What Hood Labs does

Hood Laboratories (legal entity E. Benson Hood Laboratories, Inc.) is a US-based medical device manufacturer founded in 1962 that designs and produces implant-grade silicone devices for head, neck, and airway management. The company serves otolaryngologists, thoracic surgeons, interventional pulmonologists, speech therapists, and rhinology specialists, with its core product portfolio including the Efer Bronchoscope System (described as the gold standard for silicone stent placement in the airway), Hood Tracheal T-Tubes (the original T-Tube product for otolaryngologists), bronchial and tracheal stents, salivary management devices (Schaitkin Cannula, Walvekar Stents), nasal splints (Doyle Shark, Tellez), sinus cannulas, stoma stents, laryngeal stents, and esophageal reconstruction tubes. The company's core technological platform is its proprietary Ultra-smooth Plus® surface treatment applied to silicone devices, which provides thromboresistance, biofilm resistance, and reduced friction across multiple product lines. Many products are developed in collaboration with named physician-inventors (Harrell, Eliachar, Doyle, Jacobs, Tellez, Walvekar), and the company offers custom "Special Order Products" for unique surgical challenges.

The company operates a direct B2B sales model, with orders processed through customer service (800-942-5227, [email protected]) and no third-party distributors. Its distribution is domestic to the United States, with products used at major academic medical centers including BIDMC and LSU Health Sciences Center. The business model is hardware sales of proprietary medical devices, with quote-based pricing typical of B2B medical device sales; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. As of May 1, 2026, Hood Laboratories was acquired by Everis (Everis Medical), which expanded its head, neck, and airway management portfolio through the deal while maintaining the Hood brand and existing product part numbers and ordering processes. The company continues to operate under its established brand name as part of the Everis organization.

Name

Hood Labs

Legal name

E. Benson Hood Laboratories, Inc.

Website

https://hoodlabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hood Laboratories is a US-based medical device manufacturer founded in 1962 that produces implant-grade silicone devices for head, neck, and airway management. It serves otolaryngologists, thoracic surgeons, interventional pulmonologists, and related specialists. The company was acquired by Everis Medical in May 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Otolaryngology and Airway Management Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Airway Management Devices (ET Tubes, LMAs, Tracheostomy, Suction) (HLAHAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Use Surgical Devices & Procedure Packs (Disposable instruments, drapes, kits) (HLAHADAM), General Otolaryngology (ENT) (HLAKAMAA)

Keywords

• Airway management devices
• Tracheal bronchial stents
• Silicone medical devices
• Otolaryngology surgical instruments
• Bronchoscope systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Pembroke

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Sale of proprietary medical devices for head, neck, and airway management. Products include T-tubes, stents, bronchoscopy equipment, nasal splints, and related accessories. Customers order directly through customer service. All part numbers and ordering processes remain the same following 2026 acquisition by Everis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hood Laboratories manufactures and sells implant-grade silicone medical devices for head, neck, and airway management, including T-tubes, tracheal and bronchial stents, the Efer Bronchoscope System, salivary duct stents, nasal splints and septal buttons, laryngeal stents, stoma stents, and esophageal reconstruction tubes. Products are sold directly to hospitals and physician practices through a customer service-driven ordering process for use by otolaryngologists, interventional pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, rhinologists, and speech-language pathologists.

Product overview

Hood Laboratories (E. Benson Hood Laboratories, Inc.) is a medical device company founded in 1962, now part of Everis as of May 1, 2026. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of innovative medical devices focused on managing conditions associated with the head, neck, and chest, particularly in otolaryngology, rhinology, laryngology, speech therapy, thoracic surgery, and interventional pulmonology. The product portfolio includes the Efer Bronchoscope System (gold standard for silicone stent placement), Salivary Management products (Schaitkin Cannula, Walvekar Stents), Tracheal & Bronchial products (T-Tubes, Y Stents, Bronchial Stents in various configurations), Nasal products (Doyle Shark Nasal Splints, Hood Nasal Septal Buttons, Quiet Night, Tellez Splints), Sinus products (Jacobs Frontal Sinus Cannula), Stoma products (Stoma Stents and accessories), Laryngeal products (Laryngeal Stents, Eliachar Stents, Umbrella Keels), and Esophageal products (Reconstruction Tubes, Esophageal Stents, Salivary Bypass Tubes). All products feature Ultra-smooth Plus surface treatment technology. The company also offers Special Order custom products for unique surgical challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Efer Bronchoscope System Modular rigid bronchoscope and silicone stent placement equipment considered the gold standard for placement of silicone stents in the airway; comprises nine interchangeable tubes for bronchial and tracheal applications with metric scale and color-coded rings.
• Schaitkin Salivary Duct Cannula Designed for short-term intubation of the salivary ductal system with Ultra-smooth Plus coating to lessen chance of scar tissue.
• Walvekar Salivary Duct Stent Salivary duct stent designed for short-term intubation serving as scaffolding to hold open salivary ductal tissue.
• Walvekar Salivary Duct Irrigating Stent Salivary duct stent with Luer-lock attachment for infusion of medication or irrigation of saline.
• Bronchial Stents Stents designed to relieve airway complications such as anastomosis and stenosis following lung transplant, available with options for rings or anchoring studs.
• Bronchial & Tracheal Stents with Mesh & Posts Stents with internal mesh reinforcement allowing secure suturing for treatment of stenotic lesions and tumors causing extrinsic compression.
• Hood Tracheal T-Tubes Patented T-Tubes designed to maintain patency of the tracheal airway, made of implant-grade silicone material with single-piece construction and stopper plug attached to extraluminal limb.
• Hood Y Stent & Channick Y Stent Bifurcated tracheobronchial tubes for relieving airway complications, with Channick Y Stent featuring longer tracheal limb for tracheobronchomalacia.
• Harrell Y Stents with Posts Y Stents designed for airway complications such as anastomosis and stenosis, with posts to prevent migration.
• Westaby T-Y Stents Combines bifurcated and T limbs in a single tube to restore patency of major airways and provide relief from asphyxia.
• Reducing Diameter T-Tubes T-Tubes designed to allow options where proximal tracheal structure differs from distal dimensions, with optional rings for additional support.
• Reducing Diameter & Hour Glass Stents Unique shaped stents addressing challenges in treating tracheal stenosis.
• Radiopaque T-Tubes T-Tubes fabricated of implant-grade radiopaque silicone for secure placement and easy visualization.
• Tracheal Stents with Posts or Rings Stents for treatment of stenotic lesions and palliative technique for tumors causing extrinsic compression of the large airway.
• Tracheal and Thoracic T-Tubes T-Tubes for surgical management of tracheal and subglottic stenosis with extra-long limbs for bypassing stenosis between thoracic inlet and carina.
• Doyle Shark Nasal Splints Nasal splints designed with Ultra-smooth Plus surface treatment for post-surgical support with airway for patient breathing.
• Hood Nasal Septal Buttons Non-surgical approach to manage septal perforations with unique conical shape that conforms to extreme septal deviations.
• Hood Nasal Splints Designed to reduce incidence of synechiae formation after nasal surgery with three thickness options.
• Quiet Night Nasal Dilator Nasal dilator that exerts gentle outward pressure to open nasal valve and ease snoring without surgical intervention.
• Tellez Nasal Splints General use nasal splints with large airway in two sizes designed for post-placement management and patient comfort.
• Jacobs Frontal Sinus Cannula Designed for temporary postoperative stenting of frontal sinus outflow tract to prevent reparative stenosis.
• Hood Stoma Stents Self-retaining devices used to maintain patency of tracheostomy, available in straight and curved designs.
• Hood Laryngeal Stents Soft, solid stents providing conforming support for laryngeal fracture, laryngeal stenosis, and subglottic stenosis.
• Mehta Laryngeal Stents Soft, solid stents providing conforming support for laryngeal fracture, stenosis, and subglottic stenosis, moldable to patient requirements.
• Eliachar Laryngeal Stents Laryngeal stents for postoperative laryngotracheal support with physiologically designed features to manage aspiration.
• Laryngeal Umbrella Keels Designed for use following repair of anterior laryngeal stenosis to insure reformation of sharp anterior commissure and prevent anterior web.
• Adjustable Reconstruction Tube Modification of esophageal reconstruction tube for temporary reconstruction and stenting of cervical esophagus with adjustable bulbous protrusions.
• Esophageal Reconstruction Tube Special device for reconstruction and stenting of cervical esophagus after first-stage operation.
• Esophageal Stent Aids in management of esophageal obstructions and fistulas in irresectable carcinoma and post-radiation stenosis.
• Salivary Bypass Tubes Designed to control salivary leakage from pharyngocutaneous fistula and stent cervical esophagus following dilation of stricture.
• Special Order Products Custom-designed products for unique surgical challenges when standard products do not address anatomical needs of patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Efer Bronchoscope described as gold standard for silicone stent placement in airway

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Teleflex Incorporated: Large medical device company with a respiratory division that sells tracheostomy tubes, HMEs, and speaking valves. Indirect competitor in the airway management space where Hood specializes.
• Smiths Medical: Broad medical device manufacturer with tracheostomy and airway management products. Competes with Hood in the hospital airway management space but as part of a much larger portfolio.
• Medtronic: Global medical device leader with airway stents (e.g., Ultraflex) and interventional pulmonology products. Not a direct competitor in silicone stents but operates in the same procedural space.
• Olympus Corporation: Endoscopy and interventional pulmonology equipment leader, supplier of bronchoscopes and related accessories. Adjacent competitor in the bronchoscopy suite where Hood's Efer system is used.

Direct peers

• Cook Medical: Cook Medical manufactures airway stents and related interventional pulmonology products that compete directly with Hood's bronchial and tracheal stent portfolio in the same clinical settings.
• Atos Medical (Coloplast): Coloplast subsidiary specializing in laryngeal stents, tracheostomy products, and speaking valves - directly overlapping with Hood's laryngeal and stoma product lines for head and neck surgery patients.
• InHealth Technologies (Freudenberg Medical): Manufactures voice prostheses and ENT devices for head and neck patients, with overlapping expertise in silicone implants for airway and speech rehabilitation. Comparable to Hood's laryngeal and stoma portfolios.
• Boston Medical Products (Becton Dickinson): Now part of BD, Boston Medical Products historically competed with Hood in ENT/airway products including stents and laryngeal devices. Closest direct competitor in silicone airway implants for the otolaryngology market.
• Novatech (Bryan Medical): French manufacturer of silicone tracheobronchial stents (Dumon stents) and ENT products. Direct competitor in silicone airway stent placement used by interventional pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons.

Regional players

• Bryan Medical / Novatech USA: US distribution arm of Novatech focused on the American market for silicone airway stents. Operates in the same geography as Hood with comparable product offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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