Syringes, IV cannulae, catheters, sutures, gloves, lab plasticware and medical gases - used up with every patient.
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Healthium Medtech
Unlisted maker of sutures, staplers and surgical consumables, owned by KKR
Strengths
Leading Indian supplier of surgical sutures and wound closure products
Risks
Unlisted; competes with Johnson & Johnson (Ethicon) and Medtronic
Background
Bengaluru; KKR bought it from Apax in 2024
Compiled from public reporting — not exchange-listed.
Where it fits
Supplies the single-use items and gases consumed in every admission, procedure and test: syringes and needles, IV and dialysis sets, catheters, sutures and staplers, lab plasticware, and medical oxygen piped into wards and ICUs.
Why it matters
Consumables grow with patient volumes, not with capex cycles, so they are the steadiest part of medtech. India is a large exporter of basic disposables, and hospital consolidation favours suppliers with quality approvals and reliable delivery.
Where the value pool sits
Mid-teens to mid-20s EBITDA margins for scaled makers of cannulae, sutures and syringes; commodity items (gloves, basic syringes) are price-competitive with China and Malaysia. Medical oxygen is a small but critical slice of the industrial-gas business.
Key drivers
Rising admissions, surgeries and dialysis sessions