Founded in 1976, Respironics is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of medical products and solutions for the sleep disorder and respiratory disease markets. The company s products are used primarily in homes and hospitals, as well as emergency medical settings and alternative care facilities. Its homecare products include sleep apnea products, respiratory devices, invasive portable volume ventilation products and home oxygen products. The company s hospital products include therapeutic devices that assist or control a patient s ventilation, cardio-respiratory monitoring and traditional respiratory drug delivery products. In addition, the company offers respiratory drug delivery products and infant management and developmental care products. The company markets its products to home medical equipment service providers and hospital distributors through an international sales organization. Respironics maintains its corporate headquarters in Murrysville, Pa.