Hayek Medical

What Hayek Medical does

Hayek Medical is a Philadelphia-based, privately held medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells a single prescription respiratory product: the Hayek RTX Respirator. Founded by Dr. Zamir Hayek, the company commercializes Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation (BCV), a non-invasive external ventilation method that applies alternating negative and positive pressure to the chest wall through a sealed cuirass shell rather than via a face mask or invasive airway. The device is configurable by clinicians to deliver both ventilation support (resulting in gas exchange) and secretion clearance management (via externally applied chest wall vibration and a cough phase), functioning as a multifunction respiratory support system for adult and pediatric patients.

The company's go-to-market is sales-led and clinician-directed. Because the Hayek RTX Respirator is a prescription-only medical device, customer acquisition flows through healthcare professionals — physicians and respiratory therapists who prescribe and configure it for individual patients. Hayek Medical supports this model with educational content (hayekmedical.com), a publications library referencing 70+ peer-reviewed studies since 1986, and an investigator-initiated research program that invites external clinicians to study BCV applications across cardiac surgery, COPD, respiratory failure, and airway surgery. Direct contact lines are maintained for North America (+1 855-243-8228) and the UK (+44 844-415-7888), reflecting a two-market international footprint.

Revenue is generated through hardware sales of the RTX Respirator to healthcare facilities and prescribing clinicians. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, no funding rounds, institutional investors, parent companies, or acquisition activity are evidenced in the source material, and no revenue figures are available. The ownership profile points to a founder-led, independent medical device business operating at small scale (51-100 employees) with a niche, evidence-driven commercial model.

Name

Hayek Medical

Legal name

Hayek Medical

Website

https://hayekmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hayek Medical is a privately held Philadelphia-based medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Hayek RTX Respirator, a prescription-only device delivering Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation (BCV) for non-invasive external ventilation and secretion clearance in adult and pediatric patients, sold to clinicians across North America and the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Invasive External Ventilation Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Ventilators & Mechanical Ventilation Systems (ICU/Transport/Home) (HLAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Ventilation, Oxygen Therapy & Respiratory DME Clinical Management (HLAKANAM), Respiratory & Sleep Therapy Equipment (Oxygen, CPAP/BiPAP, Nebulizers) (HSABAKAD)

Keywords

• Non-invasive ventilation
• Biphasic cuirass ventilation
• Respiratory medical devices
• External chest wall ventilation
• Secretion clearance devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hayek RTX Respirator Device Sales: The company manufactures and sells the Hayek RTX Respirator, a prescription-only medical device. As a prescription medical device, revenue is generated through direct sales of the hardware to healthcare facilities and clinicians who prescribe it for patient care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hayek Medical designs, manufactures, and sells the Hayek RTX Respirator, a prescription medical device that delivers Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation (BCV) through an external cuirass shell applied to the chest wall. The device supports non-invasive external ventilation resulting in gas exchange and assists with secretion clearance management in adult and pediatric patients when prescribed and configured by a qualified healthcare professional. The company supports clinician education and independent investigator-initiated clinical research involving BCV.

Product overview

Hayek Medical offers a single, unified product — the Hayek RTX Respirator — a prescription medical device that delivers Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation (BCV). The device applies alternating negative and positive pressure to the chest wall using an external cuirass shell, providing non-invasive ventilation that results in gas exchange without requiring an invasive airway or facial mask. The Hayek RTX Respirator can be configured by clinicians to provide both ventilation support and secretion clearance management, including chest wall vibration and cough phase features, making it a multifunction respiratory support system designed for use across various care settings under clinician direction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hayek RTX Respirator The Hayek RTX Respirator is a prescription medical device that delivers Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation (BCV) through an external cuirass interface applied to the chest wall. It provides non-invasive external ventilation resulting in gas exchange and assists with secretion clearance management (via chest wall vibration and cough phase) for adult and pediatric patients when prescribed and configured by a qualified healthcare professional.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Philips Respironics: Market-leading non-invasive ventilation manufacturer with BiPAP and CPAP platforms used in hospitals and home care. Competes with Hayek for clinician NIV mindshare, though Philips serves a much broader respiratory portfolio rather than specializing in external cuirass interfaces.
• ResMed: Global leader in mask-based sleep and respiratory care devices (CPAP, BiPAP, ventilation). Targets similar clinician customers and non-invasive ventilation patients as Hayek, but is several orders of magnitude larger and uses mask-based rather than external cuirass delivery.
• Drägerwerk: Major manufacturer of ICU and transport ventilators, including non-invasive modes used in hospitals. Comparable to Hayek as a ventilator competitor in the broader respiratory support category, though Dräger focuses on airway-based invasive and NIV rather than cuirass delivery.
• Getinge (Maquet): Manufactures ICU ventilators and anesthesia delivery systems sold to hospitals worldwide, addressing the same clinical customers and respiratory patient populations as Hayek's RTX. Significant overlap in use cases but no external cuirass offering.
• Hamilton Medical: Specialized ICU and transport ventilator manufacturer with adaptive support ventilation and NIV modes. Operates in the same hospital respiratory care space as Hayek, with established global distribution that Hayek lacks.
• Vyaire Medical: Pure-play respiratory care company offering ventilators, NIV interfaces, and airway clearance products. Direct functional overlap with Hayek's combined ventilation-plus-secretion-clearance positioning, though distributed primarily via mask-based interfaces.
• Medtronic (Puritan Bennett): Through its Puritan Bennett and Newport brands, Medtronic is a major global manufacturer of ICU and portable ventilators used in hospitals and patient transport. Operates in the same ventilator category as Hayek at significant scale.

Direct peers

• Lowenstein Medical: Specialized ventilation and sleep therapy manufacturer with non-invasive ventilators and interfaces widely used in hospitals and home care in Europe. Closest direct competitor to Hayek in the clinician-prescribed NIV category, particularly across European markets where Hayek also operates.
• Fisher & Paykel Healthcare: Manufacturer of respiratory care products including nasal high flow and NIV interfaces used in hospital and home settings. Competes for the same clinician customers managing non-invasive respiratory support, with a strong evidence-based positioning similar in ethos to Hayek's publication-led approach.

Emerging players

• BMC Medical: Chinese respiratory device manufacturer with growing presence in non-invasive ventilation, sleep apnea, and nebulization. Relevant emerging competitor targeting similar clinician customer segments and NIV patient populations as Hayek at potentially lower cost points.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hayekmedical
• Facebookfacebook.com/HayekMedical

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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