Steve Mencanin
Founder, President & CEO
Direct Components Inc. · Advanced bio-mechanical solutions
Engineered for the moments that matter.
Hemorrhage control. Target acquisition. Portable power. Survival systems. Direct Components designs and manufactures modular, multi-functional products that are lighter, smaller and faster in action, for every environment our customers work in.
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Who we are
One company. Every environment. Products that save time, minimize the risk of injury and improve human performance.
Direct Components Inc. builds products with enhanced capability that create value across a multitude of environments, from the battlefield and the trauma bay to the backcountry and orbit.
Our model is driven by modular multi-functionality, reduced weight, a reduced physical footprint and flexibility, while delivering greater speed in action. From concept to creation, we design for operational efficiency.
Our storyThe lineup
Four flagships. One standard.
Target acquisition, survival, portable power and hemorrhage control, each built to be lighter, smaller and faster in action.
01 · Target acquisition
Chimera® multi-function diode.
Multiple wavelengths for target acquisition from a single source diode. One diode serves the rifle, the handgun and the drone: UV, red and IR out of one lens, in the smallest footprint available.
Firearms158A
Drones158 V
UV · Red · IRone diode
02 · SERE
The SERE tool.
A modular system of integrated tools that act in combination as a force multiplier, so critical tools are ready for extreme and unforeseen situations.
Modularsystem
Integratedtools
Forcemultiplier
Modular attachment
SERE flagship · The ultimate survival tool
The S-DA 750 battle axe.
SERE Direct Action (S-DA) 750 · Expeditionary Modular Multipurpose Battle Axe
Hybrid transformational technology for cross-contingency operations: the centerpiece modular attachment of the multi-function SERE system, built on instinctive, common-sense physics as a cognitive upgrade to dexterity.
- Modular multi-functionality
- Spread load
- Reduced weight
- Reduced footprint
- Situational flexibility
- Speed in action
03 · Survival
The Ultimate Survival Tool.
The SERE OM27-S: a fifth-generation modular multi-purpose tool for urban, subterranean, maritime and austere operations, with over 100 applications in a 12″ × 26″ × 2″ package.
100+applications
4domains
5thgeneration
04 · Portable power
HydraGrid Power Canteen.
TEG-module energy generation: thermoelectric generator modules turn any heated liquid into up to 10 watts of power, wherever the mission goes.
10 Wpower
TEGmodules
Anyheated liquid
Full lineup
Everything Direct Components builds.
18 products across target acquisition, survival, portable power, hemorrhage control, consumer skin care and space.
Target acquisition & survival
Target acquisitionChimera® Multi-Function Diode
Multiple wavelengths for target acquisition from a single source diode, for firearms and drones.
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ChimeraChimera 158A
UV, red and IR from one diode and one lens, interchangeable between rifle and handgun.
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ChimeraChimera 158D Mini
The 158D Mini member of the Chimera family.
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ChimeraChimera 158 V
Chimera for drone and UAV platforms: illumination, marking, range-finding and counter-UAV dazzling.
ViewForce multiplierSERE Multi-Purpose Tool
A modular system of integrated tools that work in combination as a force multiplier.
ViewOM27-SThe Ultimate Survival Tool
One tool, every domain: over 100 applications in a 12″ × 26″ × 2″ package.
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BrandSERE Survival
Innovation in human performance and tactical readiness for first responders and military operators.
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KitsSERE OM27S Series Kits
Modular kits with 75% less volume and 60% less weight than legacy kits.
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Hemorrhage control · Samaritan
SamaritanSamaritan™ Hemorrhage Control System
A rapidly curing composition that stops bleeding, seals wounds and stabilizes injuries for further care.
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Tactical medicalCombat Care
The SAMARITAN™ Tactical Hemorrhage Control System for trauma kits and tactical med bags.
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SamaritanSam-Seal
A Samaritan-based sealing product. White paper available.
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ViruLite + SamaritanViruLite CS with GeniCure
The FDA-cleared ViruLite CS light device, paired with Samaritan™ protection: light, seal, heal.
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AvailableGorilla Skin
Tough, form-fitting wound and skin protection for hard-working professionals.
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AvailableInk Rescue™
Tattoo protection and healing support from the Samaritan line.
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<2 minDesigned set time to a protective seal (design target, bench testing)
Featured brand · Hemorrhage control
Samaritan. One polymer, placed where the injury is.
Two components meet in a mixing tip and leave it as a liquid that moves into irregular spaces, then sets into a flexible, tissue-like seal designed to come away in one piece.
- FlowFills deep and irregular wound geometry instead of sitting on the surface.
- SetSets in place even in the presence of blood or water, without heat, off-gassing or expansion.
- SealForms a conformant, flexible barrier that moves with the body.
- Lift outAdheres without chemically bonding to tissue, so it is designed to come away in one piece.
Samaritan is not FDA cleared or approved. It is paired with the ViruLite CS light device, a fully FDA-cleared medical device. Figures are design targets and bench results, not clinical claims.
Samaritan · On film
Watch it seal.
Four of eleven Samaritan demonstrations. See the full library →
Seal and lift-out on an open wound
Samaritan trauma gel is placed over an open, bleeding wound, sets in place, then lifts away in sections and in one piece.
On-screen captions are from the original footage.Applicator walkthrough
A run-through of the pre-loaded applicator: lock the plunger, twist to open, dispense the polymer, then peel the cured seal away.
Sealing around an IV site
Gloved hands apply Samaritan around a peripheral IV line and secure it without tape.
Sealing protective equipment in clinic
A physician assistant uses clear Samaritan to seal the edges of a face mask to the skin, builds a mask from sterile cloth, and shows how it comes away.
Narrated by the clinician.Samaritan is not FDA cleared or approved. It is paired with the ViruLite CS light device, a fully FDA-cleared medical device. Demonstrations show areas of development and research, not approved uses. Captions describe what each clip shows.
Practice areas
Where our work is applied.
Each area moves at its own pace and on its own evidence. Labels show where each one stands today.
01Samaritan
Medical & life sciences
Wound care, bleeding control, vascular-access sites and dermatology, developed with clinical partners and held to an evidence-first standard.
02Combat Care · Chimera · SERE
Defense & first response
Field-ready medical formats for medics, rescue teams and first responders, plus the Chimera® laser platform and SERE Survival modular tools and kits.
03HydraGrid
Energy
Modular, off-grid power: HydraGrid energy nodes that link into a load-sharing mesh, and the HydraGrid Power Canteen.
04Gorilla Skin · Ink Rescue · GeniCure
Consumer & skin care
Protective skin products for working professionals and tattoo aftercare, and light-therapy skin recovery paired with Samaritan. Available now.
05Off Planet
Space & extreme environments
Sealed-cabin and remote settings where a material designed not to off-gas or generate heat becomes an advantage.
06IP portfolio
Research & licensing
Spine and orthopedic research, tissue-regeneration concepts and licensing of the patent estate to qualified partners.
Intellectual property
A patent estate held by the parent.
Direct Components Inc. holds every patent and application behind Samaritan, from composition and wound-care methods to delivery hardware and spinal research.
1998Founded in Southern California
5+Issued U.S. patents held by Direct Components
12Samaritan development lanes
2043Latest adjusted expiry in the portfolio (spine)
US 9,511,034 B1Method for applying a skin treatmentSkin treatmentIssued
US 11,389,561 B2Methods for applying a skin treatment (CIP)Skin treatmentIssued
US 10,660,985 B2Kits, compositions and methods for wound treatment and managementWound treatmentIssued
US 11,344,651 B2Kits, compositions and methods for wound treatment and management (CIP)Wound treatmentIssued
Leadership
The people behind the platform.
Engineering, clinical, IP and field experience in one team.
Shien-Lin Sun Pryor, PA
Dermatology & Aesthetic Medicine
Adel Nobel Hansen, MD
Chief Medical Advisor
Martin Fessenmaier, PhD
Senior Patent Agent · IP Strategy
News
Latest from Direct Components.
A new home for Direct Components and Samaritan
Our new site brings the company, its intellectual property and the Samaritan platform together in one place for partners, clinicians and investors.
ReadHow Samaritan works: a polymer that sets where it is placed
Two components, one static mixer and a seal that conforms to the wound and comes away in one piece.
ReadOur approach to evidence
Every number we publish will come with its method and source. Here is how we are building the Samaritan evidence base.
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