Ambu's History
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In 1937, an engineer named Dr Holger Hesse founded the company Testa-Laboratorium in Denmark. Two years earlier, Dr Hesse had fled from Germany due to the Nazi persecution of Jewish people. Unable to find work, Testa Laboratorium had been founded on Dr Hesse's development of unique blood testing products.
In 1953, a mutual friend introduced Dr Hesse to Henning Ruben, an anaesthetist anaesthetistwho had an undying enthusiasm for new ideas and new products. Dr Hesse and Dr Ruben became close friends and together in 1953 developed the world’s first ambulant suction pump.
From the Ambu suction pump came the idea to develop a manual resuscitation device made from a self-inflating bag (the original model was constructed in 1956 using bicycle spokes!). This manual resuscitator or "Ambu Bag" was a revolution in immediate life care in terms of both cleanliness and effectiveness. Soon, the manual resuscitator became the worldwide tool of choice for emergency oxygen delivery and resuscitation.
To aid in the training of using a manual resuscitator, Testa- Laboratorium began manufacturing training manikins (the original model was called the "Phantom"; now more pleasantly known as "Ambu Man"). By the 1960s, the training manikins had evolved to allow for the training of cardiac massage as well as airway management.
The success of the Ambu product range and the high recognition of the Ambu brand name meant that in 1986 Testa Laboratorium changed its name to Ambu International.
Medicotest
In 2001, Ambu acquired Medicotest, a leading electrode company. Medicotest was founded by engineer Jan Rasmussen with the aim of developing and producing disposable ECG electrodes that would provide the most reliable transmission of low voltage signals between the human body and an amplifier. The result was the unique off-set design electrode, which still characterises Ambu Blue Sensor electrodes today.
True to the entrepeneurial spirit, Jan Rasmussen’s product development activities took place on his dining room table for a couple of years until he moved them to a 100m2 cellar. During this period, designs and ideas were tested in many hospitals under various conditions, in particular, the University Hospital of Copenhagen with whom a close relationship still exists.
Today
Today, the company is simply known as Ambu, with over 1600 employees worldwide. The company manufactures innovative solutions for acute care, critical care and preventive care. Dr Hesse's mission to transform his family company into a modern, international company has indeed succeeded without ever undermining the basic principals of innovation, functionality and high quality. |
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