Airon

What Airon does

Airon Corporation is a US-based medical device company that designs and manufactures fully pneumatic, oxygen-powered life support ventilators and CPAP products for critical care applications. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, Airon serves acute care hospitals, intensive care units (ICU/NICU), emergency departments, MRI suites, and pre-hospital/transport environments, with products supporting neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adults. Its core product line—under the pNeuton and MACS sub-brands—includes the pNeuton mini NEO, pNeuton mini, pNeuton Model S, pNeuton Model A ventilators, and the MACS CPAP System, all of which operate without batteries or electrical power using compressed oxygen, enabling use in disaster zones, transport vehicles, and MRI environments where traditional ventilators cannot function. Airon's technology was validated during the COVID-19 pandemic when GE Healthcare licensed it and Ford manufactured 50,000 ventilators in 100 days.

Airon operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inspiration Healthcare Group plc, a UK-based medical technology company publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: IHS). The company generates revenue through a combination of medical device hardware sales (ventilators and CPAP systems), recurring revenue from accessories and consumables tied to the installed base, service and support contracts (such as under a three-year purchasing agreement with a major US hospital network for 150 ventilators), and technology licensing to major medical device manufacturers. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales to hospital networks and healthcare facilities with a self-serve e-commerce platform serving North American customers. The company employs 11–50 people and maintains consolidated US manufacturing at its Melbourne, Florida facility. Leadership includes Eric Gjerde as President and CEO.

Name

Airon

Legal name

Airon Corporation

Website

https://aironusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Airon Corporation, a subsidiary of UK-listed Inspiration Healthcare Group plc, designs and manufactures fully pneumatic, oxygen-powered ventilators and CPAP systems for neonatal, pediatric, and adult critical care in hospitals, MRI suites, and transport environments worldwide from its Melbourne, Florida headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Care Ventilators and CPAP Systems

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Pneumatic ventilators
• CPAP systems
• Critical care ventilation
• Medical device manufacturing
• Neonatal respiratory care

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Hardware Sales: Sale of ventilators including pNeuton mini NEO, pNeuton mini, pNeuton Model S, pNeuton Model A ventilators and MACS CPAP System to hospitals and healthcare facilities.
2. Accessories and Consumables: Recurring revenue from accessories and consumables required for ventilator operation, generating ongoing revenue from installed customer base.
3. Service and Support: Service revenue expected from the three-year purchasing agreement with major US hospital network, including ongoing support and maintenance.
4. Technology Licensing: Licensing of Airon's innovative pneumatic technology to major medical device manufacturers such as GE Healthcare.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Airon Corporation designs, develops, and manufactures fully pneumatic oxygen-powered life support ventilators and CPAP systems for healthcare workers worldwide. Its product portfolio includes the pNeuton ventilator line (mini NEO, mini, Model S, Model A) and the MACS CPAP System, all of which operate without batteries or electrical power, supporting both invasive and non-invasive ventilation for neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adults across ER, MRI, OR, ICU, NICU, and transport environments. The company also sells accessories, consumables, and licenses its proprietary pneumatic technology to other medical device manufacturers.

Product overview

Airon is a subsidiary of Inspiration Healthcare Group PLC that develops and manufactures a portfolio of fully pneumatic oxygen-powered life support ventilators and CPAP products for healthcare workers worldwide. The product line includes the pNeuton mini NEO Ventilator (for neonates), pNeuton mini Ventilator, pNeuton Model S Ventilator, pNeuton Model A Ventilator, and MACS CPAP System. All devices are lightweight, portable, and fully pneumatic (requiring no batteries or electrical power), supporting both invasive and non-invasive ventilation for neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adults across pre-hospital, emergency, MRI, ICU, NICU, and transport environments. The ventilators offer volume or pressure control with integrated all-pneumatic alarm systems and are MRI compatible without gauss line limitations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• pNeuton: Product line of ventilators including pNeuton mini NEO, pNeuton mini, pNeuton Model S, and pNeuton Model A for critical care ventilation of neonates, pediatrics and adults.
• MACS

Products and services

• pNeuton mini NEO Ventilator Fully pneumatic ventilator designed specifically for neonatal ventilatory support, providing critical care respiratory assistance for the smallest patients without requiring batteries or electrical power.
• pNeuton mini Ventilator Lightweight, portable fully pneumatic ventilator offering volume or pressure control for critical respiratory needs across changing pulmonary dynamics in neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adults.
• pNeuton Model S Ventilator Critical care ventilator with fully pneumatic operation, designed for use in pre-hospital and hospital environments including ER, MRI, OR, ICU, and transport settings.
• pNeuton Model A Ventilator Fully pneumatic ventilator providing ventilatory support for adults, designed for portability and ease of use in critical care and emergency settings.
• MACS CPAP System Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) system providing non-invasive respiratory support for neonates, infants, and adults with pulmonary needs.
• Ventilator Accessories and Consumables Accessories and consumables required for the operation of Airon ventilators, sold to hospitals and healthcare facilities using the installed equipment base to generate recurring revenue.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enabled production of 50,000 ventilators in 100 days through GE Healthcare and Ford partnership during COVID-19 pandemic

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Major US Hospital NetworkflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 31 January 2026Airon Corporation, a subsidiary of Inspiration Healthcare Group, signed a three-year purchasing agreement with a major US hospital network for 150 ventilators and accessories. The agreement is expected to generate recurring revenue from consumables and service, representing a significant contract win for the company.
• GE HealthcarecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2020GE Healthcare licensed Airon's innovative pneumatic ventilator technology for the COVID-19 response initiative, which resulted in the production of 50,000 ventilators in 100 days in 2020. This partnership validated Airon's technology for mass production and emergency medical response.
• Ford Motor CompanycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2020Ford manufactured ventilators using Airon's technology during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic response, producing 50,000 ventilators in 100 days. This manufacturing partnership enabled rapid scale-up of production capacity to meet unprecedented demand for life-saving ventilators.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dräger: Dräger manufactures ICU and transport ventilators (e.g., Evita, Oxylog) alongside anesthesia, patient monitoring, and gas detection. Incumbent respiratory vendor to large hospital systems that compete with Airon's pneumatic ventilators across ICU, NICU, and emergency response use cases.
• Philips Respironics: Philips Respironics produces hospital and home ventilators (Trilogy, EVO) plus CPAP/BiPAP systems. A broader player with overlapping CPAP and non-invasive ventilation products serving overlapping respiratory care customers, including NICU-to-home transitions.
• ResMed: ResMed is a global leader in sleep-disordered breathing and ventilation (CPAP, BiPAP, hospital-to-home ventilators like Astral and Stellar). Comparable to Airon on the CPAP/non-invasive side and increasingly in critical care ventilation through its SaaS-enabled connected platforms.
• Getinge (Maquet): Getinge, through its Maquet brand, is a global incumbent in acute care ventilators, anesthesia, and ICU infrastructure. Broad medical-technology incumbent serving the same hospital customers as Airon with a wider portfolio of electronic ventilators, perfusion, and surgical workflows.

Direct peers

• Hamilton Medical: Hamilton Medical is a leading manufacturer of intelligent mechanical ventilators for ICU, transport, and neonatal/pediatric care. Direct competitor to Airon across the same critical care ventilation customer base (hospitals, ICUs, NICUs), with overlapping product positioning in pneumatic and electronic ventilator segments.
• Lowenstein Medical: Lowenstein Medical specializes in ventilation, sleep therapy, and neonatology (e.g., Leoni, ELISA). Direct peer in neonatal and pediatric ventilation, with comparable lightweight-portable positioning and shared target customers in NICUs and PICUs across Europe and international markets.
• Vyaire Medical: Vyaire Medical is a pure-play respiratory care company producing ICU ventilators (Bellavista), neonatal ventilators (Infant Flow), and consumable respiratory circuits. Direct competitor to Airon across acute and neonatal ventilation, with overlapping consumables-driven revenue model.

Others

• GE HealthCare: GE HealthCare is both an existing Airon licensing partner (COVID-19 ventilator production) and a broader competitor in anesthesia, patient monitoring, and electronic ICU ventilators. Comparable at the customer level (large hospital networks) and as a partner/OEM channel that licenses Airon's pneumatic technology.
• Intersurgical: Intersurgical manufactures respiratory consumables, breathing circuits, CPAP interfaces, and ventilation accessories. Adjacent comparison rather than direct competition, but supplies overlapping consumables that hospitals pair with Airon and competitor ventilators.

Emerging players

• Mindray: Mindray is a Chinese medical device manufacturer with an expanding patient monitoring and ventilator portfolio (e.g., SV300) targeting emerging and price-sensitive hospital segments. Comparable as a ventilators-and-monitoring competitor seeking international share growth, overlapping with Airon's portable and multi-environment positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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