Defibtech, LLC, the Guilford-based manufacturer of automatic external defibrillators, said on Tuesday that it signed an agreement to be acquired by Tokyo’s Nihon Kohden Corporation. Once the deal ...

Defibtech LLC, Guilford’s award-winning maker of portable heart resuscitators, is selling out to one of Japan’s largest makers of medical equipment, including a rival life-saving device. Nihon Kohden ...

In December 2024, the United States Senate passed H.R. 6829, the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, and Research, and AED Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2024. The legislation ...

Defibtech, a U.S. manufacturer of life-saving medical equipment, announced today the release of an expansion to their Lifeline VIEW and Lifeline ECG product lines in the United States. The new ...

GUILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Defibtech, LLC, a Nihon Kohden company based in Guilford, Conn., announced today that its board of directors has unanimously chosen Robert Reinhardt as Defibtech’s ...

January 13, 2025, Guilford, CT – Defibtech, a U.S. manufacturer of life-saving medical equipment, welcomed Senator Richard Blumenthal to their Branford, CT manufacturing facility on Friday to ...

This story was originally published on MedTech Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily MedTech Dive newsletter. Defibtech has recalled a chest compression device after ...

Lincoln International, a leading global mid-market investment bank, has announced that Defibtech, LLC (“Defibtech”) has been sold to Nihon Kohden Corporation (“Nihon Kohden”), a publicly traded ...

GUILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Defibtech, LLC, a designer and manufacturer of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and other resuscitation equipment, announced today that it has signed an ...

The recall is in response to a problem with the device’s motor that causes chest compressions to stop, which has resulted in one injury and one death, according to an Aug. 22 news release from the FDA ...

GUILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Defibtech's automated external defibrillators (AEDs) meet the American Heart Association's new "hands-only" CPR guidelines, the company announced today. Unlike many ...