Welch Allyn, Inc. is an American manufacturer of

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s and patient monitoring systems. Headquartered in

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, it was family-owned until it was acquired in 2015 by

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. Hillrom was purchased by

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in 2021.

History

Welch Allyn was founded in 1915 in

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by Dr. Francis Welch and inventor William Noah Allyn. The two formed a partnership and developed the first hand-held, direct-illuminating

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and convinced Allyn, a medical instruments salesman, to form a partnership. The company moved to

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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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