Fisher & Paykel

A leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a range of innovative healthcare devices which incorporate unique features to improve patient care.

Fisher & Paykel entered the respiratory care market in 1971 with the development of a unique respiratory humidifier system for use in critical care. F & P now offer a broad range of products and systems for use in respiratory care, the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, neonatal care and operating rooms.

A RECORD OF GROWTH:
Their people, clinical research, leading technologies and expanding markets have driven growth with a focus on increasing shareholder value.

INTERNATIONAL REACH:
Fisher & Paykel headquarters, research and development and manufacturing facilities are based in New Zealand and we have sales and marketing operations in the USA, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Ireland, India, Japan, China, and Australia.

In addition products are sold via distributors and OEM partners in more than 90 countries worldwide, supported by a team of regional sales managers.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
They believe that product development and clinical research are critical to our success. Approximately 20% of our New Zealand based workforce is engaged in clinical research and product and process development.

LEADING PRODUCTS:
They operate principally in the growing respiratory, sleep disordered breathing, critical care and operating room markets. Our products currently include:

Respiratory humidifiers, breathing circuits and accessories.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) treatment: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) flow generators, CPAP humidifiers, chambers, masks and accessories.
Radiant warmers, infant resuscitators and accessories
In NZ and Australia complementary agency products which include Medela infant care products.

RESPIRATORY HUMIDIFIERS:

Fisher & Paykel offer a broad range of heated humidification products and systems for use during the treatment of respiratory conditions by ventilation or oxygen therapy. Their products include respiratory humidifiers, single-use and reusable chambers and breathing circuits and accessories.

Incorporating patented and other proprietary technologies, our products are designed to overcome many of the challenges of effectively creating, controlling and delivering gases to a patient's airway at close to physiologically normal levels of temperature and humidity.

Their products incorporate technologies designed to reduce the level of required caregiver intervention in the humidification process, and we believe may decrease the risk of infection, improve patient recovery rates and reduce patient care costs.

OSA CPAP DEVICES:

Fisher & Paykel offer continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, therapy products and systems for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder which disrupts a person's breathing during sleep.

Products include integrated flow generator-humidifiers, heated humidifiers for use with flow generators produced by other manufacturers, chambers, masks and other accessories. The humidifier products utilize core expertise in heated humidification and are designed to alleviate the side effects often associated with CPAP therapy.

Fisher & Paykel believe that their products improve patient comfort and acceptance of CPAP therapy, contributing to an increase in its overall effectiveness.

The sleep disordered breathing market is growing rapidly. It is estimated that at least 12 million people in the USA, and many millions more worldwide, suffer from obstructive sleep apnea.

Information obtained from Fisher & Paykel website

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