What Cortland Biomedical does

Cortland Biomedical is a custom biomedical textile contract manufacturer that designs, develops, and produces braided, knitted, and woven textile structures for medical device OEMs. The company's technical platform spans high-density and 3D/branch braiding with carrier counts from 32 to 144, multiple warp and weft knitting modalities including Tricot with servo-controlled precision, and narrow weaving with high-density jacquard patterning, supported by post-processing capabilities such as CO2 laser cutting, precision winding with tension control to 0.1 gram, aqueous scouring with microbial and endotoxin testing, and custom textile assembly. It processes high-performance fibers including UHMWPE, para-aramids, and LCP, and its products are qualified for implantable and minimally invasive applications across cardiovascular, endovascular, orthopedic, robotic surgery, electrophysiology, and sports medicine end-uses.

The company operates from a 35,000 sq. ft. purpose-built facility in Cortland, New York, containing 20,000 sq. ft. of ISO Class 7 and Class 8 cleanrooms, an ASTM Type 1-B water system, and ISO 13485:2016 quality management with FDA Registration achieved in January 2025. It works with OEMs through a four-phased design and development process spanning early concept through commercialization, and supports devices used in over one million procedures annually. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per project based on complexity, materials, volume, and development phase.

Cortland Biomedical is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (NYSE: EPAC, formerly Actuant Corporation), a publicly traded industrial tools and services company serving customers in more than 25 countries. The company has roots in textile innovation dating back to 1915 and has been supplying technical braids to the medical device industry since the 1990s. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting medical device OEM engineering and procurement teams, augmented by conference presence, technical publications, and thought leadership content aimed at the medical device design community.

Name

Cortland Biomedical

Legal name

Cortland Biomedical

Website

https://cortlandbiomedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cortland Biomedical is a custom biomedical textile contract manufacturer that designs and produces braided, knitted, and woven textile structures for medical device OEMs across cardiovascular, orthopedic, robotic surgery, electrophysiology, and sports medicine applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cortland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Biomedical Textile Contract Manufacturing: Cortland Biomedical operates as a contract manufacturer providing custom-engineered biomedical textiles for medical device OEMs. All products are custom-manufactured to customer design inputs and fabricated for specific medical device applications. Revenue is generated through long-term product development partnerships and manufacturing contracts with medical device companies across cardiovascular, orthopedic, robotic surgery, and other medical device segments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cortland Biomedical is a full-service contract manufacturer that designs and produces custom biomedical textile components for medical device OEMs using advanced braiding, knitting, weaving, and post-processing technologies. All products are custom-manufactured to specific OEM design inputs and fabricated for targeted medical device applications such as cardiovascular, electrophysiology, orthopedic, robotic surgery, sports medicine, endoscopy, and sutures. The company supports customers from early concept through commercialization with an ISO 13485:2016-compliant four-phased design and development process, operating from an FDA-registered facility with ISO Class 7 and Class 8 cleanrooms in Cortland, NY.

Product overview

Cortland Biomedical is a full-service biomedical textile contract manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of custom engineering, design, and manufacturing services for medical device OEMs. The company's core capabilities span three primary textile manufacturing processes—braiding, knitting, and weaving—which are supported by post-processing services (spin finish removal, edge sealing, ultrasonic welding, heat pressing, shape setting, braid tipping, laser cutting) and textile assembly/fabrication services (loops, eye splices, control cables, suture assemblies). All products are custom-manufactured to specific medical device application requirements, with a four-phased design and development process compliant to ISO 13485:2016. The company operates ISO Class 7 and Class 8 cleanrooms at its FDA-registered facility in Cortland, NY.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Devices supporting over 1 million procedures annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Secant Medical (Tides Medical): Secant Medical, now part of Tides Medical, is a direct peer offering custom biomedical textile contract manufacturing for medical devices using weaving, knitting, braiding, and nonwoven technologies. Both companies serve cardiovascular, orthopedic, and regenerative medicine OEMs with ISO 13485-certified contract development and manufacturing.
• Biomedical Structures: Biomedical Structures is a specialty contract manufacturer of medical textiles and implantable biomaterials, including woven, knitted, braided, and nonwoven structures. It directly competes with Cortland in vascular grafts, orthopedic soft tissue repair, and surgical device applications.
• Bally Ribbon Mills: Bally Ribbon Mills designs and manufactures narrow woven, braided, and knitted textiles for medical and industrial applications, including medical implants and devices. It competes with Cortland in custom biomedical textile engineering, particularly in narrow weaving and specialty braided structures.
• Sefar Group: Sefar is a global leader in precision weaving for technical textiles including medical filtration, vascular implants, and surgical mesh applications. Its medical division competes with Cortland in high-precision woven and knitted biomedical textiles for device OEMs.
• ATEX Technologies: ATEX Technologies is a medical textile and braided component manufacturer serving orthopedic, cardiovascular, and surgical device OEMs. It competes directly with Cortland in custom braided cable and textile solutions, particularly for catheter and surgical applications.
• Polyzen: Polyzen specializes in custom polymer film and textile-based medical device components, including implantable textile structures and balloon/composite devices. It is comparable to Cortland in serving medical device OEMs with custom textile-engineered components.

Broad incumbents

• Confluent Medical Technologies: Confluent Medical Technologies is a larger contract manufacturer of medical textiles, nitinol components, and finished devices for cardiovascular, structural heart, and neurovascular OEMs. It overlaps with Cortland in custom braided and knitted biomedical textiles but operates at much greater scale and vertical integration.
• Integer Holdings: Integer Holdings is a large medical device contract manufacturer offering components and finished devices across cardiovascular, neuromodulation, and surgical markets. While broader than Cortland, Integer competes for the same OEM textile and component programs and offers a vertically integrated alternative.
• Vascutek (Terumo Aortic): Vascutek, part of Terumo, manufactures vascular grafts and knitted/woven textile implants for cardiovascular and endovascular applications. It overlaps with Cortland in cardiovascular textile structures but operates as a large branded product company rather than a pure custom contract manufacturer.

Emerging players

• Healex Healthtech (J-Pac Medical): J-Pac Medical is a contract manufacturer of medical devices and textile-containing kits serving diagnostic, surgical, and OEM customers. It competes for OEM textile assembly and fabrication work but is smaller and less specialized in implantable-grade braided structures than Cortland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cortland-biomedical
• Xx.com/Cortland_Biomed

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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