Your Neuro-Patty supply chain — unbroken through Q3 & beyond.
In the wake of the 2025 Cottonoid / Neuro patty shortage, Sterile Mate has secured an authorized-distributor relationship with American Surgical Company. Starting Q3 2026, we're positioned to be your prime supplier — manufacturer-direct, non-GPO, with reserved allotment for the hospitals that forecast with us today.
Hospitals canceled cases. We answered the phone.
When the national Cottonoid / Neuro patty shortage hit OR schedules in 2025, prime distributors quietly diverted product to the highest bidder. Surgical teams scrambled. Some hospitals lost days of neurosurgery capacity.
Sterile Mate ran an emergency sourcing desk across the country — pulling allotments from secondary channels, manufacturer rejects, and direct mill relationships — to keep patient care on schedule for the hospitals that called us.
During the shortage we…
- Routed 100+ neuro-patty RFQs in 90 days
- Maintained 1-day quote response time when primes ran 5-7 days
- Sourced 14 hospitals through their Q2 capacity gap
- Held line pricing instead of riding the spot-market spike
The path to Authorized Distributor
What Sterile Mate has done
Identified the shortage early
Flagged the national Cottonoid backorder while many distributors were still routing it to the gray market.
Stood up an emergency sourcing desk
Routed 100+ neuro-patty RFQs across the country, secured spot allotments for partner hospitals during peak constraint.
Direct relationship secured
Negotiated authorized-distributor terms with American Surgical Company — non-GPO, manufacturer-direct pricing.
First allotment scheduling
Onboarding hospital forecasts now to reserve Q3 / Q4 2026 production capacity.
We keep sourcing until your first allotment ships.
Between today and your Q3 allotment delivery, Sterile Mate will continue actively sourcing American Surgical product through every channel available — so your OR doesn't lose a single case. The moment your reserved allotment arrives, we transition you to manufacturer-direct pricing with the predictable supply your team deserves.
What we need from you
- 1. Your Q3 + Q4 2026 forecast (SKUs & quantities)
- 2. Ship-to facility info
- 3. 10 minutes to confirm pricing
We reserve allotment on a first-come basis once American Surgical confirms production scheduling.
Most-requested SKUs
Representative pricing — 2026 list
Hospital pricing shown for budgeting; final pricing confirmed at PO. Full catalog >200 SKUs.
| SKU | Product line | Size | 2026 Price ($/box) | Pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60-02High demand | Cottonoid Neuro Patties (Type 60) | ¼ x ¼ | $421.04 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 60-08High demand | Cottonoid Neuro Patties (Type 60) | ½ x 1½ | $212.41 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 60-13 | Cottonoid Neuro Patties (Type 60) | 1 x 3 | $212.41 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 60-15 | Cottonoid Neuro Patties (Type 60) | 3 x 3 | $421.04 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 61-04High demand | Cottonoid Strips w/ String (Type 61) | 1 x 6 | $198.17 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 61-04S | Cottonoid Strips Strung (Type 61S) | 1 x 6 Strung | $237.30 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 67-08 | Premium Cottonoid (Type 67) | ½ x 1½ | $338.52 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 67-09 | Premium Cottonoid (Type 67) | ½ x 3 | $338.52 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 63-08High demand | X-Ray Detectable Patties (Type 63) | ½ x 2 | $447.89 | 20 pouches × 10 |
| 80-09 | Cottonoid Pledgets (Type 80) | ½ x 3 | $450.30 | 20 pouches × 10 |
Reserve your allotment
Submit your Q3 / Q4 2026 forecast
Give us your expected volume by SKU. We'll lock in your hospital pricing and reserve manufacturer capacity. No commitment until you approve the final allotment.