Addressing the
Challenge of
Hospital-Acquired
Infections

Polaron Medical is building a diversified catalog of antimicrobial medical devices for global distribution, powered by patent-protected technology. No chemicals, no metals, no antibiotics.

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560k⁺

CAUTIs occur in U.S. hospitals every year

American Nurses Association, Accessed 06/14/2026

~75%

of hospital-acquired UTIs are linked directly to catheters

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Accessed 04/16/2026

$13,793

average cost per CAUTI episode — not reimbursed by CMS

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Accessed 06/14/2026

The Problem

CAUTIs are a clinical and financial crisis

Hospital-acquired infections represent one of the most prevalent, costly, and preventable threats in modern healthcare. Existing solutions are insufficient, and hospitals pay the price.

CMS Non-Reimbursement

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services does not reimburse hospitals for CAUTI-related treatment costs, making every infection a direct financial loss.

HACRP Penalties

Hospitals ranking in the bottom 25% for infection rates face a mandatory 1% reduction on all Medicare payments under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program. This translates to millions in penalties for large health systems.

Challenges with Existing Solutions

Current options may carry biocompatibility concerns, promote antibiotic resistance, and offer limited durability.

Our Mission

Built to address the challenge of hospital-acquired infections at scale.

Across the entire U.S. healthcare system, over 1 million HAIs occur annually. Hospitals face millions of dollars in non-reimbursable costs and penalties. Preventing HAIs is a top priority for CDC¹, and is the reason Polaron Medical exists. We integrate proprietary antimicrobial technology either directly into the structural materials of medical devices, or as a coating.

We are building a diversified catalog of antimicrobial medical devices for global distribution. We are starting with the Foley catheter, the single largest driver of CAUTIs.

¹ U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Accessed 06/14/2026.

Contact

Get in touch with the Polaron team

Whether you're a hospital system, distribution partner, investor, or clinical collaborator, we want to hear from you.

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Taylor

chris@polaronmedical.com

Commercial Inquiries

Eva Berkovich

eva@polaronmedical.com

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