Cirúrgica Fernandes

What Cirúrgica Fernandes does

Cirúrgica Fernandes (legal name: CIRÚRGICA FERNANDES – COMÉRCIO DE MATERIAIS CIRÚRGICOS E HOSPITALARES – SOCIEDADE LIMITADA) is a privately-held Brazilian medical device distributor headquartered in Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo. Founded in 1946, the company has operated continuously for nearly 80 years as a specialty channel offering a catalog of more than 9,000 medical solutions spanning 15+ hospital areas, including anesthesia, surgical center, ICU, infusion, urology, neurology, oncology, laboratory, and emergency care. The portfolio aggregates products from 30+ international and domestic manufacturers — among them Ambu, Portex, ICU Medical, Weldon, Wiltex, Safer, Polymed, Foyomed, KDL, and Baihe — covering devices such as bronchial endoscopes (aScope 4 Broncho), peripheral nerve block needles, silicone Foley catheters, mediastinal drainage systems, safety scalpels, biopsy needles, and reusable surgical instruments in stainless steel. The company does not manufacture; its function is curating, stocking, and distributing third-party brands to Brazilian healthcare facilities.

The operating model combines a network of sales representatives (representantes) accessible via a dedicated phone line (08000 554 999), a WhatsApp channel, and a transactional website featuring a product catalog and online budget request system (carrinho de orçamento). Fulfillment is supported by partner transportadoras with delivery in up to 24 hours within São Paulo Capital and Grande SP from local stock, and variable timelines for other regions. The company serves more than 20,000 healthcare customers — hospitals, clinics, surgical centers, ICUs, and laboratories — across Brazil. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; each transaction flows through sales consultation or a formal orçamento request rather than fixed e-commerce checkout.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time sale of distributed medical devices (no subscription, licensing, or recurring service revenue is disclosed). Corporate governance signals include a Código de Ética, LGPD data protection policy, Salário Igualdade compliance, and a published ESG section. The company has no disclosed parent organization, subsidiaries, institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A, patents, or AI/ML capabilities in the source materials. Operational footprint is domestic Brazil only; no international expansion, third-party logistics, or technology-platform licensing is documented.

Name

Cirúrgica Fernandes

Legal name

CIRÚRGICA FERNANDES – COMÉRCIO DE MATERIAIS CIRÚRGICOS E HOSPITALARES – SOCIEDADE LIMITADA

Website

https://cfernandes.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cirúrgica Fernandes is a privately-held Brazilian medical device distributor, founded in 1946, that distributes more than 9,000 SKUs across 30+ brands (Ambu, Portex, ICU Medical, Weldon, Wiltex, and others) to over 20,000 healthcare facilities across Brazil via a sales representative network, digital catalog, and partner logistics with 24-hour delivery in São Paulo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Distribution

NAICS

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

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Use Medical Disposables & Procedure Kits (Drapes, Tubing, Catheters, Syringes, Custom Packs) (HLAHANAG)

Keywords

• Medical device distribution
• Surgical supplies wholesale
• Hospital materials import-export
• Healthcare product distribution
• Medical equipment reseller

Headquarters

HQ city

Santana De Parnaíba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Devices Distribution: Cirúrgica Fernandes generates revenue through the distribution and sale of medical devices and surgical supplies, serving healthcare facilities including hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. The company operates with a portfolio of over 9,000 medical solutions across multiple therapeutic areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cirúrgica Fernandes is a Brazilian medical device import-export distributor that sources, stocks, and sells surgical and hospital materials from multiple domestic and international manufacturers to healthcare facilities. Its portfolio covers more than 9,000 medical solutions across 15 hospital areas including Anesthesia, Surgical Center, ICU, Oncology, and Neurology, with up to 24-hour delivery from stock to business within São Paulo Capital and Grande SP. The company serves more than 20,000 customers via field sales representatives, an online catalog, and partner transport companies.

Product overview

Cirúrgica Fernandes é um distribuidor de dispositivos médicos que atua desde 1946 no mercado brasileiro, oferecendo um portfólio com mais de 9.000 soluções médicas para mais de 20 mil clientes. A empresa opera como um catálogo de distribuição que engloba produtos de múltiplas marcas, incluindo instrumentos cirúrgicos (Weldon, Professional), dispositivos de anestesia e via aérea (Portex, Ambu, Bivona), equipamentos de infusão (Safer, Polymed, Foyomed), produtos urológicos (Wiltex, Baihe), agulhas e biopsia (Safer, KDL, Unisis), e diversos outros dispositivos médicos para áreas hospitalares como Centro Cirúrgico, UTI, Anestesia, Emergência, entre outras. A empresa não fabrica seus próprios produtos, acting como canal de distribuição para marcas nacionais e internacionais, com entrega em até 24 horas para São Paulo Capital e Grande SP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sistema de Drenagem Mediastinal 3P Medical (3P Medical Mediastinal Drainage System)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Transport Companies (Transportadoras Parceiras)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCirúrgica Fernandes partners with transport companies to deliver medical devices to customers across Brazil. Deliveries are made Monday through Friday during business hours (8h to 17h), with delivery times varying by region. This partnership is essential for the company's logistics operations and rapid delivery capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McKesson: One of the world's largest medical-surgical distributors with a multi-brand, multi-specialty catalog across drugs, medical devices, and supplies. Directly comparable in distribution model and product breadth, though at vastly larger geographic and revenue scale.
• Cardinal Health: Major US-based medical product distributor serving hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and clinical labs with surgical and patient care supplies. Closely analogous multi-specialty medical device distribution business model, though operating primarily in North America with global logistics arms.
• Owens & Minor: Medical-surgical distribution and patient-direct supply business focused on hospitals, GPOs, and home health. Comparable as a pure-play medical-surgical distributor with hospital-centric customer base and broad SKU catalog, though anchored in North America.
• Medline Industries: Largest privately-held medical device and surgical supply manufacturer and distributor globally, with a vast hospital and acute-care portfolio. Both a competitor (distributes third-party and own-brand medical products) and a structural comparable given its scale and broad multi-specialty catalog.
• Henry Schein: Global medical and dental distributor serving office-based practitioners, hospitals, and labs through a multi-brand catalog. Highly comparable to Cirúrgica Fernandes in product breadth and multi-specialty medical supply distribution, but operates at global scale across North America and Europe.
• Patterson Companies: US-focused dental and animal health distributor (and historically medical) operating a multi-brand catalog model serving practitioners. Comparable distribution business model and multi-vendor medical/dental portfolio, though tilted toward dental rather than surgical devices.

Others

• Ambu: Danish medical device company specializing in single-use endoscopes, anesthesia, and patient monitoring products. Comparable because Ambu is one of Cirúrgica Fernandes' premier distributed brands (aScope 4, silicone face masks, etc.)—Ambu represents the upstream principal relationship for several key SKUs.
• Smith+Nephew: Global medical device manufacturer across orthopedics, sports medicine, and advanced wound management. Comparable because Portex (a Smiths Medical/Smith+Nephew-related brand) is one of Cirúrgica Fernandes' flagship distributed brands; they sit on the principal side of Cirúrgica Fernandes' distribution model.

Direct peers

• Empório Hospitalar: Brazilian hospital and medical supply distributor operating a multi-brand catalog across surgical, hospital, and clinical products. Direct competitor with similar customer base (hospitals, clinics), analogous sales-led GTM, and overlapping multi-specialty SKU mix in Brazil.
• CM Hospitalar: Brazilian medical-hospital distribution company serving hospitals, clinics, and laboratories with multi-brand medical device and consumable portfolios. Head-to-head competitor in the Brazilian medical-surgical distribution market with overlapping customer verticals and catalog breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CirurgicaFernandes
• Instagraminstagram.com/cfernandes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cfernandes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/cfernandes

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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