Assut Sutures

What Assut Sutures does

Assut Medical Sàrl (operating as Assut Sutures) is a Swiss medical device manufacturer of sterile surgical sutures and atraumatic surgical needles, founded in 1962 as Sutramed Sàrl in the watch/precision industry region of Canton Bern and headquartered today in Pully-Lausanne. The company is 100% family Baerfuss owned and is transitioning to its third generation of family leadership. Its product portfolio spans absorbable sutures (the AssuCryl® family of PGA, PGLA, PDO, and PGCL formulations, plus natural catgut plain and chromic), non-absorbable sutures (polyester/Astralen, UHMWPE/AssuTopFiber, silk, nylon, polypropylene, Supramid/polyamide, and surgical steel), and specialty accessories (PTFE pledgets and polyester tape). A distinguishing technical feature is that Assut is among very few suture companies that internally design and self-build the automatic machinery used to produce its own atraumatic needles, with the latest-generation equipment operational since 2010; needle offerings span six geometries (round-bodied taper, reverse cutting, cutting taper, spatula, blunt point, and conventional cutting) from 70 microns to the largest USP retention sizes.

The company manufactures in Corgémont, Switzerland and at its wholly owned Colombian subsidiary Assut Medical Ltda (ISO 13485:2016 by BSI), and is CE-0344 certified (since 1998, by DEKRA Certification B.V., Netherlands) and EN ISO 13485 compliant, with products manufactured to US and European Pharmacopeia standards. Commercial operations run through exclusive and independent national distributors covering more than 50 countries, including regular supply to international health organizations, and the company has maintained a presence in the Chinese market since 2011. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of sutures and needles to distributors who resell to hospitals, clinics, and surgical centers across general surgery, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, and other surgical specialties. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and there are no subscription, SaaS, or licensing components to the model. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company website, 3D needle visualization tools, electronic Instructions for Use (eIFU) introduced in May 2026, and selective participation in international medical trade events such as Arab Health/WHX Dubai 2027.

Name

Assut Sutures

Legal name

Assut Medical Sàrl

Website

https://assutsutures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Assut Sutures is a Swiss family-owned manufacturer of sterile surgical sutures and atraumatic surgical needles, producing in-house on self-built precision machinery in Switzerland and Colombia and distributing through national partners in 50+ countries to hospitals and health organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Surgical Sutures and Needles

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Wound Closure & Securement (Sutures, Staples, Tissue Adhesives, Skin Closure Strips) (HLAHALAD)

Keywords

• Surgical sutures
• Atraumatic needles
• Sterile medical devices
• Absorbable sutures
• Non-absorbable sutures

Headquarters

HQ city

Pully

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Surgical Sutures and Needles Sales: Manufactures and markets sterile surgical sutures and atraumatic needles. Revenue generated from product sales through distributor networks to healthcare facilities worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Assut Sutures manufactures sterile surgical sutures (absorbable and non-absorbable) and atraumatic surgical needles for general and specialized surgery. It is among the few suture companies worldwide that produces its own atraumatic surgical needles using internally designed and self-built automatic production machines, with a complete portfolio covering USP sizes from 11-0 to -7- and complementary specialty products such as PTFE pledgets and polyester tape.

Product overview

Assut Sutures is a Swiss medical device company specializing in sterile surgical sutures and atraumatic surgical needles. The product portfolio comprises two main categories of sutures: absorbable sutures (including synthetic PGA, PGLA, PDO, and PGCL formulations under the AssuCryl® brand, plus natural catgut variants) and non-absorbable sutures (including polyester, UHMWPE, silk, nylon, polypropylene, polyamide, and surgical steel). Specialty products include PTFE pledgets and polyester tape. The company is among the few suture manufacturers worldwide that produces its own atraumatic surgical needles using internally designed and self-built automatic machines, with needles ranging from 70 microns to the heaviest USP sizes in various shapes (round-bodied, reverse cutting, cutting taper, spatula, blunt point, and conventional cutting). All products are manufactured in Switzerland according to EN ISO 13485 standards and US/European Pharmacopeia specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AssuCryl® MonoRapid: PGCL Synthetic absorbable suture
• AssuCryl® MonoSlow
• AssuCryl® Lactin
• AssuCryl® Rapid
• AssuCryl®
• AssuTopFiber®
• Astralen

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MT Promedt Consulting GmbHcoreOthersMT Promedt Consulting GmbH serves as Assut Medical's European Authorized Representative, handling regulatory affairs and compliance matters for the European market from their office in St. Ingbert, Germany.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson): The global market leader in surgical sutures and wound closure, part of J&J's MedTech segment. Ethicon offers a complete suture and needle portfolio directly competitive with Assut's range, with vastly greater scale, direct sales force, and surgeon-training infrastructure.
• B. Braun Surgical (Aesculap): Aesculap, the surgical division of B. Braun, manufactures a broad range of sutures, surgical needles, and wound closure products. Like Ethicon, it competes across all surgical specialties with much greater scale and a direct global sales organization.
• Medtronic (formerly Covidien): Through the legacy Covidien portfolio, Medtronic offers suture and wound closure products alongside its broader surgical solutions. It competes head-to-head with Assut in cardiovascular and general surgery sutures with substantially greater resources.
• Teleflex: A diversified medical device company whose surgical sutures and wound closure offering competes with Assut's general and cardiovascular suture lines. Teleflex operates with broader portfolio scale and direct sales coverage in major markets.

Direct peers

• Peters Surgical: A France-based, privately held surgical sutures and wound closure specialist with a comparable mid-sized profile to Assut. Peters Surgical serves global markets through distributors with a similar product breadth across absorbable and non-absorbable sutures.
• Healthium Medtech (formerly Sutures India): An India-headquartered specialized sutures and wound closure manufacturer with a comparable mid-sized product portfolio. Healthium serves both domestic and export markets through distributor networks similar to Assut's go-to-market motion.
• DemeTech Corporation: A US-based specialized manufacturer of surgical sutures and mesh with a similar mid-sized, privately held profile. DemeTech competes on price and quality in both US and international distributor channels, particularly for polyester, nylon, and polypropylene sutures.
• Surgical Specialties Corporation: A mid-sized manufacturer focused on surgical sutures and ophthalmic specialty products. Its product mix (including microsurgical and ophthalmic sutures) overlaps with Assut's range of fine-gauge sutures (USP 11-0 to 7) and spatula needles.
• AD Surgical: A US-based privately held suture and surgical supply manufacturer that competes on value-tier pricing in international distributor channels. AD Surgical is comparable to Assut in mid-sized scale and distributor-led international distribution.

Emerging players

• Mellon Medical: A Netherlands-based specialized suture manufacturer with focus on innovative surgical needle and suture combinations. Smaller and more niche than Assut, but relevant as a comparable European precision-engineering-driven competitor in the sutures space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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