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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Medical devices |
Founded | 1915 |
Headquarters | Skaneateles Falls, New York, U.S. |
Parent | Hillrom |
Welch Allyn, Inc. is an American manufacturer of medical devices and patient monitoring systems. Headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, New York, it was family-owned until it was acquired in 2015 by Hillrom. [1] [2] Hillrom was purchased by Baxter International in 2021. [3]
Welch Allyn was founded in 1915 in Auburn, New York by Dr. Francis Welch and inventor William Noah Allyn. The two formed a partnership and developed the first hand-held, direct-illuminating ophthalmoscope and convinced Allyn, a medical instruments salesman, to form a partnership. [3] The company moved to Skaneateles Falls in 1953, where it is still headquartered today. [4] In 2019, Welch Allyn was awarded a $100m contract to supply the United States military with patient monitoring supplies. [5]