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Physio-Control Corporation was founded in 1955 by Dr. Karl William Edmark as a pioneering company in the field of portable defibrillation. Physio-Control manufactures emergency
defibrillation Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach). A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current (often called a ''cou ...
and automated
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore sponta ...
equipment. The company was most recently acquired in 2016 by Stryker Corporation and is now part of Stryker's Emergency Care division.


History

* 1955 - Founded by Karl William Edmark * 1980 - Acquired by
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* 1994 - Acquired by Bain Capital * 1998 - Acquired by
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for $538 million * 2006 - Medtronic announces Physio-Control's
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* 2011 - Company taken private in 2011 via a $487 million acquisition by Bain Capital * 2016 – Stryker Corporation announces agreement to acquire Physio-Control International, Inc. for $1.28 Billion


Products

The company's products are primarily for the emergency treatment of sudden cardiac arrest events. The
Lifepak Lifepak (stylized LIFEPAK) is a series of vital signs monitors and external cardiac defibrillators produced by medical technology company Physio-Control. In 2020 the company recalled some of its defibrillators after it learned they might fail in ...
line of defibrillators includes both advanced units for advanced cardiac life support trained personnel, and
automated external defibrillators An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, and is able to treat them thro ...
for use by first responders and the general public. Additionally, the company distributes an automated chest compression system called the LUCAS 3. While this system may be used in the field, it has also been used in the hospital setting to prolong human life while surgical or other procedures are accomplished. Physio also produces a CPR coaching device called the TrueCPR coaching device.


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