Owens & Minor Expands Operating Room Offerings

Owens & Minor has launched Armor-Flex Sterilization Wrap, the newest addition to its Halyard product portfolio. Developed in-house and made in America by Owens & Minor, Armor-Flex is stronger, more flexible and more bacteria-resistant than traditional heavyweight sterilization wraps, helping to deliver greater strength, flexibility and bacterial resistance without adding weight.

Maintaining a sterile operating room environment is critical to infection prevention and patient outcomes and can be affected by events that happen long before a surgical procedure begins.^1,2 Surgical instruments must remain sterile from the point of sterilization to the operating table, making the sterile wrap that protects them during transfer a vital barrier against contamination. Although many heavyweight wraps rely on bulk for protection, the additional weight can also make them more difficult to work with, slower to dry and more prone to incidents that may impact sterility. Armor-Flex takes a different approach, using patent-pending Assure-Dry moisture management technology and proprietary manufacturing techniques to support clinicians while offering better protection for the patient.

“For Owens & Minor, being a good healthcare partner means developing unique solutions that address the real-world needs of the clinicians and better support their ability to provide patient care,” says Dirk Benson, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Owens & Minor. “With Armor-Flex, we’ve gone further by engineering an innovative product that delivers not just what our customers need, but what they want: a heavyweight sterilization wrap that doesn’t compromise on safety, performance or ease of use.”

Armor-Flex builds on nearly 50 years of operating room innovation, starting with the introduction of the first SMS single-use sterilization wrap in 1978. Developed in-house by Owens & Minor using patent-pending technology and manufacturing processes, ARMOR-FLEX* is made in America in Lexington, N.C. To learn more about ARMOR-FLEX* and the Halyard product portfolio, please visit HalyardHealth.com/ARMOR-FLEX*.

On December 31, 2025, Owens & Minor announced that its medical distribution, products and technology services business, formerly referred to as Products & Healthcare Services (P&HS), is now part of the Platinum Equity portfolio. The company continues to operate as a private standalone company under the Owens & Minor name, carrying on the legacy of excellence and service the company has long been known for.