Ambu (company)
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| Ambu A/S | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (OMX: AMBU B) |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Key people | N.E. Nielsen, Chairman K.E. Birk, President & CEO Anders Arvai, CFO |
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Products | Ambu bag,Auro Larynx masks, Sensor Electrodes, Neuroline Electrodes |
| Revenue |  715 million DKK (2006/2007) [1] |
| Employees | 1.216 (2008) |
| Website | www.ambu.com |
Ambu A/S (OMX: AMBU B), is a Danish company that develops, produces and markets diagnostic and life-supporting equipment and solutions to hospitals and rescue services.
Founded in Denmark in 1937 by engineer Dr. Holger Hesse, Ph.D. who had the ambition of building a business dedicated to product developments which would contribute to the saving of human lives.
The largest business areas are Respiratory Care, Cardiology and Neurology in which the most important products are ventilation products for artificial respiration and single-use electrodes for ECG tests and neurophysiological mappings.
[edit] The Ambu Bag
The first of these - a self-inflating resuscitator marketed under the name 'Ambu' - was launched in 1953. The resuscitator was considered to be a milestone in emergency medical technique and quickly became established internationally. The name Ambu did as well, and was subsequently chosen as the new company name. Today, Ambu resuscitators are in use all over the world in every emergency medical environment.
