Dannik

What Dannik does

Dannik (DANNIK LLC) is a privately held US medical device company headquartered at 941 West Morse Boulevard, Winter Park, Florida, within the Orlando metropolitan area. It designs, develops, and manufactures laparoscopic surgical instrumentation with a focused core competency in Specimen Retrieval Systems (SRS) for minimally invasive surgery. Its product portfolio spans patented specimen retrieval bag handles, retrieval funnels, retrieval devices, hysterectomy retrieval devices with incision-sealing plug assemblies, and clamps, supported by one issued US design patent (US D1,039,142 S, August 13, 2024) and four pending US applications covering both design and utility claims.

The company operates an OEM/private-label business model: Dannik manufactures laparoscopic surgical instrumentation that is rebranded and sold by "leading Endo mechanical firms" through their own direct sales channels worldwide. It maintains ISO 13485:2016 certification and 21 CFR 820 (FDA cGMP) compliance, with FDA-registered manufacturing facilities in both the Orlando, Florida area and in Asia, enabling a dual-shore production footprint. Customization capabilities allow the firm's SRS devices to be "morphed into clients' industry trade dress," with documentation compatible with each OEM partner's in-house quality management system. Customer end-users are surgeons across general, gynecologic, pediatric, thoracic, and urologic specialties, as well as robotic sub-specialties, while direct counterparties are large Endo mechanical firms.

Dannik employs 1–10 people, has no disclosed funding rounds, no named end customers, no public management team roster, and no disclosed financial metrics. Its commercial reach is exercised through B2B channels, including participation in major industry events such as MEDICA Düsseldorf (2023), and through the sales forces of its OEM partners rather than via captive direct selling. Overall, Dannik is best characterized as a small, founder-led contract design and manufacturing firm monetizing a focused, patent-protected line of laparoscopic consumables through a private-label relationship with a small set of large medical device firms.

Name

Dannik

Legal name

DANNIK LLC

Website

https://dannik.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dannik is a small US medical device firm that designs and manufactures patented laparoscopic specimen retrieval systems, selling them on a private-label/OEM basis to large Endo mechanical firms for global distribution to general, gynecologic, pediatric, thoracic, and urologic surgeons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laparoscopic Surgical Instruments

NAICS

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

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Open & Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments (Handheld, Laparoscopic, MIS) (HLAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Use Surgical Devices & Procedure Packs (Disposable instruments, drapes, kits) (HLAHADAM), Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy) (HLAKAJAF)

Keywords

• Laparoscopic surgical instruments
• Specimen retrieval systems
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Medical device manufacturing
• OEM private label medical

Headquarters

HQ city

Winter Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Label Manufacturing: Dannik designs and manufactures surgical instrumentation that is sold under private label through leading Endo mechanical firms' direct sales channels. Revenue is generated through contract manufacturing agreements with OEM partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Dannik designs, develops, and manufactures laparoscopic surgical instrumentation under an ISO 13485:2016 and 21 CFR 820 compliant Quality Management System, with a focused competency in Specimen Retrieval Systems (SRS) for minimally invasive surgery. Its patented handles, funnels, retrieval devices, hysterectomy retrieval devices, and clamps are supplied as private-label/OEM contract-manufactured products to leading Endo mechanical firms, who then market and distribute them globally through their direct sales channels. The company offers customization so devices are re-skinnable into each client's industry trade dress while integrating with clients' in-house QMS.

Product overview

Dannik is a US-based multidisciplinary product design, development, and medical device manufacturing firm focused on Minimally Invasive Surgery, with a core competency in Laparoscopic Surgical Instrumentation and an emphasis on Specimen Retrieval Systems (SRS). The company specializes in the concept, design, and contract manufacture of US FDA and ISO 13485 patented surgical instrumentation for the field of laparoscopy. Their product portfolio includes patented specimen retrieval bag handles, retrieval funnels, specimen retrieval devices, and hysterectomy retrieval devices. They offer customization services to private label their SRS devices for major medical device firms. The company serves a wide spectrum of laparoscopic surgeons including General, Gynecologic, Pediatric, Thoracic, and Urologic specialties, as well as robotic sub-specialties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laparoscopic Specimen Retrieval Systems (SRS) Contract-manufactured, FDA and ISO 13485 compliant Specimen Retrieval Systems used by surgeons during laparoscopic procedures to remove tissue specimens safely from the abdomen. Offered as a customisable private-label / OEM product line to leading Endo mechanical firms and used across general, gynecologic, pediatric, thoracic, urologic, and robotic sub-specialty surgery. The product line integrates patented handles, funnels, retrieval devices, hysterectomy retrieval devices, and clamps.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• MEDICA Trade FairminorOthersDannik participates in MEDICA Düsseldorf, the world's largest event for the medical sector, which attracts over 5,500 exhibitors from 71 countries. The event provides exposure to leading individuals from business, research, and politics, as well as tens of thousands of national and international experts and decision-makers from the medical sector.
• CarbonFundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDannik actively supports environmental initiatives in the fight against climate change. The company holds a CarbonFund E-Certificate demonstrating commitment to carbon offsetting and environmental sustainability.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson MedTech): One of the 'leading Endo mechanical firms' that Dannik explicitly private-labels for; offers its own competing specimen retrieval and laparoscopic instruments portfolio at global scale.
• ConMed: Large diversified surgical and laparoscopic device company with specimen retrieval and minimally invasive instrument lines; an OEM-style partner or competitor to Dannik depending on the channel.
• Medtronic: Global Endo mechanical incumbent through its Minimally Invasive Therapies Group; manufactures and sells laparoscopic instruments and specimen retrieval devices that compete with and source from OEM partners like Dannik.
• Stryker: Broad surgical and endoscopy device incumbent with established laparoscopic and specimen retrieval product lines, also a likely OEM/private-label partner or competitor to Dannik.
• B. Braun: Global medical device manufacturer with an Aesculap surgical instruments division covering laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, relevant as both a peer product set and a potential OEM/private-label partner.

Direct peers

• Genicon: Specialty manufacturer focused on single-use laparoscopic instruments and specimen retrieval bags, very closely comparable to Dannik's private-label SRS focus and customer profile of Endo mechanical firms.
• Applied Medical: Privately held developer and manufacturer of laparoscopic access and specimen retrieval systems that compete head-to-head with Dannik's SRS products in the same minimally invasive surgery channel.
• Purple Surgical: UK-based manufacturer of single-use laparoscopic instruments including specimen retrieval systems, competing with Dannik in the same OEM/private-label and MIS instrumentation category.
• Teleflex: Through its laparoscopic and surgical instruments portfolio (including the former NeoTract and Mini-Lap lines), Teleflex sells specimen retrieval and laparoscopic accessory devices overlapping directly with Dannik's offering.

Emerging players

• Microline Surgical: Niche manufacturer of laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical instruments with similar OEM/private-label dynamics and overlapping customer base in MIS surgery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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