Aesculap AG
Tuttlingen surgical instrument and sterile-container OEM, B. Braun subsidiary.
Aesculap AG, a B. Braun subsidiary based in Tuttlingen, produces an extensive range of surgical instruments, power tools, sterile container systems and implants. With roots dating to 1867, it employs over 4,500 people and supplies operating-room equipment to hospital systems and wholesale distributors worldwide.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Tuttlingen, Germany
- Founded
- 1867
- Website
- aesculap.com
- Categories
- Medical & Healthcare Supplies
- Markets
- Germany, United States, France, United Kingdom, Japan
Verified facts
- registered-manufacturer (green), checked 2026-08-21 ALIMS (Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia), register of medical-device manufacturers
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-02 Domain registry record
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-15 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-15 OpenSanctions
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- market-access-eu (green), checked 2026-08-22 TRACES NT, European Commission register of approved establishments (DG SANTE)
- registry-active-global (green), checked 2026-08-17 Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur)
- registered-since (green), checked 2014-06-30 Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur)
- vat-valid (green), checked 2026-08-13 VIES (European Commission)
Profiles
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 13485, Medical Devices Quality IAF CertSearch
- CE Marking EU NANDO (notified bodies)
Import rules for these goods
- Medical devices sold in the EU must carry CE marking under the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745, with a conformity assessment matched to the device risk class. European Commission (MDR)
- For the US market, the maker must have an FDA device establishment registration and product listing; most instruments also need 510(k) premarket clearance. US FDA (devices)