Welch Allyn, Inc. is an American manufacturer of
medical device
A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes. Significant potential for hazards are inherent when using a device for medical purposes and thus medical devices must be proved safe and effective with reasonable assura ...
s and patient monitoring systems. Headquartered in
Skaneateles Falls, New York, it was family-owned until it was acquired in 2015 by
Hillrom
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., doing business as Hillrom, is an American medical technology provider that is a subsidiary of Baxter International.
History
Hillrom is a wholly owned subsidiary of Baxter and was formally part of Hill-Rom Holdings, I ...
.
Hillrom was purchased by
Baxter International in 2021.
History
Welch Allyn was founded in 1915 in
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in Central New York, the city had a population of 26,866 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city of Cayuga County, th ...
by Dr. Francis Welch and inventor William Noah Allyn. The two formed a partnership and developed the first hand-held, direct-illuminating
ophthalmoscope
Ophthalmoscopy, also called funduscopy, is a test that allows a health professional to see inside the fundus of the eye and other structures using an ophthalmoscope (or funduscope). It is done as part of an eye examination and may be done as part ...
and convinced Allyn, a medical instruments salesman, to form a partnership.
The company moved to
Skaneateles Falls in 1953, where it is still headquartered today. In 2019, Welch Allyn was awarded a $100m contract to supply the United States military with patient monitoring supplies.
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Renovation of the Welch Allyn Corporate Headquarters
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Companies based in Onondaga County, New York
Manufacturing companies established in 1915
Medical technology companies of the United States
1915 establishments in New York (state)