Tag: Sunrise Medical

A core aim of pediatrics has always been to provide equipment that “grows” along with patients, and that mission has become more important than ever due to the reimbursement climate, experts say.  Ian Hendry, Leckey sales director at Fresno, Calif.-based Sunrise Medical, explains that pediatric equipment has always been required to grow with the child for funding and insurance purposes. Due to the relatively small nature of the pediatric market, R&D investments often follow well-established...

MALSCH, Germany – Private equity investor Nordic Capital has entered into an agreement to sell Sunrise Medical to Platinum Equity.  Nordic Capital says following its acquisition of Sunrise Medical in 2015, the company’s revenue has almost doubled from EUR 364 million to EUR 636 million in fiscal year 2022-23 and its profitability has improved. The company’s number of employees has grown from 2,000 to more than 2,800 worldwide.  “Nordic Capital's deep sector...

ResMed has launched the AirFit F40, an ultra-compact, full-face mask, in the United States. The mask is ideal for people who sleep on their side, are claustrophobic, and want the stability and seal of a universal fit mask in a minimalist design. In a ResMed clinical study, 88% of patients rated AirFit F40's mask cushion as soft and comfortable and 100% found AirFit F40 easy to use. "Most users prefer smaller and more streamlined masks, but traditional under-the-nose full-face masks can be...

Responsive Respiratory has added a new oxygen analyzer to its portfolio of high-pressure respiratory oxygen products. Designed to test key performance functions of supplemental oxygen systems, the O2 Checker is a must-have diagnostic and validation tool for use with most home oxygen equipment on the market today, including portable oxygen concentrators, pneumatic oxygen conserving devices, stationary concentrators and oxygen regulators up to 15 LPM flow rates, the company says. The analyzer measures...

FRESNO, Calif. – Sunrise Medical has acquired Ride Designs, significantly expanding the company’s custom seating offerings, clinical expertise and service capabilities.   Denver-based Ride Designs, which was founded in 1998 by Tom Hetzel and Joe Bieganek, has built a name for itself for designing and delivering highly specialized seating systems for wheelchairs using the most up-to-date technologies, including 3D printing.  “By joining forces with Ride Designs,...

FRESNO, Calif. – Sunrise Medical has acquired Ride Designs, significantly expanding the company’s custom seating offerings, clinical expertise and service capabilities.   Denver-based Ride Designs, which was founded in 1998 by Tom Hetzel and Joe Bieganek, has built a name for itself for designing and delivering highly specialized seating systems for wheelchairs using the most up-to-date technologies, including 3D printing.  “By joining forces with Ride Designs,...

FRESNO, Calif., and NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As part of a new agreement Sunrise Medical will offer patients within Veterans Affairs the option to install LUCI’s safety technology system on its QUICKIE power wheelchairs straight from the factory. It’s the first agreement of its kind for LUCI, which launched in 2020 and which announced its compatibility with the QUICKIE line of wheelchairs in July 2021, after more than a year of collaboration between the two companies. “We’re...

FRESNO, Calif. – Sunrise Medical has acquired two European companies, The Helping Hand Company and Now Tech, as part of its strategic growth plans.  "We are very excited to welcome The Helping Hand Company and Now Tech into the Sunrise Medical family,” said Thomas Babacan, president and CEO of Sunrise Medical group. “Continuously improving our global operation excellence and striving for great, breakthrough innovations has always been the center of our strategy. Both acquisitions...

FRESNO, Calif. – RGK, a range of advanced, made-to-measure manual wheelchairs, is now available through Sunrise Medical North America. RGK, which Sunrise Medical acquired in 2015, has more than 30 world champion ambassadors globally. “I don’t compromise my manual mobility, why would I expect others to?” said Josh Anderson, vice president of business development and a RGK rider. “Good is not good enough. We are committed to making a better product than we are obligated...

Pediatrics can be viewed as a complex puzzle consisting of disparate pieces that must fit together to furnish the comprehensive care each patient needs. HME providers serving this market are tasked with finding the funding, care coordination, clinical resources and medical equipment designed for growing bodies.  It’s a major challenge that brings major rewards, says Amy Morgan, principal product manager at Lebanon, Tenn.-based Permobil.  “The reality of serving as a CRT...