Patient Safety Technologies
Patient Safety Technologies (SafeOR), a Stryker subsidiary, develops medical devices for surgical patient safety, including the SurgiCount+ integrated with Triton sponge-counting and quantitative blood loss system, Neptune waste management, and SafeAir smoke evacuation products sold to hospital OR, L&D, and GI departments.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2004
- HeadquartersNewtown, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Patient Safety Technologies does
Patient Safety Technologies, operating commercially as SafeOR, is a U.S.-based medical device subsidiary of Stryker (NYSE: SYK) that develops products for the surgical patient safety market, with a stated mission of zero retained surgical sponges and zero maternal harm from hemorrhage. The company's flagship offering is SurgiCount+ integrated with Triton, a digital system that combines surgical sponge counting with real-time quantitative blood loss (QBL) assessment and a backend database that aggregates case-level data across procedures. The broader product portfolio spans Neptune 3 and Neptune S fluid waste management systems, SafeAir and SafeAir Compact smoke evacuation devices, Photonblade 3 SE electrosurgical pencils with integrated evacuation, the Procedural Oxygen Mask for airway management, and the Cactus pharmaceutical waste system. Core technologies rely on proprietary sensors, RFID/barcode-based sponge tracking, and integrated clinical workflow software rather than artificial intelligence.
The company sells primarily through Stryker's direct enterprise field sales force and medical device distributor networks, targeting hospital Operating Rooms, Labor and Delivery departments, and Gastroenterology suites. The revenue model is a combination of capital equipment hardware sales and recurring consumables and accessories (electrodes, replacement parts, procedural mask accessories), with quote-based pricing via local representative engagement rather than public list pricing. Customer segments are verticalized by clinical use case, with L&D and OR marked as primary and GI as secondary. Marketing is executed through clinical content (Resource Library, Community Hub, Safety Huddle, Facility Assessment Tool), industry events (including AWHONN 2025), and corporate social channels under the Stryker Surgical Technologies brand.
As a Stryker subsidiary, Patient Safety Technologies benefits from the parent's global distribution, regulatory infrastructure, and brand credibility. The firm has 101-250 employees and is headquartered in Newtown, United States. Historical standalone funding of approximately $15.8 million was raised across three rounds in 2009-2010, predating the Stryker integration; no recent independent funding activity or standalone revenue disclosure is available in the source material.
Patient Safety Technologies firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Patient Safety Technologies
- Legal name
- Stryker
- Website
- https://patientsafetytechnologies.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2004
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Patient Safety Technologies (SafeOR), a Stryker subsidiary, develops medical devices for surgical patient safety, including the SurgiCount+ integrated with Triton sponge-counting and quantitative blood loss system, Neptune waste management, and SafeAir smoke evacuation products sold to hospital OR, L&D, and GI departments.
- Ownership category
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Patient Safety Technologies industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Surgical Patient Safety Medical Devices
- NAICS
- Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)
- SIC
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)
- akta.pro industry
- SaMD – Monitoring, Triage & Risk Stratification SoftwareHealthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Digital Therapeutics (DTx) & Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)Diagnostic & Triage Decision SupportHealthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Clinical Decision Support (CDS) & Care Pathway Tools
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Where Patient Safety Technologies is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Newtown
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Patient Safety Technologies business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel
Revenue model
- Medical Device Hardware Sales: Sale of medical devices including Neptune waste management systems, SafeAir smoke evacuation products, Photonblade surgical instruments, and SurgiCount+ sponge management systems. These are capital equipment purchases for operating rooms and clinical settings.
- Consumables and Accessories: Recurring sales of consumable products including electrodes, accessories, and replacement parts for Neptune and SafeAir systems, as well as Procedural Oxygen Mask accessories.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Patient Safety Technologies product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Patient Safety Technologies, operating as the SafeOR division of Stryker, develops and sells medical devices for surgical patient safety. Its core product is the SurgiCount+ system integrated with Triton technology for digital surgical sponge counting and real-time quantitative blood loss (QBL) assessment. The portfolio also includes Neptune waste management systems, SafeAir smoke evacuation products, Photonblade electrosurgical pencils, Procedural Oxygen Masks, and the Cactus pharmaceutical waste management solution, sold to hospitals and surgical centers.
Product overview
SafeOR (a Stryker company) offers a unified portfolio of integrated surgical safety and waste management products. The core offerings include SurgiCount+ (integrated with Triton technology) for sponge counting and quantitative blood loss measurement; Neptune family systems (Neptune 3, Neptune S) for fluid waste and smoke management; SafeAir/SafeAir Compact smoke evacuation products; Photonblade 3 SE electrosurgical pencils; Procedural Oxygen Mask for airway management; and Cactus for pharmaceutical waste disposal. The SurgiCount+ with Triton integration represents the latest generation combining sponge tracking with real-time blood loss assessment. The product line serves operating rooms, labor and delivery, and gastroenterology settings with both standalone and integrated solutions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SurgiCount+: Surgical sponge management and counting system integrated with Triton technology for quantitative blood loss assessment
- Triton
- Neptune 3
- Neptune S
- SafeAir
- Photonblade 3 SE
- Procedural Oxygen Mask
- Cactus
Products and services
- SurgiCount+ integrated with Triton Sponge management and quantitative blood loss solution designed to prevent retained surgical sponges and assess real-time blood loss across the continuum of care. Digitizes hemorrhage protocols and standardizes the QBL process; intended for hospital operating rooms and labor and delivery units.
- Neptune 3 Waste management system for operating room fluid and smoke evacuation, designed to handle high-volume waste and surgical smoke for hospital ORs.
- Neptune S Low fluid waste management system designed for gastroenterology procedures and lower-volume fluid management needs.
- SafeAir Smoke evacuation system with electrodes and accessories for surgical smoke management in operating rooms.
- Photonblade 3 SE Electrosurgical pencil with integrated smoke evacuation for surgical site smoke management in hospital operating rooms.
- Procedural Oxygen Mask (POM) Oxygen mask designed for airway management during medical procedures, providing oxygen delivery for GI and other procedural settings.
- Cactus Pharmaceutical waste management solution for safe disposal of medical and pharmaceutical waste in healthcare facilities.
Quantifiable outcome
- 88% of retained surgical items are due to a false correct count - SurgiCount+ addresses this by digitizing and verifying counts
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Patient Safety Technologies
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Patient Safety Technologies technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Patient Safety Technologies partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- StrykerflagshipPatient Safety Technologies operates as a division of Stryker's Surgical Technologies unit. Stryker provides corporate infrastructure, privacy policy, legal framework, and brand affiliation. The company website references Stryker's corporate policies and maintains Stryker branding throughout.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Patient Safety Technologies competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Stryker Corporation: Patient Safety Technologies is a Stryker subsidiary operating within its Surgical Technologies unit, with shared branding, sales force, and corporate infrastructure; Stryker is the parent and a benchmark broad incumbent in OR medtech.
- Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health's medical and surgical supply distribution business competes with the SurgiCount+ and Neptune product lines through hospital supply contracts and bundled OR safety offerings.
- Medtronic: Medtronic is a broad incumbent in surgical instruments, energy devices (Ligasure, Sonicision), and OR capital equipment, competing with Patient Safety Technologies in electrosurgical and OR safety purchasing decisions.
- Johnson & Johnson (Ethicon): Ethicon (J&J) competes broadly in OR surgical instruments, energy devices, and stapling—overlapping with Patient Safety Technologies' OR and surgical safety product set across hospital accounts.
- Becton Dickinson (BD): BD's surgery and medical surgical segments compete in surgical instruments, OR supplies, and patient safety categories, making it an incumbent comparator for hospital procurement contracts that include sponge counting and OR safety devices.
Direct peers
- STERIS: STERIS competes directly in OR fluid waste management, sterilization, and surgical safety capital equipment, overlapping with Neptune 3 and OR safety workflows served by Patient Safety Technologies.
- Conmed Corporation: Conmed is a direct peer in electrosurgical generators, smoke evacuation pencils, and OR consumables—directly competitive with Patient Safety Technologies' SafeAir and Photonblade product lines for hospital OR purchasing decisions.
- Haldor Advanced Technologies: Haldor's OR-Sponge RFID-based counting system is the most direct head-to-head competitor to SurgiCount+ in preventing retained surgical sponges, addressing the same clinical pain point with a different technology approach.
- ERBE Elektromedizin: ERBE is a direct peer in electrosurgical and electrotherapeutic devices used in surgical suites, competing head-to-head with Patient Safety Technologies' Photonblade 3 SE electrosurgical pencil in hospital energy device procurement.
Emerging players
- Olympus Corporation: Olympus competes in GI endoscopy and procedural smoke evacuation in gastroenterology settings—overlapping with Patient Safety Technologies' Neptune S and Procedural Oxygen Mask lines for GI procedural suites.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Patient Safety Technologies social profiles
Digital presencePatient Safety Technologies financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Patient Safety Technologies leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Patient Safety Technologies funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors
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Patient Safety Technologies M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Patient Safety Technologies
What does Patient Safety Technologies do?
Patient Safety Technologies, operating as the SafeOR division of Stryker, develops and sells medical devices for surgical patient safety. Its core product is the SurgiCount+ system integrated with Triton technology for digital surgical sponge counting and real-time quantitative blood loss (QBL) assessment. The portfolio also includes Neptune waste management systems, SafeAir smoke evacuation products, Photonblade electrosurgical pencils, Procedural Oxygen Masks, and the Cactus pharmaceutical waste management solution, sold to hospitals and surgical centers.
Is Patient Safety Technologies a public or private company?
Patient Safety Technologies is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Patient Safety Technologies founded?
Patient Safety Technologies was founded in 2004. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Patient Safety Technologies based?
Patient Safety Technologies is headquartered in Newtown, United States, in the North America region.
How does Patient Safety Technologies make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Medical Device Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are consumables and Accessories.
Who are Patient Safety Technologies's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Stryker Corporation, Cardinal Health, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson (Ethicon) and Becton Dickinson (BD). Direct peers are STERIS, Conmed Corporation, Haldor Advanced Technologies and ERBE Elektromedizin. Olympus Corporation is listed as an emerging player.
Does Patient Safety Technologies have an API?
No public API is recorded for Patient Safety Technologies.
What industry is Patient Safety Technologies in?
Patient Safety Technologies's product category is Surgical Patient Safety Medical Devices. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACANAE, SaMD – Monitoring, Triage & Risk Stratification Software, with a secondary code of HLACAGAA, Diagnostic & Triage Decision Support. Its NAICS code is 339112 and its SIC code is 3841.