Pilling Company

What Pilling Company does

Pilling Company is described in firmographic records as a surgical instruments manufacturer based in Fort Washington, USA (website: pillingsurgical.com). The detailed product corpus captured under its name maps to Teleflex Incorporated's Arrow vascular access franchise, suggesting Pilling Company operates as a brand or related entity within the Teleflex vascular access product family. The substantive offering is the Arrow ErgoPack Complete System, a maximal barrier Central Venous Catheter (CVC) insertion kit that bundles all components required for CVC, Multi-Access Catheter (MAC), Percutaneous Sheath Introducer (PSI), hemodialysis, and large bore vascular access procedures into a single configured kit. Differentiated kit components include kink-resistant Nitinol wire, the Arrow GlideWheel Advancer for tactile feedback, Arrowg+ard Blue chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated antimicrobial catheters (standard and Plus variants), DuPont Tyvek sterile packaging, pre-filled sterile saline syringes, transducer covers for ultrasound-guided insertion, and bundled ChloraPrep skin prep. The system is positioned against CDC, SHEA, INS, and OSHA infection control guidelines, with clinical-evidence backing from multiple peer-reviewed studies (Rupp 2005; Lorente 2014, 2016; Raad 1994) demonstrating CLABSI reduction and cost savings.

The technology stack is anchored by proprietary antimicrobial catheter chemistry (chlorhexidine + silver sulfadiazine), kink-resistant Nitinol wire metallurgy, sterile barrier packaging, and tactile-feedback mechanical advancers — none of which are software- or AI-driven. Product marketing leans on clinical evidence references, guideline-compliance language, and peer-reviewed validation rather than algorithmic differentiation.

Revenue mechanics are driven by regulated medical device hardware sales: Rx-only, quote-based procurement sold through direct enterprise field sales targeting hospital procurement teams, infection control committees, interventional radiology and critical care units, and dialysis centers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set via local sales representatives per contract. Customer segments are concentrated in the healthcare sector, with primary buyers being hospital infection control departments and critical care / interventional radiology units, and a secondary segment in dialysis centers. Marketing channels combine product website content, educational brochures, peer-reviewed clinical references, and a "Request More Information" funnel routing buyers into direct sales engagement. The trademarks Arrow, Arrowg+ard Blue, Arrowg+ard Blue Plus, ErgoPack, and GlideWheel are registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated, with DuPont (Tyvek) and BD (ChloraPrep) serving as minor materials supply and kit-component partnerships respectively.

Name

Pilling Company

Legal name

Teleflex Incorporated

Website

https://pillingsurgical.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pilling Company is a Fort Washington, USA-based surgical instruments manufacturer whose product line centers on vascular access insertion kits and antimicrobial catheters sold to hospitals, infection control departments, interventional radiology/critical care units, and dialysis centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vascular Access Medical Devices

NAICS

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

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Vascular Access Devices (AV Grafts, Catheters, Fistula Accessories) (HLAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Vascular access devices
• Central venous catheters
• Surgical instruments
• Antimicrobial catheters
• Medical device kits

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Teleflex generates revenue through the sale of medical devices and vascular access products including central venous catheters, insertion kits, and related accessories to healthcare facilities. The Arrow ErgoPack system is sold as a complete kit containing all necessary components for catheter insertion procedures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pilling Company manufactures and sells surgical instruments and vascular access medical devices, including the Arrow ErgoPack Complete System, a maximal barrier central venous catheter insertion kit. The portfolio includes Nitinol wire-guided insertion kits, GlideWheel Advancers, transducer covers, pre-filled sterile saline syringes, ChloraPrep skin prep, and Arrowg+ard Blue and Blue Plus chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated antimicrobial catheters designed to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital and clinical settings.

Product overview

The company's product portfolio centers on vascular access medical devices, specifically the Arrow® ErgoPack® Complete System as the primary offering. This system integrates multiple catheter insertion components including Nitinol wire technology, the Arrow® GlideWheel™ Advancer, transducer covers, pre-filled sterile saline syringes, and ChloraPrep® skin preparations. The portfolio also includes Arrowg+ard Blue® and Arrowg+ard Blue Plus® catheters, which are chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated venous catheters designed to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections. The ErgoPack system serves multiple vascular access procedure types including Central Venous Catheter (CVC), Multi-Access Catheter (MAC), Percutaneous Sheath Introducer (PSI), Hemodialysis, and Large Bore insertions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Arrow® ErgoPack® Complete System: Maximal barrier Central Venous Catheter (CVC), Multi-Access Catheter (MAC), Percutaneous Sheath Introducer (PSI), Hemodialysis and Large Bore insertion systems designed to improve efficiency and reduce infections in vascular access procedures.
• Arrowg+ard Blue®
• Arrowg+ard Blue Plus®

Products and services

• Arrow ErgoPack Complete System A maximal barrier vascular access insertion kit that combines all necessary components — Nitinol wire, GlideWheel Advancer, transducer cover, pre-filled sterile saline syringe, ChloraPrep skin prep, and DuPont Tyvek sterile packaging — into an intuitive configuration for clinicians performing CVC, MAC, PSI, hemodialysis, and large bore catheter insertions, with the goal of reducing CLABSI and complying with CDC, SHEA, INS, and OSHA guidelines.
• Arrowg+ard Blue Catheters Chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine-impregnated venous catheters designed to reduce central venous catheter-related infections, supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies demonstrating infection reduction and cost savings.
• Arrowg+ard Blue Plus Catheters Enhanced antimicrobial venous catheters impregnated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine providing extended antimicrobial protection to prevent central venous catheter-related infections.

Quantifiable outcome

• Chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated venous catheters shown to reduce central catheter-related infections in clinical studies (Rupp et al., Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Teleflex Incorporated: Teleflex (NYSE: TFX) is the owner of the Arrow brand referenced throughout the product data and is the broad incumbent parent across vascular access, surgical, anesthesia, and interventional categories. It is the ultimate brand-owner for the Arrowg+ard and ErgoPack trademarks.
• STERIS: STERIS provides infection prevention, sterilization, and surgical/procedure consumables that overlap with the infection-control value proposition of the Arrow ErgoPack. It competes for hospital infection control and OR budgets more broadly.
• Medtronic: Medtronic operates broadly across medical devices but has vascular access offerings and a hospital sales channel that overlap with central venous catheter and kit markets, competing for hospital vascular access contracts.
• Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health distributes medical devices to hospitals and runs medical product manufacturing portfolios that intersect with vascular access and surgical instruments, giving it both distribution and direct-product competition with the anchor.
• Integra LifeSciences: Integra manufactures specialty surgical instruments and procedure packs sold into hospitals, comparable to the anchor's positioning as a surgical instruments manufacturer with procedure-pack offerings like the ErgoPack.

Regional players

• Vygon: Vygon is a privately held European manufacturer of single-use medical devices including central venous catheters, PICC lines, and neonatal vascular access products, comparable to the anchor's vascular access catheter and kit portfolio with a primarily non-US geographic focus.

Direct peers

• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD): BD manufactures vascular access catheters, ChloraPrep skin antiseptic (which Pilling bundles in the ErgoPack), and broader hospital infusion products. It directly competes in central venous catheters and is both a component supplier to and competitor with the anchor company.
• B. Braun Medical: B. Braun manufactures central venous catheters, introducers, and vascular access kits (e.g., Certofix, Introcan Safety) sold to hospitals worldwide. It is a direct competitor in CVC and insertion kit markets with comparable enterprise sales motion.
• ICU Medical (Smiths Medical): ICU Medical acquired Smiths Medical and now sells central venous catheters, PICC lines, and vascular access kits directly competitive with the Arrow ErgoPack line. Both companies sell integrated insertion kits to hospital procurement teams.
• Edwards Lifesciences: Edwards sells vascular access products including central venous catheters and critical care disposables that overlap with the anchor's catheter and large bore insertion portfolio, particularly in critical care and interventional settings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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