SDP

What SDP does

SDP Inc. is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of sterile surgical consumables, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Operating from an FDA-registered, ISO 13485-certified facility, the company produces over 1,000 sterile surgical products for hospitals, surgical centers, and healthcare facilities across the United States and Canada. Its catalog spans the full breadth of OR consumables: gauze sponges and dressings, laparotomy sponges, neurological patties, orthopedic padding and bandages, burn dressings, surgical packing materials, ophthalmic eye spears, tracheostomy supplies, sterile medical tubing and Penrose drains, plus sterile lab consumables and surgical accessories such as safety pins, buttons, and suture bolsters. The company also offers custom-configured sterile packs and kits assembled to procedure-specific customer requirements.

SDP's differentiation rests on its manufacturing process rather than proprietary digital technology. All products are sterilized via gamma irradiation — avoiding chemical residues and the heat-driven shelf-life degradation associated with alternative methods — and packaged in DuPont Tyvek pouches, which the company cites as generating fewer airborne particulates on peel-open than paper pouches. Materials are locally sourced North American cotton, and the custom development workflow follows a three-phase approach (product definition, customer testing, and delivery with follow-up). The business is fundamentally a specialty medical device manufacturer with a sales motion driven by direct engagement with hospital procurement teams, supported by a bilingual (English/French) product catalog website, a LinkedIn company page, and phone-based contact.

The revenue model is straightforward hardware sales of consumable products with custom configuration options; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is independently owned — 100% Quebec-owned, with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, outside equity, or public listing — and has been operating for over 30 years. Distribution is direct to healthcare facilities, with no disclosed distributor or channel partner relationships. No digital products, APIs, software integrations, or AI/ML capabilities are present in the company's offering.

Name

SDP

Legal name

SDP Inc.

Website

https://sdpmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SDP Inc. is a Montreal-based, FDA-registered and ISO 13485-certified manufacturer of over 1,000 sterile surgical consumables — including gauze, dressings, sponges, tubing, and custom procedure kits — sold directly to hospitals and surgical centers across the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Manufacturing — Sterile Surgical Consumables

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical Device Packaging (Trays, Clamshells, Kits) (IMALAIAD)

Keywords

• Sterile surgical products
• Medical device manufacturing
• Custom sterile packs
• Operating room consumables
• Gamma irradiation sterilization

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sterile Surgical Products Sales: SDP generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of over 1000 sterile surgical products including operating room sponges, dressings, bandages, medical tubing, and custom sterile packs to the US and Canadian healthcare markets. Revenue is derived from product sales with customization options and custom kit composition as differentiators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SDP Inc. manufactures and supplies over 1,000 sterile surgical consumables — including operating room sponges, dressings, bandages, neurosurgical patties, orthopedic padding, medical tubing, Penrose drains, sterile specialty items, and lab consumables — to hospitals and surgical centers across the US and Canadian healthcare markets. All products are sterilized using gamma irradiation and packaged in DuPont Tyvek pouches at the company's ISO 13485-certified, FDA-registered Montreal facility. The company also offers a three-phase custom product development service and assembles custom-configured sterile packs and kits tailored to specific surgical procedures.

Product overview

SDP Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of specialized sterile surgical products for the US and Canadian healthcare markets. The company operates an FDA-registered facility and is ISO 13485 certified. Their product portfolio encompasses over 1000 sterile surgical consumables including: gauze sponges and dressings, laparotomy sponges, neurological patties and strips, orthopedic padding (felt, cotton wool, bandages, stockinette), burn care products, surgical packing materials (vaginal, nasal, wound), specialty sponges (tonsil, peanut, Kittner dissectors), ophthalmic eye spears, tracheostomy products, surgical tubing and connectors, Penrose drains, sterile bags and specimen containers, laboratory consumables (petri dishes, tubes, microscope slides), surgical accessories (safety pins, buttons, suture bolsters), and custom-configured sterile kits. The company differentiates through locally-sourced North American cotton products, gamma irradiation sterilization, and Tyvek packaging. Custom solutions include bespoke product dimensions, packaging quantities, and assembled sterile packs tailored to specific surgical procedures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sterile Surgical Consumables (Gauze Sponges, Dressings, Bandages, and Specialty Sponges) A broad catalog of over 1,000 sterile surgical consumables used by hospitals and surgical centers across operating room and procedural specialties. Each SKU is sterilized via gamma irradiation and packaged in DuPont Tyvek pouches at SDP's ISO 13485-certified, FDA-registered Montreal facility, with raw materials including locally sourced North American cotton.
• Custom Surgical Kits (Sterile Surgical Kits) Custom-configured sterile surgical kits assembled by combining selected catalog products into procedure-specific packs. Kits are built to customer specifications, supporting surgical workflows that require pre-assembled sterile consumable bundles.
• Sterile Medical Tubing and Drains Sterile medical tubing products including general medical tubing, latex rubber tubing, sterile connectors (5-in-1, SIMS, Y-connectors, irrigation nozzles), and radiopaque Penrose drains for surgical fluid drainage applications.
• Sterile Specialty Products A range of sterile specialty accessories used in surgical and clinical settings, including sterile bags, instrument covers, isolation bags, orthodontic and elastic bands, bite blocks, safety pins, surgical buttons, suture bolsters, cable ties, brushes, measuring tools, tourniquets, solution bowls, OR identification markers, and intubation/extubation drapes.
• Sterile Lab Consumables Sterile laboratory and ancillary consumables including petri dishes, tubes, microscope slides, sterile gloves, sterile masks, non-woven wipes, sterile aluminum foil for allograft procedures, filter papers, and JCAHO-compliant sterile labels, tags, and markers for OR identification.
• Custom Products and Custom Sterile Packs Service A custom product development and manufacturing service for healthcare customers requiring specialized sterile surgical products, custom sterile pack assemblies, or custom case quantities/packaging not available in the standard catalog. Delivered through a three-phase definition, development/testing, and delivery process.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cardinal Health: Massive medical products distributor and manufacturer with significant surgical and medical consumables portfolio; competes with SDP across virtually every product category while serving customers through integrated supply chain and GPO contracts.
• 3M Health Care: Diversified medical products manufacturer with surgical dressings, sterilization products, and infection prevention portfolio; competes with SDP across multiple product categories while operating at global scale.
• Henry Schein: Large distributor and manufacturer of medical and dental supplies serving office-based practitioners and surgical centers; overlaps with SDP's product offerings and serves overlapping customer segments across North America.
• Becton Dickinson (BD): Global medical technology company with extensive surgical and medical disposable products portfolio; competes with SDP's surgical consumables while operating at vastly larger scale with broader product depth.

Direct peers

• Medline Industries: Largest privately-held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies in North America, with extensive surgical consumables, gauze, dressings, and custom procedure pack offerings that directly compete with SDP's catalog across US and Canadian hospital customers.
• Mölnlycke Health Care: Global leader in single-use surgical consumables including gauze, dressings, and custom procedure packs (BARRIER, Mepilex brands); competes head-to-head with SDP in the OR consumables category with similar regulatory footprint.
• Keystone Industries: Mid-sized manufacturer of sterile medical and surgical supplies including dressings, sponges, and custom kits; comparable scale and product portfolio to SDP serving hospital and surgical center customers.
• TIDI Products: Manufacturer of single-use medical products for hospitals including protective equipment, surgical accessories, and OR consumables; directly comparable product range and customer base to SDP's surgical disposables portfolio.
• Dynarex Corporation: Manufacturer of disposable medical products including sterile gauze, dressings, surgical sponges, and protective equipment; directly comparable to SDP in product mix, customer base, and scale across North American healthcare facilities.

Emerging players

• Crosstex International: Specialty manufacturer of sterilization packaging, infection prevention, and disposable medical products with similar regulatory positioning to SDP; comparable in scale and product specialization in sterile consumables.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sdp-inc.

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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