What ASID BONZ does

ASID BONZ is a German manufacturer and supplier of medical consumables headquartered in Herrenberg, Germany, with a workforce of 251-500 employees. The company specializes in surgical hemostasis products, including bone wax, that are used by healthcare providers for intraoperative bleeding control during orthopedic, neurosurgical, and cardiovascular procedures. Its primary customer base consists of hospitals and surgical centers in Germany that require reliable, qualified consumables for surgical workflows.

Since April 2022, ASID BONZ has operated as a subsidiary of Medline Industries, one of the largest privately-held medical device and supply companies globally. The acquisition integrated the German hemostasis specialist into Medline's European portfolio, providing access to a multi-country distribution network spanning more than 14 European country storefronts (including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and others). The Medline product catalog adjacent to ASID BONZ includes suction systems, anesthesia equipment, airway management products, oxygen therapy, surgical textiles, and protective apparel, indicating ASID BONZ sits within a broader surgical consumables ecosystem.

The company's business model is a traditional B2B medical device supply model: it manufactures and distributes specialized surgical consumables to hospital and surgical center procurement channels. No pricing model, revenue figure, or subscription/recurring revenue mechanics are disclosed in the available source data. ASID BONZ's value proposition centers on German manufacturing quality standards and category specialization in surgical hemostasis, with the Medline integration intended to extend the company's reach beyond its prior Germany-focused served market into the broader European hospital channel.

Name

ASID BONZ

Website

https://asid-bonz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1811

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ASID BONZ is a German manufacturer and supplier of medical consumables, specializing in surgical hemostasis products including bone wax, serving hospitals and surgical centers. Since April 2022, it has operated as a subsidiary of Medline Industries, gaining access to a pan-European distribution network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Herrenberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

ASID BONZ manufactures and supplies medical consumables, with a primary focus on surgical hemostasis products including bone wax used for intraoperative bleeding control. Its products serve hospitals, surgical centers, and healthcare facilities performing orthopedic, neurosurgical, and cardiovascular procedures, and are produced to German medical-device manufacturing quality standards. Since April 2022 the company has operated as a subsidiary of Medline Industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surgical Bone Wax
• Surgical Hemostasis Consumables
• Medical Device Supply (Germany)

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aesculap (B. Braun subsidiary): Aesculap is a German-rooted surgical instruments and OR consumables specialist, sharing both the German manufacturing heritage and the surgical-hemostasis/instrument customer base with ASID BONZ.
• Conmed: Conmed's surgical and hemostasis portfolio (including electrosurgical and mechanical hemostasis devices) directly competes with ASID BONZ in intraoperative bleeding control across orthopedic and general surgical procedures.
• Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson): Ethicon is the leading surgical hemostasis and wound closure franchise, with products such as Surgicel, Evicel, and Vistaseal directly overlapping ASID BONZ's intraoperative hemostasis niche across the same hospital customers and surgical specialties.
• Integra LifeSciences: Integra LifeSciences offers hemostasis products (e.g., Surgifoam, Avitene) and surgical instruments closely overlapping ASID BONZ's intraoperative hemostasis and surgical consumables portfolio for hospitals and surgical centers.

Broad incumbents

• B. Braun: B. Braun is a major German-headquartered medical device and consumables manufacturer with overlapping surgical and hospital supply products, providing a comparable German-quality manufacturing footprint and broad hospital channel access.
• Smith & Nephew: Smith & Nephew supplies a broad range of surgical consumables and hemostasis-related products to hospitals globally, overlapping with ASID BONZ's surgical consumables customer base and procurement channels.
• Medtronic: Medtronic's surgical solutions division supplies hemostasis products (e.g., Veriset, EndoClot) and broader OR consumables, competing in the same intraoperative bleeding control category as ASID BONZ's bone wax franchise.
• Teleflex: Teleflex provides surgical and OR consumables including hemostasis-adjacent devices to hospitals worldwide, comparable in customer profile and surgical consumables product mix to ASID BONZ.

Regional players

• Karl Storz: Karl Storz is a German-headquartered surgical equipment and endoscopy specialist serving similar European OR customers; while more focused on visualization, it shares the German premium manufacturing positioning and hospital channel.

Emerging players

• WNDM Medical (Applied Nutritionals): WNDM Medical markets bone wax and surgical hemostasis products, representing a direct niche competitor to ASID BONZ's specialty bone wax franchise in the same hospital and surgical center customers.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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