Andramed GmbH

What Andramed GmbH does

Andramed GmbH is a privately held German medical device manufacturer founded in 2004 and headquartered in Reutlingen, near Stuttgart. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a focused portfolio of specialized interventional devices used in minimally invasive vascular procedures. Its product line comprises four core device families: the AndraStent Aortic balloon-expandable cobalt-chromium stent (in XL and XXL sizes, re-dilatatable to accommodate pediatric somatic growth) for treatment of native and recurrent coarctation of the aorta; the AndraBalloon and Andra2Balloon non-compliant polyamide PTA balloon catheters optimized for delivery of the AndraStent; the AndraValvulotome, an automatic self-sizing and self-centering device that uses basket geometry to cut venous valves in lower extremities; and the AndraSnare and AndraSnare Micro nitinol snare catheters with tungsten-gold-coated loops for interventional retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies. Production is carried out in-house at an EN ISO 13485:2016 certified facility in Germany's medical technology region around the University of Tübingen.

The business model is a hardware sales operation targeting three primary medical use-cases — pediatric cardiology, vascular surgery, and interventional radiology — through healthcare providers such as hospitals and specialty clinics. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via direct contact with the company. All products are CE marked under MDD 93/42/EEC and are in transition to MDR 2017/745 to maintain market availability beyond May 2024.

Andramed sells exclusively through a worldwide network of professional medical device distributors, with a stated focus on exclusive, long-term channel partnerships. The company is family-owned, with Heinz Gerhard Schade and Jessica Schade serving as co-Managing Directors/Co-CEOs and a separate VP Sales & Marketing Global overseeing non-American and non-European territories. The organization operates with a very lean team of approximately five employees and has no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or public market listing, making it a niche, founder-led specialty manufacturer rather than a venture-backed growth company.

Name

Andramed GmbH

Legal name

Andramed GmbH

Website

https://andramed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Andramed GmbH is a Reutlingen-based, family-owned German manufacturer of niche interventional medical devices — including the AndraStent Aortic CoCr stent, AndraBalloon PTA catheters, AndraValvulotome, and AndraSnare — sold globally through professional distributors to hospitals and clinics in pediatric cardiology, vascular surgery, and interventional radiology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interventional Cardiology & Vascular Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAHAFAE

Peripheral Vascular Intervention (PAD Stents, Balloons, Atherectomy)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Medical Devices & Diagnostics/Cardiovascular Devices (Stents, Valves, Rhythm Management)

SECONDARYHLAHAFAK

Vascular Access & Closure Devices (Sheaths, Guidewires, Closure Systems)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Medical Devices & Diagnostics/Cardiovascular Devices (Stents, Valves, Rhythm Management)

SECONDARYHLAKABAB

Interventional Cardiology (PCI/Structural Heart)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Cardiology & Vascular Medicine

Keywords

• Medical device manufacturing
• Interventional cardiology devices
• Balloon catheters
• Vascular surgery devices
• Stent delivery systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Reutlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Andramed generates revenue through the sale of proprietary medical devices including stents, balloon catheters, valvulotomes, and snare catheters. Products are sold to healthcare providers (hospitals, clinics) through a network of worldwide professional distributors. The company manufactures products in-house at their EN ISO 13485 certified facility in Germany.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Andramed GmbH designs, manufactures, and distributes a focused portfolio of single-use interventional medical devices for minimally invasive vascular and cardiac procedures. The product line consists of the balloon-expandable AndraStent Aortic for treating aortic coarctation, the AndraBalloon and Andra2Balloon PTA balloon catheters for peripheral and pulmonary angioplasty, the AndraValvulotome for in-situ valve disruption during in-situ vein bypass procedures, and the AndraSnare and AndraSnare Micro nitinol retrieval catheters for foreign body capture. All devices are CE-marked and produced under EN ISO 13485:2016 at the company's facility in Reutlingen, Germany, and are sold exclusively through independent professional distributors worldwide.

Product overview

Andramed GmbH is a specialized medical device manufacturer based in Reutlingen, Germany, producing a focused portfolio of niche cardiovascular and interventional devices. The product line centers on balloon-expandable stents and complementary delivery/access devices for treating aortic coarctation and vascular conditions. The core portfolio includes: the AndraStent Aortic (available in XL and XXL sizes) for aortic coarctation treatment; the AndraBalloon and Andra2Balloon as dedicated stent-delivery balloon catheters; the AndraValvulotome for cutting venous valves in lower extremities; and the AndraSnare and AndraSnare Micro for foreign body retrieval. Products are designed to work together as an integrated system - for example, AndraBalloon/Andra2Balloon are recommended delivery catheters for the AndraStent. The company operates EN ISO 13485 certified in-house production near Stuttgart, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AndraStent Aortic

Quantifiable outcome

• Coarctation of the Aorta affects 4-8% of congenital heart diseases with approximately 4 cases per 10,000 births

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Biotronik: Biotronik is a major German cardiovascular medical device company with broad portfolios in stents, balloon catheters, and interventional vascular products. Comparable as a same-region incumbent in the cardiovascular interventional space, though with much broader scope than Andramed's focused portfolio.
• B. Braun Melsungen: B. Braun is a large German medical device and pharmaceutical company with an interventional vascular portfolio including balloon catheters, guidewires, and access devices. Comparable as a fellow German manufacturer in interventional vascular devices, with overlapping but much broader product lines.
• Terumo: Terumo is a major Japanese medical device company with deep portfolios in interventional cardiology (stents, balloon catheters) and peripheral vascular access devices. Comparable to Andramed across its interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular product lines, with much greater scale.
• Cook Medical: Cook Medical is a large US-based privately held medical device company with a substantial peripheral vascular and interventional radiology portfolio. Overlaps with Andramed in peripheral PTA balloons, snares, and valvulotomes, but as part of a much broader product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Oscor: Oscor is a smaller US-based manufacturer of specialty cardiac and vascular devices, including steerable introducers and ablation products. Comparable as a small, focused interventional device manufacturer serving niche cardiovascular indications similar to Andramed.

Direct peers

• LeMaitre Vascular: LeMaitre Vascular is a US-based niche peripheral vascular and surgical device company selling valvulotomes, carotid shunts, and biologic patches. It directly competes with Andramed's AndraValvulotome line and shares the same niche, high-margin specialty medical device business model.
• JOTEC (Artivion/CryoLife): JOTEC was a German niche vascular device company focused on stent grafts and interventional vascular products, acquired by CryoLife (now Artivion). Highly comparable to Andramed as a German specialty vascular device maker with similar scale and channel model prior to acquisition.
• Penumbra: Penumbra is a US-based interventional device company specializing in vascular thrombectomy, embolization, and foreign body retrieval catheters. Directly comparable to Andramed's interventional radiology focus, particularly the AndraSnare foreign body retrieval product.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/andramed

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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