Boehringer Laboratories, LLC. is a
family owned American medical technology
Health technology is defined by the World Health Organization as the "application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures, and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of liv ...
company with headquarters in
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Phoenixville is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia at the junction of French Creek (Schuylkill River tributary), French Creek an ...
. Boehringer has introduced innovations in respiratory therapy and minimally invasive surgery, earning US and foreign patents.
Market segments
Boehringer operates in 5 market segments:
* Anesthesia Products
* Suction Controls
* Minimally Invasive Surgery
* Respiratory Therapy
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Autotransfusion
Autotransfusion is a process wherein a person receives their own blood for a Blood transfusion, transfusion, instead of blood bank, banked allogenic (separate-Blood donor, donor) blood. There are two main kinds of autotransfusion: Blood can be Aut ...
History
Boehringer is a FDA-registered medical device company located in Phoenixville, PA founded by Jack Boehringer in 1972. The company initially released a line of anesthesia and respiratory care instruments, followed by suction regulators and autologous blood transfusion products. In 2007 Boehringer introduced the Engenex product line, entering the
negative pressure wound therapy
Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), is a therapeutic technique using a suction pump, tubing, and a dressing to remove excess wound exudate and to promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and ...
market. In 2010 Boehringer moved from
Norristown, PA to
Phoenixville, PA. In 2013 Boehringer received clearance for ViSiGi 3D gastric sizing tube for single patient use. This is the first FDA-approved calibration system intended for sleeve gastrectomy. The world's first and only 4-mode suction regulator was introduced in 2015.
Boehringer spirometers were selected by the American Medical Research Expedition to Everest. They were used on the expedition to measure the effects of altitude on respiratory function.
The spirometers have been used to measure control of ventilation related to high-altitude pulmonary edema,
to determine the efficacy of pharmaceutical treatments for acute mountain sickness,
and to determine the efficacy of mechanical treatments for mountain sickness.
Boehringer spirometers have also been used in hospital studies, typically related to anesthesia and patient monitoring.
Boehringer Inspiratory Force Meters with memory have been used in predicting the efficacy of neonate extubation
and identifying the number of maneuvers required to accurately measure maximal inspiratory mouth pressure in patients with chronic airflow obstruction.
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External links
Boehringer Home Page
American companies established in 1972
Companies based in Chester County, Pennsylvania
1972 establishments in Pennsylvania
Privately held companies based in Pennsylvania