Development, manufacturing and distribution of medical devices for laryngectomy and tracheostomy care.
Atos Medical AB
Malmö (HQ) · Hörby (Production) · Hamburg (Sales DE) · Nottingham · Bagneux · Barcelona · Amersfoort · Padua · Rotkreuz · New Berlin, WI · Oakville · Tokyo · São PauloNew on Amplifa
About Atos Medical
Atos Medical develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices for people with a neck stoma. The portfolio includes voice prostheses, heat-and-moisture exchangers (HME), adhesives, tracheostomy tubes, speaking valves and accessories for laryngectomy and tracheostomy care, in particular under the Provox, Freevent and Provox Life brands. The company was founded in 1986 in southern Sweden and operates its production site in Hörby, Sweden; group headquarters are located in Malmö. With around 1,200 employees, Atos Medical supplies more than 90 countries. In addition to product development, the business includes clinical research, training of healthcare professionals and patient programmes (Atos Care). Since 2022, Atos Medical has been part of Coloplast A/S and operates as the Business Unit Voice & Respiratory Care.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- Development and distribution of medical devices (voice prostheses, HMEs, stoma products), Atos Care patient programme (Best Start / Best Me), Customer service & Customer Care Calls, Home visits by clinical specialists, Patient training & online learning, Atos MyLife app, Provox Coming Home transition programme, Emergency card
- Materials
- Medical Polymers
- Founded
- 1986
- Employees
- approx. 1200
- Industries
- Medical technology, Laryngectomy care, Tracheostomy care, ENT / Otolaryngology, Voice rehabilitation
- 01
Development and design of the medical devices
- 02
Manufacturing at the Hörby site
- 03
Clinical research and validation
- 04
Distribution via country subsidiaries in more than 90 countries
- 05
Atos Care patient service (training, home visits, apps)
Materials and Processes
Medical Polymers
Medical plastics are used for voice prostheses, HMEs, adhesives and tubes; specific material specifications are not documented in the sources.
Locations
Malmö
SEGroup headquarters (Hyllie Boulevard 17)
Hörby
SEProduction site (Kraftgatan 8)
Hamburg
DESales Germany (Coloplast GmbH, Atos Medical)
New Berlin, WI
USAtos Medical Inc., Sales North America
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and distribution of medical devices (voice prostheses, HMEs, stoma products)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1986
Founded in southern Sweden by the brothers Gert and Jan-Ove Persson
- 1990
Launch of the first Provox voice prosthesis
- 2000
Start of international expansion with subsidiaries in Europe and the USA
- 2003
Introduction of Provox ActiValve with magnets
- 2009
Launch of the Provox Vega voice prosthesis
- 2010
Introduction of Provox XtraFlow and XtraMoist HMEs
- 2014
Launch of Provox FreeHands FlexiVoice and Provox StabiliBase
- 2016
Red Dot Award for Provox Coming Home
- 2017
Red Dot Product Design Award for Provox Luna
- 2018
Launch of the tracheostomy brand Freevent
- 2019
Release of the Atos MyLife app
- 2020
Introduction of Freevent XtraCare Mini (paediatric HME) and global launch of Provox Life
- 2021
Acquisition of TRACOE medical, Kapitex Healthcare and MC Europe; growth to approx. 1,200 employees
- 2021
Provox Life receives three Good Design Awards
- 2022
Launch of Laryngectomy.info (Website of the Year, Digital Communication Awards 2022)
- 2022
Acquisition by Coloplast A/S