS50 pumps ($180.00-$1,250.00), also available via rental.
• Pump Rental Program Subscription/rental program covering SAI 3D pumps, Baxter AS50 pumps, and CADD pumps, allowing research facilities to avoid capital expenditure.
• Pump Calibration and Repair Services Calibration and repair services for infusion pumps, supporting continued reliable operation across preclinical studies.
• Custom Catheter Design Service Bespoke catheter design services for researchers with unique study requirements that off-the-shelf products cannot address.
• Large Animal Restraint Slings and Mobile Restraint Units Swine, sheep, and canine restraint slings ($213.90-$2,177.25) and mobile restraint units with frames ($2,177.25) used during infusion and sampling procedures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quick Connect system reduces scheduling load for infusion procedures by 75% or more

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

One partnership is on record.

• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationShopify powers the company's e-commerce online store platform, handling order processing, payment collection, and customer account management.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DURECT Corporation: DURECT is a specialty pharmaceutical and drug-delivery company whose ALZET osmotic pump line is a category-defining product in preclinical animal infusion - directly comparable to SAI's pump offering, though DURECT operates at much larger scale across both human and animal drug delivery.
• Harvard Apparatus: Harvard Apparatus is a large, established scientific instruments company with a broad catalog that includes infusion pumps and surgical products for lab animal research (it also owns Braintree Scientific). It is a much broader incumbent that competes with SAI's pump and surgical categories as part of a wider portfolio.

Direct peers

• Braintree Scientific: Braintree Scientific supplies infusion, sampling, and surgical products for laboratory animal research, including catheters and pumps. It is one of the closest direct competitors to SAI in the same preclinical infusion/sampling niche.
• Lomir Biomedical: Lomir Biomedical manufactures laboratory animal research equipment including infusion hardware, jackets/swivels, and catheter accessories - overlapping directly with SAI's catheter, swivel, and infusion accessory lines.
• Kent Scientific: Kent Scientific provides laboratory animal research equipment (surgical, monitoring, infusion-adjacent) to the same pharma, biotech, academic, and CRO customer base as SAI, with overlapping use cases in preclinical studies.
• Instech Laboratories: Instech Laboratories designs and manufactures infusion pumps, swivels, tethers, and vascular access ports specifically for laboratory animal research - a near-identical product portfolio and customer base to SAI Infusion Technologies.
• Charles W. Etoh Associates (CWE): CWE provides physiological monitoring and infusion/sampling instrumentation for laboratory animal research, including equipment used in toxicology and safety pharmacology studies - directly comparable to SAI's preclinical infusion tooling.

Emerging players

• iPRECIO (Primetech): iPRECIO programmable infusion pumps from Primetech target the same preclinical researcher use cases (continuous infusion in rodents and larger animals) as SAI's syringe pumps, making it an emerging competing technology in the lab animal infusion category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 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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