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Industry
  
Medical equipment

Founded
  
1955

Website
  
www.physio-control.com

Parent organization
  
Stryker Corporation

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Key people
  
Brian Webster, Chairman, President and CEO

Products
  
Medical equipment for use in prehospital, hospital emergency and military settings in treatment of cardiac emergencies

Headquarters
  
Redmond, Washington, United States

Subsidiaries
  
Sansio, Inc., Jolife AB, HeartSine Technologies, Ltd.

Profiles

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Physio control team members


Physio-Control Corporation was founded in 1955 by Dr. Karl William Edmark as a manufacturer and distributor of emergency defibrillation and automated CPR equipment.

Contents

Inside the physio control sound lab


History

  • 1955 - Founded by Karl William Edmark
  • 1980 - Acquired by Eli Lilly and Company
  • 1994 - Acquired by Bain Capital
  • 1998 - Acquired by Medtronic for $538 million
  • 2006 - Medtronic announces Physio-Control's spin-off
  • 2011 - Company taken private in 2011 via a $487 million acquisition by Bain Capital
  • 2016 – Stryker announces agreement to acquire Physio-Control International, Inc. for $1.28 Billion

    • Products

    The company's products are primarily for the emergency treatment of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Events. The LIFEPAK line of defibrillators includes both advanced units for ACLS trained personnel, as well as Automated External Defibrilators (AEDs) for use by First Responders and the general public. Additionally, the company produces an automated chest compression system called the LUCAS 2. While this system may be used in the field, it has also been used in the hospital setting to prolong human life while surgical or other procedures are accomplished.

    References

    Physio-Control Wikipedia
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