Marpac Inc.

What Marpac Inc. does

Marpac Inc. is a privately held medical device manufacturer founded in 1992 (spun off from Rotec) and headquartered at 4801 Lincoln Rd NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where all products are manufactured in-house. The company designs and produces FDA Class 1 respiratory accessories spanning approximately 40 SKUs across tracheostomy tube holders (adult and pediatric/neonatal), endotracheal (ET) tube holders and adhesive tapes, ventilator anti-disconnect devices, CPAP/Bubble CPAP chin straps, Foley catheter holders, and sleep lab wire harnesses sold under the Marpac and Breathe Wear brands. Core technology relies on foam, twill, VELCRO hook-and-loop fasteners, and hydrocolloid materials, with differentiated products including the patented E-Z-Grab Hydrocolloid ET Tube Holder (US Patent 12,611,515 B1) and cushioned Comfort Collar designs backed by clinical study evidence on pressure-wound prevention.

Marpac sells via a dual-channel model: direct purchasing through the company website and phone-based sales representatives, supplemented by a network of more than 30 U.S. distributors and international partners across Canada, the UK, Peru, the UAE, Panama, Thailand, Qatar, and Portugal. Customer segments are horizontal, addressing acute care hospitals, ICUs, NICUs, emergency departments, and sleep labs across both adult and neonatal/pediatric populations. The company does not publish pricing, operates on a quote-based model with bulk packaging tiers (D=units per box, B=case), accepts custom orders without minimum order quantities, and ships most orders within 1-2 business days. Marpac holds ISO compliance and most products conform to EU regulations, but no revenue, funding, or ownership details beyond its independent private status have been disclosed.

Name

Marpac Inc.

Legal name

Marpac

Website

https://marpacmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marpac Inc. is a privately held, Albuquerque-based medical device manufacturer of FDA Class 1 respiratory accessories, including tracheostomy and ET tube holders, ventilator anti-disconnect devices, and CPAP products, sold direct and through 30+ distributors to hospitals, ICUs, NICUs, and sleep labs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Sale of FDA Class 1 medical devices including tracheostomy tube holders, ET tube holders, ventilator anti-disconnect devices, CPAP products, and related accessories. Products sold in bulk quantities (D=units per box, B=case quantities). Custom orders available for unique requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Marpac Inc. is a medical device manufacturer specializing in respiratory care accessories. The company designs, develops, and produces in-house a portfolio of patient-securing devices including tracheostomy tube holders, endotracheal tube holders, ventilator anti-disconnect devices, CPAP straps and accessories, NG/OG tube wraps, foley catheter holders, and sleep lab wire harnesses, serving hospitals, NICUs, sleep labs, and homecare providers.

Product overview

Marpac Inc. is a medical device manufacturer specializing in FDA Class 1 respiratory accessories and tube holders. The company's product portfolio centers on tracheostomy tube holders (P/N 100-108, 201, 204, 220, 230, 203, 205, 235 series), endotracheal (ET) tube holders (P/N 301-340, 386, 389 series), and ventilator circuit accessories (P/N 900-906, 910, 910S). Additional offerings include CPAP/BiPAP chin straps (Breathe Wear Halo and Cross Bar series), Bubble CPAP straps (P/N 950-951), Foley catheter holders (P/N 400), and sleep lab wire harnesses (8-H8207, 8-H8214). Marpac manufactures all products in-house at their Albuquerque, New Mexico facility and offers custom product capabilities. The company serves both adult and neonatal/pediatric patient populations across hospital, ICU, NICU, and sleep lab settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Breathe Wear: Product line including chin straps, CPAP products, and wire harnesses for sleep labs. Includes Halo Chin Strap, Cross Bar Chin Strap, and Electroboot Wire Harness products.

Products and services

• Adult Tracheostomy Tube Holders
• Pediatric and Neonatal Tracheostomy Tube Holders
• Bariatric Tracheostomy Tube Holders
• Comfort Collar Tracheostomy Tube Holders
• Repositionable ET Tube Holders (Adult)
• Repositionable ET Tube Holders (Pediatric and Neonatal)
• ET Tube Adhesive Tape (Adult)
• ET Tube Adhesive Tape (Pediatric and Neonatal)
• Ventilator Anti-Disconnect Straps (Adult)
• Ventilator Anti-Disconnect Straps (Pediatric)
• NG and OG Tube to ET Tube Wrap
• Breathe Wear CPAP Chin Strap
• Bubble CPAP Strap
• NICU Nasal Cannula Holder
• Sleep Lab Electroboot Wire Harness
• Foley Catheter Holder
• Medical Tape Strips

Quantifiable outcome

• Ships most orders within 1-2 business days, including custom orders within 1-5 days
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Turenne PharmedcocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlabama-based medical supply distributor offering Marpac products to healthcare facilities in the Montgomery area and broader Alabama market.
• Professional Hospital Supply (PHS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTemecula, California-based hospital supply distributor. Part of Medline network, distributing Marpac products to California healthcare facilities.
• McArthur Medical SalescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian medical sales representative company distributing Marpac products throughout Canada.
• Atlas Medical (UAE)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUnited Arab Emirates-based medical distributor serving Middle East markets with Marpac respiratory accessories.
• CCMed (UK)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK-based medical equipment distributor representing Marpac products in the United Kingdom market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dale Medical Products: A direct competitor in medical tube securement, Dale manufactures trach tube holders, ET tube holders, and catheter securement devices used in hospitals — overlapping nearly one-for-one with Marpac's core catalog.
• Tidi Products (Posey): Tidi/Posey makes a wide range of patient safety and securement products, including trach and tube holders, sold into the same acute care channel as Marpac and frequently through the same U.S. medical distributors.
• DeRoyal Industries: A vertically integrated medical device manufacturer producing tube holders, securement devices, and respiratory accessories, competing with Marpac in the same hospital, OR, and ICU end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Teleflex: A large incumbent in airway management and respiratory care (Hudson RCI, LifeShield), selling a broad portfolio that overlaps with Marpac's ET tube and respiratory accessory lines to the same hospital customers.
• Smiths Medical (ICU Medical): Smiths Medical/ICU Medical is a broad airway and respiratory device incumbent with Portex tracheostomy and endotracheal products that compete with Marpac at the acute care customer level.
• Intersurgical: A major European-headquartered manufacturer of respiratory and anesthesia consumables, including airway management accessories that overlap with Marpac's ventilator and ET tube securement portfolio.
• Medline Industries: Largest U.S. medical supply manufacturer and distributor; distributes Marpac products (e.g., Professional Hospital Supply is part of Medline) while also offering competing tube holder and respiratory accessory lines.

Regional players

• Vygon: European-headquartered single-use medical device manufacturer with neonatal and respiratory product lines; comparable to Marpac in pediatric/neonatal tube securement but primarily competes in EU markets.

Emerging players

• Bactiguard: Smaller specialty player in infection-prevention coated medical devices, including respiratory and tube-related products; comparable in scale and niche focus to Marpac, with overlap in select securement applications.

Others

• BreatheWear (pre-acquisition entity): BreatheWear was an independent chin strap and sleep accessory maker acquired by Marpac in 2018; while now part of Marpac, its pre-acquisition profile (CPAP chin straps, sleep lab harnesses) represents a closely adjacent product category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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