PlantTec Medical

What PlantTec Medical does

PlantTec Medical GmbH is a German medical device manufacturer founded in 2010 and headquartered in Lüneburg, Germany. The company develops, produces, and distributes surgical products focused on adhesion prevention and hemostasis, with its flagship product 4DryField® PH — a starch-based medical device manufactured using proprietary SAFE™ technology. 4DryField® PH has a dual-form application: applied as a powder it provides immediate hemostasis, and converted into a gel (by mixing with saline) it functions as an adhesion barrier. The product is the only starch-based adhesion prophylactic with published clinical evidence of effectiveness, supported by peer-reviewed studies (Krämer et al. 2021/2023, Schäfer et al. 2024) showing an 85% reduction in adhesions and significantly improved fertility outcomes in endometriosis surgery.

PlantTec's commercial portfolio extends beyond 4DryField® PH to include skin adhesives (exofin®, derma+flex®, derma+flex® QS™), a gynecological prolapse mesh (Sacromesh Soft Prolaps'®), and a hernia mesh line (4DFix®, 4DMesh®, 4DDome®, 4DUmbilical®, 4DVentral®, CA.B.S.'AIR® Composite, Intramesh® T1, Premium®, Biomesh® P1) inherited from its parent company. The company sells directly to hospitals and surgical centers via B2B sales, supported by specialist education, CME training sponsorship, and active participation in medical congresses. Distribution is supplemented by channel partners such as SOVEM MEDICAL for broader European reach. Since May 2023, PlantTec Medical has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French implantable medical device company Cousin Surgery, which acquired it to strengthen market reach and R&D capabilities in adhesion prevention and hernia repair. The company is privately held with 11–50 employees and primarily serves the European market.

Name

PlantTec Medical

Legal name

PlantTec Medical GmbH

Website

https://planttec-medical.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PlantTec Medical GmbH is a German medical device company that develops starch-based adhesion prevention and hemostasis products (notably 4DryField® PH) plus skin adhesives and hernia meshes, selling to hospitals and surgical centers across Europe as a subsidiary of French medtech firm Cousin Surgery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lüneburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: PlantTec Medical generates revenue through the sale of its proprietary medical devices, primarily 4DryField® PH and related hernia mesh products. The company operates as a medical device manufacturer specializing in adhesion prevention and hemostatic products for surgical applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PlantTec Medical GmbH develops, manufactures, and distributes medical devices for surgical adhesion prevention and hemostasis. Its core product, 4DryField® PH, is a starch-based device that provides immediate hemostasis in powder form and converts to a gel that acts as a clinically proven adhesion barrier, manufactured with proprietary SAFE™ technology. The company also markets topical skin adhesives, gynecological meshes, and a portfolio of hernia meshes distributed from parent company Cousin Surgery.

Product overview

PlantTec Medical is a German medical device company specializing in adhesion prevention and surgical products. The portfolio consists of the core 4DryField® PH adhesion barrier (available as powder and gel for hemostasis and adhesion prevention), skin adhesives (exofin®, derma+flex®, derma+flex® QS™), gynecological meshes (Sacromesh Soft Prolaps'®), and hernia meshes from parent company Cousin Surgery (4DFix®, 4DMesh®, 4DDome®, 4DUmbilical®, 4DVentral®, CA.B.S.'AIR® Composite, Intramesh® T1, Premium®, Biomesh® P1). The company develops starch-based medical products inspired by nature for surgical applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 4DryField® PH: Innovative starch-based medical device for adhesion prevention and hemostasis, clinically proven effective with SAFETM technology.
• exofin® Topical Skin Adhesive
• derma+flex®
• derma+flex® QS™
• Sacromesh Soft Prolaps'®
• 4DFix®
• 4DMesh®
• 4DDome®
• 4DUmbilical®
• 4DVentral®
• CA.B.S.´AIR® Composite
• Intramesh® T1
• Premium®
• Biomesh® P1

Products and services

• 4DryField® PH Innovative starch-based medical device that provides immediate hemostasis when applied as a powder and acts as a highly effective adhesion barrier when converted to gel; used in surgical procedures for adhesion prevention and hemostasis, manufactured with proprietary SAFE™ technology and clinically proven effective.
• exofin® Topical Skin Adhesive Topical skin adhesive for wound closure applications, used by surgeons in hospitals and surgical centers.
• derma+flex® Skin adhesive product for surgical wound closure, targeted at surgical teams in hospitals.
• derma+flex® QS™ Quick-setting variant of the derma+flex® skin adhesive for surgical wound closure.
• Sacromesh Soft Prolaps'® Gynecological mesh for pelvic organ prolapse treatment, used in gynecological surgical procedures.
• 4DMesh® Partially resorbable hernia mesh combining PLLA and polypropylene for inguinal hernia repair, with easy handling and tissue-friendly properties.
• 4DDome® Dome-shaped hernia mesh for hernia repairs, distributed from parent company Cousin Surgery's portfolio.
• 4DUmbilical® Hernia mesh solution for umbilical hernia repair providing tissue reinforcement, distributed from Cousin Surgery's portfolio.
• 4DVentral® Hernia mesh for ventral hernia repair procedures, distributed from Cousin Surgery's portfolio.
• CA.B.S.'AIR® Composite Composite hernia mesh from Cousin Surgery, designed to be efficient and scientifically tested for hernia repair.
• Intramesh® T1 Hernia mesh product for laparoscopic hernia repair procedures.
• Premium® Premium hernia mesh product line for hernia repair applications.
• Biomesh® P1 Biomesh product for hernia repair applications.
• 4DFix® Hernia mesh product from Cousin Surgery for hernia repair, distributed in Germany via PlantTec Medical.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% reduction in adhesions and 53% fewer affected areas compared to control group in endometriosis surgery (Krämer et al. 2021)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SOVEM MEDICALregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2025SOVEM MEDICAL is a distribution partner for PlantTec Medical products. The companies exhibited together at SICE 2025 in Florence, with PlantTec products featured at the Sovem Medical booth. This partnership extends PlantTec's market reach in the Italian and potentially broader European market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FzioMed: Specialty medical device company whose Oxiplex adhesion barrier targets the same laparoscopic and gynecologic adhesion-prevention use cases as PlantTec's 4DryField, making it a closely comparable niche competitor.
• Johnson & Johnson (Ethicon): Ethicon's INTERCEED oxidized regenerated cellulose adhesion barrier is a direct competitor in the same surgical adhesion-prevention category, leveraging J&J's global salesforce and hospital contracts to defend share.
• Baxter International: Global medical device and biopharmaceutical company whose Seprafilm hyaluronate-carboxymethylcellulose adhesion barrier is the most entrenched competitor to 4DryField® PH in postoperative adhesion prevention across gynecologic and abdominal surgery.
• Anika Therapeutics: Develops hyaluronic-acid-based surgical products including adhesion prevention offerings, directly competing with PlantTec's starch-based adhesion barrier across orthopedic and gynecologic surgery.

Emerging players

• Getinge (Atrium Medical): Through its heritage Atrium Medical franchise, Getinge offers surgical mesh and biosurgery products that partially overlap PlantTec's hernia and adhesion barrier portfolio at the specialty device level.

Broad incumbents

• Medtronic: Global surgical technology major with hemostatic and adhesion-adjacent offerings as part of a broad portfolio; competes in the OR through scale and integrated surgical solution bundles rather than a focused barrier product.
• Becton Dickinson (BD): Diversified medical device giant with surgical and infection-prevention adjacencies; competes in skin closure, hemostasis, and surgical-site products overlapping PlantTec's topical adhesive and barrier lines.
• Integra LifeSciences: Broader surgical and regenerative device incumbent with products that intersect adhesion prevention and soft-tissue repair; competes through portfolio breadth rather than single-product focus.
• Cousin Surgery: PlantTec's French parent and direct portfolio peer in hernia mesh and implantable surgical devices; Cousin's WICALL, 4D mesh family, and textile implants share surgical channels and end-user call points with PlantTec.

Others

• Magentia Medical: European specialty distributor and OEM partner active in surgical mesh and biosurgery adjacencies; relevant as a channel peer rather than a direct product competitor to 4DryField.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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