Itamar Medical is a multinational company focused on the development, manufacturing and sales of medical devices related to respiratory sleep disorders. The company is
headquartered
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in
Caesarea, Israel
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and is owned by ZOLL Medical Corporation. The company is a medical device company providing continuum of care in the area of
sleep disorder
A sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of an individual's sleep patterns. Some sleep disorders are severe enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, social and emotional functioning. Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests ...
based on its WatchPAT
diagnostic
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devices and early diagnosis of
Atherosclerosis
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.
Company overview
Itamar Medical was founded in 1997 as a developer of devices for assessing vascular defects. Its early products included technology for early detection of heart disease (EndoPAT) and detection of sleep disorders (WatchPAT).
The company is named after Itamar Yaron (one of the founders' brothers), who was killed in
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by E ...
when trying to rescue an injured soldier and was later awarded with a Medal of Courage. Itamar's headquarter is located in Caesarea, Israel and has offices in the US, Japan and the Netherlands.
In 2007, the company went public on the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
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and the on the
Nasdaq. In 2011, the company made its first step on the Indian market.
In 2012, the company's WatchPAT started being distributed in Russia by Medical Diagnostic Methods.
In 2020, the company raised $40 million on the
NASDAQ and won the SleepTech award for 2020.
In 2021, the company was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation and its stock delisted.
Company's devices
* WatchPAT (
FDA approval
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)
* EndoPAT (
FDA approval
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)
* Sleep Apnea
References
External links
* {{official, https://www.itamar-medical.com/
Companies of Israel
Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
Companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Israeli companies established in 1997
Sleep disorders
2021 mergers and acquisitions