GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has acquired VersaMed, a provider of portable critical care ventilators for respiratory care based in Pearl River, NY.
VersaMed's flagship product is iVent201, a ventilator designed to be compact and portable for use in hospitals for acute and subacute care, in emergency transport, and in the home. iVent201 has already been selected by a number of governmental and healthcare organizations as a part of their pandemic and other emergency preparedness plans, GE said.
VersaMed will be integrated with GE's Clinical Systems business, the company said.
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