SAPLACOR

What SAPLACOR does

SAPLACOR is a privately held US medical device company founded in 2017 by Mary Chiesa, a former Labor & Delivery First Assist with over a decade of clinical experience, and headquartered in Coronado, California. The company designs and sells the Aegis Neonate Medical Wrap, an FDA cleared General Wellness device (C#170068) that enables hands-free, zero-separation skin-to-skin bonding between mother and newborn in hospital, ambulance, and evacuation settings. The product line is built around proprietary materials including X-Static Silver™ ionic-silver thermoregulation technology and a patented 4-way stretch fabric, and is complemented by the patented ABEO Seatbelt Attachment (the only pregnancy seatbelt adjunct marketed for ambulance transport) and an EMS OB Backpack. Both Aegis and ABEO are crash-tested to adult SAE standards at Calspan.

SAPLACOR sells through a dual-channel model: direct-to-consumer e-commerce for individual buyers ($40-$124 unit pricing) and direct enterprise sales outreach to hospitals and EMS agencies for bulk and trial orders, with an exclusive Canadian distribution partnership through Technimount EMS® and direct shipping into Europe via the company storefront. The company's target customers are hospital Labor & Delivery, NICU, postpartum, and PACU units, EMS/ambulance services performing neonatal and couplet-care transport, and hospital emergency preparedness teams. The value proposition centers on reducing in-hospital neonatal drops (cited at a 600% increase over the past decade), neonatal hypothermia (72% of EMS-transported neonates arriving hypothermic per a 2017-2020 study), and the lack of FDA-cleared alternatives for Operating Room skin-to-skin bonding.

The company remains small and bootstrapped, with 1-10 employees, no disclosed external funding, and no published revenue figures. Key credentials include the 2017 JPMA Innovation Award, FDA General Wellness Clearance, Calspan crash-test certification, and NASEMSO Pediatric Transport List inclusion. Sub-brands Aegis and ABEO are separately patented and trademarked.

Name

SAPLACOR

Legal name

SAPLACOR

Website

https://saplacor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SAPLACOR is a US-based medical device company that designs and sells the FDA-cleared Aegis Neonate Medical Wrap and ABEO Seatbelt Attachment for hands-free, zero-separation skin-to-skin bonding in hospitals, ambulances, and emergency evacuations, serving L&D units, NICUs, EMS agencies, and individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neonatal-Maternal Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Baby Accessories & Layette (Bibs, Hats, Mittens, Blankets) (CRAAAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & Hygiene Disposables (Underpads, Disposable Washcloths, Bed Bath Products) (CRADALAK)

Keywords

• Neonatal medical devices
• Skin-to-skin bonding
• Maternal care products
• Ambulance transport safety
• Postpartum recovery solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Coronado

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Hardware Sales: Direct sales of medical-grade wearable devices including the Aegis Neonate Medical Wrap, ABEO Seatbelt Attachment, and EMS OB Backpack. One-time purchase model for healthcare facilities and consumers.
2. Bulk/Enterprise Sales: Bulk pricing available for hospitals and ambulance services. Quote-based pricing for large facility orders through direct sales outreach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SAPLACOR designs, manufactures, and sells FDA-cleared medical devices for neonatal-maternal skin-to-skin bonding, including the Aegis Neonate Medical Wrap and ABEO Seatbelt Attachment. The products enable hands-free, zero-separation couplet-care in hospitals (OR, PACU, postpartum, NICU), during ambulance transport, and in emergency evacuation scenarios. The company sells through direct e-commerce to individual consumers and via bulk/field sales to hospitals and EMS providers.

Product overview

SAPLACOR offers a portfolio of award-winning, patented medical devices focused on neonatal-maternal safety during skin-to-skin bonding. The core product is the Aegis Neonate Medical Wrap, an FDA cleared General Wellness device for hands-free, zero-separation couplet-care in hospital, ambulance, and evacuation settings. This integrates with the ABEO Seatbelt Attachment, which creates an H-harness safety restraint for ambulance transports. An EMS OB Backpack provides organized storage for the product line. The Aegis and ABEO products work together as a system for multi-patient ambulance transports, with both components crash-tested to SAE adult standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aegis: Aegis Neonate Medical Wrap - an FDA cleared General Wellness skin-to-skin wrap for couplet-care in hospitals, ambulances, and evacuations.
• ABEO

Products and services

• Aegis Neonate Medical Wrap FDA cleared General Wellness skin-to-skin wrap that enables hands-free, zero-separation, couplet-care bonding and breastfeeding while reducing risk of neonatal hypothermia and in-hospital baby drops/falls. Features X-Static Silver technology for thermoregulation and is available in five sizes (29-52 inches chest measurement) for newborns 4-14 lbs. Used in hospital postpartum recovery, ambulance transports, and emergency evacuations.
• ABEO Seatbelt Attachment for EMS Patented, reusable silicone seatbelt attachment that creates an H-harness style safety restraint for ambulance transport, used standalone for pregnancy and pediatric transport or paired with the Aegis Wrap for couplet-care transport. Crash tested and passed frontal, rear, and side collision testing at Calspan.
• EMS OB Backpack Bright pink storage backpack designed for EMS providers to store a full set of Aegis Wraps, ABEO Straps, and OB Kit in one bag, aligning with hospital 'code stork' protocols. Dimensions 16.5 inches wide x 19 inches high.
• AEGIS/ABEO EMS Sample Set Bundled sample set for EMS providers containing one Aegis wrap (size 2) and one ABEO strap, available at sample pricing with a promo code from a sales representative and limited to one per customer.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75.5% of baby drops happen within first 48 hours of postpartum recovery
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Technimount EMS®regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive Canadian distributor for SAPLACOR products including Aegis Wrap, ABEO Strap, and EMS OB Backpack. Handles all Canadian orders, quotes, and customer inquiries for the Canadian market through their website.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fisher & Paykel Healthcare: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare manufactures hospital respiratory care and infant warming/neonatal products, serving the same NICU/OR hospital buyer. They are a broader incumbent whose neonatal thermoregulation portfolio overlaps directly with the clinical problem SAPLACOR addresses.
• Dräger: Dräger is a global incumbent in neonatal care medical devices, including infant warmers and transport incubators used in the same hospital and EMS environments SAPLACOR targets. They compete indirectly through bundled neonatal care solutions but do not specialize in skin-to-skin bonding wraps.
• Natus Medical: Natus Medical manufactures a broad portfolio of neonatal care and neurology medical devices, including newborn hearing screening, neonatal monitoring, and infant warming—serving the same NICU and hospital pediatric customers as SAPLACOR.

Direct peers

• BabyBjörn: BabyBjörn is a global baby carrier brand, including wraps and soft-structured carriers in the same product category as SAPLACOR's Aegis Wrap. They compete on consumer brand awareness rather than clinical positioning but address overlapping skin-to-skin use cases for parents.
• Atom Medical: Atom Medical specializes in neonatal and maternal medical equipment (incubators, infant warmers, delivery beds) sold to hospitals. It is comparable as a specialized neonatal medical device manufacturer serving the same hospital L&D/NICU buyer.
• Boba: Boba is a baby wrap and carrier brand with strong DTC presence, serving the same consumer baby-wearing market as SAPLACOR's direct-to-consumer channel. They compete on parenting lifestyle positioning rather than clinical/medical claims.
• Ergobaby: Ergobaby is one of the largest baby wrap and structured carrier brands globally, with strong consumer brand awareness. While Ergobaby focuses on consumer baby wearing versus clinical use, it is a directly comparable product category for skin-to-skin-style baby wraps.
• Medela: Medela is the leading manufacturer of hospital-grade breastfeeding and maternal-infant care products (breast pumps, NICU solutions), selling through the same hospital L&D/NICU channels and overlapping end users (mothers, newborns) as SAPLACOR. They are the most directly comparable medical-grade maternal-infant care company with hospital/clinical GTM.

Emerging players

• Lansinoh: Lansinoh makes maternal care and breastfeeding products (nipple creams, breast pumps, postpartum care) sold through hospital channels to the same postpartum mothers SAPLACOR targets. They overlap in use case and hospital postpartum distribution but do not offer baby-wearing hardware.

Others

• Technimount EMS: Technimount EMS is SAPLACOR's exclusive Canadian distributor and a broader EMS mounting and safety solution provider. They are ecosystem partners rather than direct competitors, but their channel relationship and product portfolio intersect with the same EMS buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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