Löwenstein Medical SE & Co. KG

About Löwenstein Medical

Löwenstein Medical SE & Co. KG is a German family-owned company based in Bad Ems that has been developing, manufacturing, and distributing medical technology in the field of respiratory and breathing therapy since 1986. The product spectrum includes ventilation devices for anesthesia (LEON), intensive and non-clinical ventilation (elisa, LUISA), neonatology (LEONI), phototherapy, sleep diagnostics (Samoa), sleep respiratory therapy, oxygen therapy including liquid oxygen supply logistics, and secretion management (CARO). The value chain ranges from development and manufacturing and distribution to technical service, maintenance, and training via the Löwenstein Academy. According to the company, manufacturing takes place largely in Germany (“Made in Germany”). The company includes production and service locations in Bad Ems, Simmern, and Seevetal, as well as subsidiaries in Austria and other countries. Customers include hospitals, specialized personnel, specialized dealers, and patients – including the Neonatology department of the Frankfurt University Hospital. Löwenstein considers itself one of the leading providers of ventilation technology in therapy and diagnostics.

Site

Bad Ems

Processes

Development, manufacturing and service of medical devices (anesthesia, intensive ventilation, and, Development, production, sales, and service of active medical devices, masks, and software for, Storage of medical devices, Training (Löwenstein Academy, in-person/online, E-Learning), Technical Service and Maintenance, Product Instruction/Guidance, Supply Logistics (Liquid Oxygen), Consulting and Sleep Lab Equipment

Certificates

ISO 9001:2015, EN ISO 13485:2016, MDSAP, ISO 50001:2018, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, MDR Certificate (EU 2017/745), ISO 13485:2016

Founded

1986

Industries

Medical Technology, Anesthesia, Intensive Ventilation, Neonatology, Phototherapy, Homecare

1. 01

   Development and Design

2. 02

   Manufacturing

3. 03

   Sales

4. 04

   Technical Service and Maintenance

5. 05

   Training (Löwenstein Academy)

6. 06

   Supply Logistics (Liquid Oxygen)

Locations

Processes & technical limits

Quality & Certification

The quality management system covers the entire product lifecycle from concept through production to daily check with the patient. Products are tested independently and neutrally by TÜV Rheinland.

History

1. 1986

   Entry of Reinhard Löwenstein; Heinen becomes Heinen + Löwenstein; Core competence is Neonatology

2. 1992

   Entry into sleep medicine; expansion of home care with sleep respiratory therapy devices

3. 1994

   Founding of Heinen + Löwenstein Medical Electronics, sleep diagnostics

4. 1999

   Development into the largest German provider of respiratory home care, exclusive distribution of Respironics

5. 2002

   Exclusive partnership with Hamilton Medical (German distribution)

6. 2005/06

   Market launch of anesthesia devices Leon/Leon plus and neonatology devices Leoni 2/Leoni plus

7. 2008

   Liquid oxygen as a new business area; SALVIA medical becomes part of the Löwenstein Group

8. 2009

   Founding of Löwenstein Medical Austria GmbH; further foreign subsidiaries follow

9. 2013/16

   Weinmann Homecare (Hamburg) becomes part of Löwenstein, renamed Löwenstein Medical Technology

10. 2014

    Launch of elisa 800 and elisa 600

11. 2016

    Löwenstein Medical France celebrates 20th anniversary

12. 2017

    Rebranding of Heinen + Löwenstein to Löwenstein Medical

13. 2018

    IfM medical becomes part of Löwenstein

14. 2019

    Launch of elisa 300 and elisa 500; GMV becomes part of Löwenstein

15. 2020

    Launch of the non-clinical ventilation device LUISA

16. 2021

    Sanimed, Medigroba, and WILAmed become part of Löwenstein; Launch of the polygraphy device Samoa

17. 2023

    Launch of the neonatology device LEONI 4

18. 2025

    Market introduction of the mechanical insufflator-exsufflator CARO in Germany