Ganshorn Medizin Electronic

What Ganshorn Medizin Electronic does

Ganshorn Medizin Electronic GmbH is a German medical device manufacturer founded in 1982 and headquartered in Niederlauer (relocating to Bad Neustadt in 2025), specializing in pulmonary function testing (PFT) equipment. The company has been a majority-owned subsidiary of Swiss SCHILLER AG since 2014 and employs 51–100 people. Its product portfolio centers on the proprietary SharpFlow calibration-free ultrasonic flow sensor platform, which powers the SpiroScout desktop spirometer, the modular PowerCube family (Body+, Spiro+, Diffusion+, Ergo) for body plethysmography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing, the tremoflo oscillometry system, and the Provo.X, EucapSys, and AltiTrainer devices for bronchial provocation and altitude simulation. Complementary offerings include the i20 blood gas analyzer, Vivatmo pro FeNO monitor, and SpiroDef/ScoutTube consumables for infection control. More than two-thirds of revenue is generated internationally, with installations in 22+ countries across 5 continents, and the installed base of PowerCube Body+ units exceeded 1,000 by May 2021.

The company sells primarily to hospitals, clinics, pulmonologists, sports medicine centers, and academic research institutions, and operates a distribution-led go-to-market model: a global dealer network complemented by SCHILLER Group channels (SCHILLER Americas for the US, SCHILLER Schweiz AG for Switzerland) and regional training partners. The revenue model is anchored in capital equipment sales (high-ASP workstations) augmented by a recurring consumables stream (SpiroDef filters, ScoutTube disposable tubes) and software options. The company has pursued a deliberate internationalization and regulatory expansion strategy, most recently securing FDA 510(k) clearance and EU MDR 2017/745 certification for the PowerCube+ series in December 2024 to access the US market, opening a training academy in Bangkok in 2023, and adding SMTEC's EucapSys and AltiTrainer product lines via a 2022 partnership. A new 5,800 sqm headquarters and production facility in Bad Neustadt broke ground in April 2024 to relieve capacity constraints and support continued expansion.

Name

Ganshorn Medizin Electronic

Legal name

GANSHORN Medizin Electronic GmbH

Website

https://ganshorn.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ganshorn Medizin Electronic GmbH is a German manufacturer of pulmonary function testing devices built on its proprietary SharpFlow calibration-free ultrasonic flow sensor, serving hospitals, clinics, pulmonologists, and research institutions in 22+ countries as a majority-owned subsidiary of Swiss SCHILLER AG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pulmonary Function Testing Medical Devices

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) & Spirometry Equipment (HLAHAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Blood Oxygen & Respiratory Monitoring (Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, Spirometry) (HLAHACAD)

Keywords

• Pulmonary function testing
• Spirometry devices
• Body plethysmography
• Respiratory diagnostics equipment
• Medical device manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Niederlauer

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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. Medical Device Sales: Sale of high-precision pulmonary function testing equipment including SpiroScout, PowerCube series, EucapSys, AltiTrainer, and tremoflo devices.
2. Consumables and Accessories: Sale of SpiroDef filters, ScoutTube disposable breathing tubes, mouthpieces, and nose clips for use with pulmonary function testing equipment.
3. Software Options: Software options such as SpiroScout capnovolumetry for enhanced diagnostic capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ganshorn Medizin Electronic GmbH manufactures and sells pulmonary function testing (PFT) medical devices, including spirometers, body plethysmographs, diffusion measurement systems, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) ergospirometers, bronchial provocation systems, oscillometry devices, blood gas analyzers, FeNO monitors, altitude simulators, and associated infection-control consumables. Its core technology platform is the proprietary SharpFlow calibration-free ultrasonic flow sensor, which enables simultaneous flow, temperature, and gas measurements for hospitals, pulmonology clinics, research institutions, and sports medicine facilities.

Product overview

Ganshorn Medizin Electronic GmbH is a German manufacturer of pulmonary function testing (PFT) devices with over 40 years of experience, focusing on durability and minimalist design. The product portfolio centers on the SharpFlow ultrasound technology platform, comprising several interconnected devices: the SpiroScout serves as the core desktop spirometer with simultaneous flow and gas measurement; the PowerCube series (Body+, Spiro+, Diffusion+, and Ergo) provides modular solutions for body plethysmography, spirometry workstations, diffusion measurement, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing; the Provo.X and EucapSys offer bronchial provocation testing; the Tremoflo provides oscillometry for small airways assessment; and complementary devices include the i20 blood gas analyzer, Vivatmo pro FeNO monitor, AltiTrainer altitude simulator, and SpiroDef/ScoutTube filter consumables. The company operates as part of the SCHILLER Group, with a new headquarters under construction in Bad Neustadt, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PowerCube: Body plethysmograph and diffusion measurement device series featuring SharpFlow ultrasound sensor technology.
• SpiroScout
• SharpFlow

Products and services

• SpiroScout Spirometer System Desktop spirometer using GANSHORN's calibration-free SharpFlow ultrasonic flow sensor technology to simultaneously measure flow, temperature, and gas concentration. Enables exact determination of all spirometric parameters including flow, volume, and breath gas parameters in a single measurement. Targeted at hospitals, pulmonology clinics, and research institutions performing pulmonary function diagnostics.
• PowerCube Body+ Bodyplethysmograph Body plethysmograph (body box) for diagnostics and monitoring of obstructive and restrictive lung diseases such as asthma, COPD, and fibrosis. Features SharpFlow ultrasonic sensor and intuitive software with comprehensive analysis and reporting functions. Targeted at hospitals and pulmonary function laboratories.
• PowerCube Spiro+ Multi-PFT Workstation Multi-PFT workstation that combines spirometry capabilities for comprehensive pulmonary function testing in a single station. Targeted at hospitals and clinics that need an integrated pulmonary function testing platform.
• PowerCube Diffusion+ Diffusion Measurement System Diffusion measurement system using ultrasonic technology with maintenance-free sensor technology. First diffusion system on the market to use ultrasound, enabling measurement of patients down to 0.5L VC through adjustable expulsion and sampling volumes. Targeted at hospitals and pulmonology clinics performing lung diffusion testing.
• PowerCube Ergo CPET / Ergospirometry Ergo spirometer and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) system for combined cardiopulmonary assessment during physical exertion. Targeted at sports medicine facilities, cardiology, and pulmonology departments performing exercise testing.
• Provo.X Bronchial Provocation System Breathing provocation system for bronchial challenge testing to diagnose bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Targeted at hospitals, pulmonology clinics, and occupational health facilities performing bronchial provocation tests.
• EucapSys EVH Provocation System Eucapnic Voluntary Hyperpnea (EVH) provocation system for asthma diagnosis without medication. Automatically mixes gas concentrations, eliminating dependence on expensive pre-mixed gas mixtures. Targeted at sports medicine, research institutions, and pulmonology clinics performing alternative bronchial challenge testing.
• AltiTrainer Altitude Simulation System Altitude simulation device for simulated altitude training, enabling athletes to train as if at over 5000 meters altitude to increase endurance. Targeted at sports medicine facilities, elite training centers, and altitude physiology research institutions.
• Tremoflo Airwave Oscillometry System Portable Airwave Oscillometry System (AOS) for lung function monitoring. Measures small airways and detects lung periphery without requiring active patient cooperation, making it suitable for elderly and pediatric patients. Targeted at hospitals, pediatric pulmonology, and clinics treating patients who cannot perform standard spirometry.
• i20 Blood Gas and Chemistry Analyzer Blood gas and chemistry measurement device for comprehensive blood gas analysis. Targeted at hospitals, intensive care units, and emergency departments performing blood gas diagnostics.
• Vivatmo pro FeNO Measurement Device FeNO (fractional exhaled nitric oxide) measurement device for monitoring airway inflammation in asthma patients. Targeted at pulmonology clinics and asthma specialists for asthma management.
• SpiroDef PFT Filter Series PFT filter series with electrostatically charged barrier that filters droplets, aerosols, bacteria and viruses with 99.999% cross-contamination efficiency. Climate-neutral product line that includes ScoutTube and SpiroDef Mouthpiece variants. Targeted at hospitals and clinics using GANSHORN and SCHILLER PFT equipment.
• ScoutTube Disposable Breathing Tube Single-use disposable breathing tube without filter that provides optimal hygiene and ERS/ATS compliance. Prevents cross-contamination while only allowing ultrasound waves through its membrane for use with SharpFlow-equipped devices. Targeted at hospitals and clinics performing pulmonary function testing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.999% cross-contamination filtration efficiency (SpiroDef filter)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SCHILLER AmericascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 December 2024SCHILLER Americas handles marketing and sales of PowerCube+ series in the US following FDA 510(k) clearance. Marketing began immediately with first sales opportunities already received.
• Prapatsorn Engineering Supply Co., Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2023Thai distribution partner for opening GANSHORN Academy training center in Bangkok. Partnership established training center for pulmonary diagnostics education and hands-on training for hospitals using GANSHORN equipment.
• SMTEC S.A. (Sport and Medical Technologies)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2022Strategic partnership announced December 2022. GANSHORN assumed manufacturing, marketing, distribution and support of SMTEC products including EucapSys (EVH provocation) and AltiTrainer (altitude simulation). SMTEC is world's leading brand in alternative bronchial challenge testing and altitude simulation research.
• SCHILLER Schweiz AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwiss distribution partner for GANSHORN products. Co-exhibited at SSP/SSTS (Swiss Society of Pneumology) conference in Baden at booth B01.
• Nowus Healthcare LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK partner collaborating with GANSHORN at ECFS (European Cystic Fibrosis Society) Congress in Glasgow for device demonstrations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COSMED: Italian manufacturer of cardiopulmonary and metabolic testing equipment including spirometers, body plethysmographs, and CPET systems — directly competing with GANSHORN's SpiroScout, PowerCube, and PowerCube Ergo lines across the same hospital, research, and sports medicine customer base.
• MGC Diagnostics: US-based developer of PFT, CPET, and lung diffusing capacity equipment (Ultima, Platinum Elite, Elite Plethysmograph series) — the closest direct US-headquartered competitor into which GANSHORN is now expanding following FDA clearance.
• Vyaire Medical: Large US-focused respiratory diagnostics company offering spirometry, body plethysmography, and pulmonary function labs — the dominant incumbent in US hospital PFT that GANSHORN must displace to scale its US business.
• nSpire Health: Specialist PFT and respiratory diagnostics manufacturer with desktop spirometers and pulmonary lab systems, including KoKo and HDpft product lines targeting similar pulmonology and research customers as GANSHORN.
• Medikro: Finnish manufacturer of desktop spirometry and pulmonary diagnostics devices (Medikro SpiroStar, FlowMir) — a direct functional peer in clinical spirometry with overlapping European hospital customers.
• Geratherm Respiratory: German respiratory diagnostics manufacturer offering spirometry and cardiopulmonary products out of the same home market as GANSHORN, competing head-to-head with German hospitals and pulmonology practices.

Broad incumbents

• SCHILLER AG: Swiss parent of GANSHORN since 2014 and a broader cardiology-respiratory equipment manufacturer; serves the same cardiopulmonary diagnostic category through its own ECG, defibrillator, and cardiology lines, and acts as GANSHORN's distribution partner in the Americas and Switzerland.

Emerging players

• Thorasys Medical Systems: Developer of the tremoflo oscillometry device that GANSHORN now distributes — shares GANSHORN's oscillometry and small-airways product space while representing adjacent technology from an academic-research origin.
• SDI Diagnostics: Niche PFT device and consumables manufacturer selling desktop spirometers and competing pulmonary function consumables — partial product overlap with GANSHORN's SpiroScout and SpiroDef lines.

Regional players

• CHEST M.I. Japanese PFT equipment manufacturer (Chestgraph, Hi-Compact) serving pulmonology customers across Asia, primarily Japan — competes for the same hospital and research accounts that GANSHORN targets in the Asia-Pacific region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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