Ewimed

What Ewimed does

ewimed Switzerland AG is a Swiss specialty medical technology distributor and, since the January 2024 merger with Nufer Medical AG, a manufacturer of the CERATHERM infant radiant warmer. The company operates from its headquarters at Freiburgstrasse 453 in Bern, Switzerland, and is the local subsidiary of the broader ewimed Group, which runs sales and service units in eleven European countries (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Hungary, and Romania) with over 500 employees group-wide. ewimed has described itself as the market leader in tunneled catheter drainage systems (PleurX™ and drainova®) for pleural effusion and ascites in the DACH region for sixteen years.

The product portfolio is organized in four pillars. The drainage pillar — the historical core — covers the drainova® catheter family (including the silver-impregnated drainova® ArgentiC variants), the distributed PleurX™ catheter, and a full range of consumables (drainage sets, vacuum and gravity reservoirs, dressing kits, adapters, connection tubing) used for at-home intermittent drainage. The diagnostics pillar adds Mindray ultrasound systems (point-of-care, general imaging, and primary care) and Huntleigh/Arjo Doppler devices for vascular and fetal monitoring. The Medtech Services pillar distributes Fluke Biomedical test and inspection equipment (defibrillator testers, electrical safety testers, gas flow analyzers, patient monitor simulators, infusion pump testers, incubator/radiant warmer testers) along with Ansur 3.0 and OneQA test software. The perinatal pillar — added through the Nufer merger — covers infant radiant warmers (own-brand CERATHERM and distributed Atom and Löwenstein Lifetherm units), incubators (Atom), phototherapy (Atom Bili-Therapy, Natus neoBLUE®), bilirubin measurement (Mennen BiliCare™, MedCare Visions biliSAVE®), and fetal monitoring (Sonicaid). The proprietary ewiApp Drainagebegleiter, a multilingual web application, provides patients with a digital companion for drainage logging, statistics, and data sharing with physicians.

Commercially, ewimed runs a direct field sales model in Switzerland with territory-mapped Area Managers covering all four language regions, supported by application specialists for ultrasound and a Director of Ultrasound Devices. The company sells capital equipment (ultrasound, biomedical testers, perinatal) to hospitals and clinics, while drainage consumables are sold on physician prescription, fully reimbursed by Swiss mandatory health insurance, and delivered directly to patients' homes — bypassing retail pharmacies and medical supply stores. Drainage sets were added to the MiGeL list in 2012, and full home-use reimbursement was reinstated in June 2021 following direct intervention by ewimed with the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (BAG). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; a CHF 250 minimum order applies to consumable orders, with orders shipped within 2-3 working days via A Post at no charge. ewimed Switzerland AG is privately held, reports no external funding or public listing, and is part of an ownership framework whose group headquarters are described as being in Hechinger Nasswasen, Germany.

Name

Ewimed

Legal name

ewimed Switzerland AG

Website

https://ewimed.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ewimed Switzerland AG is a Swiss specialty medical technology distributor and manufacturer serving oncology, pneumology, hepatology, neonatology, and biomedical engineering customers across Europe with tunneled catheter drainage systems (PleurX™, drainova®), Mindray and Huntleigh ultrasound diagnostics, Fluke biomedical test equipment, perinatal care products including own-brand CERATHERM, and the ewiApp digital drainage companion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Devices – Drainage Systems

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Suction, Irrigation & Fluid Management Systems (HLAHADAK)

Keywords

• Catheter drainage systems
• Pleural effusion drainage
• Ascites drainage devices
• Medical ultrasound systems
• Perinatal care equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales — Drainage Products: Sale of tunneled catheter drainage systems (PleurX™, drainova®) including catheters, drainage sets, vacuum bottles, and accessories. Consumable drainage sets are sold to patients (via medical prescription) and hospitals/clinics. Direct delivery to patients after hospital discharge. The ewimed Service- und Versorgungskonzept coordinates product supply post-implantation. Drainage sets are not sold through pharmacies or medical supply stores.
2. Medical Device Sales — Imaging Diagnostics: Sale of Mindray ultrasound systems and Huntleigh Doppler devices to hospitals, clinics, and medical practices. Includes general imaging, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), and primary care ultrasound systems.
3. Medical Device Sales — Biomedical Test Equipment: Sale of Fluke Biomedical test instruments (defibrillator testers, electrical safety testers, gas flow analyzers, patient monitor simulators, infusion pump testers, incubator/radiant warmer testers) to hospitals and biomedical engineering departments.
4. Medical Device Sales — Perinatal Care: Sale of perinatal care equipment including CERATHERM infant radiant warmers (which ewimed manufactures), Atom and Löwenstein incubators and warming beds, Natus phototherapy systems, Mennen Medical bilirubin meters, and fetal monitoring devices. ewimed is the manufacturer of the CERATHERM infant radiant warmer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ewimed manufactures and distributes medical devices for drainage of pleural effusion and ascites (own-brand drainova® catheters and PleurX™ catheters, plus drainage accessories), and is the exclusive Swiss distributor for Mindray ultrasound systems, Huntleigh Doppler/fetal monitoring devices, Fluke Biomedical test and inspection equipment, and a perinatal care range (own-brand CERATHERM radiant warmer, plus Atom, Löwenstein, and Natus neonatal devices). The ewimed Service- und Versorgungskonzept delivers prescribed drainage consumables directly to patients' homes post-discharge, with reimbursement covered by Swiss mandatory health insurance.

Product overview

Ewimed is a medical technology company offering a diversified portfolio of products across four main categories: (1) Catheter drainage systems for pleural effusion and ascites including their own brand drainova® catheters and PleurX™ catheters distributed by BD, along with drainage accessories; (2) Imaging ultrasound diagnostics featuring Mindray ultrasound systems for POC, general imaging, and primary care, plus Huntleigh Doppler devices for vascular and fetal monitoring; (3) Medical test and inspection equipment from Fluke Biomedical for safety testing, defibrillator testing, and patient monitoring simulation; (4) Perinatal care products including their own CERATHERM infant radiant warmer, heat therapy devices from Löwenstein and Atom, phototherapy systems from Atom and Natus, incubators from Atom, and fetal monitoring from Sonicaid. The company also offers the ewiApp, a digital drainage companion application for patients. Following the 2024 merger with Nufer Medical AG, Ewimed expanded from their core drainage business into these additional medical technology categories while maintaining their market leadership position in catheter-based drainage solutions.

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Products and services

• ewimed Drainage Solutions – PleurX™ and drainova® catheter systems Tunneled indwelling catheter systems (drainova® and PleurX™) for intermittent at-home drainage of recurrent malignant and non-malignant pleural effusion and ascites, plus drainage accessories (reservoirs, drainage sets, vacuum bottles, dressing kits, puncture equipment). Sold to hospitals and clinics for implantation and directly delivered to patients' homes upon physician prescription. Drainage sets are fully reimbursed by Swiss mandatory health insurance.
• ewiApp Drainagebegleiter (digital drainage companion) Web-based application (accessible via smartphone, tablet, or PC at app.ewimed.ch) that enables patients to log drainage events, visualize statistics, and share drainage data with their physicians and ewimed. Complementary digital companion to the drainova®/PleurX™ catheter systems.
• ewimed Diagnostics – Mindray Ultrasound Imaging Systems Full range of Mindray ultrasound imaging systems for point-of-care (POCUS, anesthesiology, emergency medicine), general imaging, and primary care applications. Marketed as offering excellent price-performance ratio with intelligent application tools. Sold to hospitals, clinics, and medical practices through a dedicated ultrasound sales team.
• ewimed Diagnostics – Huntleigh Doppler Vascular Diagnostics Huntleigh (Arjo) Dopplex digital vascular Dopplers (DMX MkIII, SD2 MkIII, D900 MkIII), intraoperative probes, probe assortment, ABI and ATP measurement kits, and Ability automatic ankle-pressure measurement. Used by angiology and vascular surgery departments for diagnostic screening.
• ewimed Diagnostics – Sonicaid Fetal Monitoring Huntleigh Sonicaid fetal Dopplers (SRX, SR2/SR3, FD1/FD3, D920/D930) and CTG systems including the Team 3 cardiotocograph with wireless probes and central hospital monitoring systems, used in labor and obstetric monitoring.
• ewimed Medtech Services – Fluke Biomedical Test and Inspection Equipment Full range of Fluke Biomedical medical test instruments — ESA-series electrical safety testers, Impulse defibrillator analyzers, QA-ES III electrosurgical analyzers, VT-series gas flow analyzers, IDA-series infusion pump testers, INCU II incubator/radiant warmer testers, ProSim patient monitor simulators, DPM digital pressure meters, EKG adapter boxes, and Ansur 3.0 / OneQA test automation software. Used by hospital biomedical engineering departments for performance testing, calibration, and safety verification of medical devices.
• CERATHERM Infant Radiant Warmer ewimed-branded infant radiant warmer (CERATHERM 600-3 Wärmestrahler) used in neonatal heat therapy and resuscitation settings. Complemented by distributed Löwenstein Lifetherm resuscitation units and warming beds and Atom Sunflower Warmer and InfaWarmer open care units.
• ewimed Birth & Newborn – Neonatal Phototherapy Systems Distributed neonatal phototherapy systems for treating hyperbilirubinemia and managing jaundice: Atom Bili-Therapy spot and pad type LED systems, Natus neoBLUE, neoBLUE blanket, and neoBLUE compact, plus Mennen BiliCare and MedCare Visions biliSAVE bilirubin measurement and management devices.
• ewimed Birth & Newborn – Neonatal Incubators and Warming Beds Distributed neonatal incubators and warming beds: Atom 101 Incu i standard incubator, Atom 100 Dual Incu i intensive-care incubator, Atom Neo Cot baby bed, and MedCare Visions babyMUFFS neonatal positioning devices. Used in neonatal intensive care and pediatric departments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drainage sets are fully reimbursed by Swiss mandatory health insurance upon physician prescription — no out-of-pocket cost to patients for home drainage supplies.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fluke BiomedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationFluke Biomedical is a key partner providing the complete range of medical test and inspection equipment sold by ewimed under the ewimed Medtech Services division. Products include defibrillator testers, electrical safety testers, gas flow analyzers, patient monitor simulators, infusion pump testers, incubator/radiant warmer testers, and associated software (Ansur 3.0, OneQA). Fluke Biomedical products are described as 'fully integrated and automated performance tests and documentation systems' that ensure staff and patient safety.
• Huntleigh Diagnostics (Arjo)coreTechnology or IntegrationHuntleigh Diagnostics (a brand of Arjo) supplies vascular diagnostic Doppler devices (Dopplex series) and fetal monitoring equipment (Sonicaid series) sold by ewimed. Products include Dopplex DMX MkIII, SD2 MkIII, D900 MkIII digital vascular Dopplers, ABI and ATP measurement kits, and Sonicaid fetal Dopplers and CTG systems.
• NatuscoreTechnology or IntegrationNatus Medical supplies neonatal phototherapy systems (neoBLUE series: neoBLUE, neoBLUE blanket, neoBLUE compact) and related bilirubin measurement equipment sold through ewimed's perinatal care portfolio.
• Mennen MedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationMennen Medical supplies the BiliCare bilirubin measurement device for neonatal jaundice management, distributed by ewimed in Switzerland as part of the perinatal care product range.
• Löwenstein Medical (Löwenstein Medical GmbH + Co. KG)coreTechnology or IntegrationLöwenstein Medical supplies infant radiant warmers and warming beds (Lifetherm series) and resuscitation units for neonatal care, sold by ewimed in Switzerland. Following the merger with Nufer Medical AG, ewimed also manufactures its own CERATHERM infant radiant warmer, complementing the Löwenstein range.
• MindraycoreTechnology or IntegrationMindray is a key partner supplying the full range of ultrasound imaging systems sold by ewimed under the ewimed Diagnostics division. Products span point-of-care (TE Air, TE9, TEX20), general imaging (Resona series: I9, I8, A20), and primary care (Consona N8) ultrasound systems, described as offering 'excellent price-performance ratio' with innovative technologies for productivity and diagnostic reliability.
• Atom MedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationAtom Medical supplies infant incubators (Incubator series, Neo Cot baby bed), radiant warmers (Sunflower Warmer, InfaWarmer), and LED phototherapy systems (Bili-Therapy spot type and pad type) for neonatal care, distributed by ewimed in Switzerland.
• METLOGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMETLOG is listed as a partner on the ewimed partner page. METLOG Biomed is described as a biomedical service partner (metlog-biomed.eu).
• HESSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHESS (hess-med.ch) is listed as a partner on the ewimed partner page. Nature of partnership not further detailed in available source material.
• Nufer Medical AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn 1 January 2024, ewimed Switzerland AG completed a fusion with Nufer Medical AG, integrating all its rights and obligations. Through this merger, ewimed acquired the ex-Nufer product portfolio covering obstetrics, neonatology, pediatrics, heat therapy, anesthesia, vascular and thoracic surgery, angiology, interventional radiology, ultrasound, and biomedical test equipment. ewimed also became the manufacturer of the CERATHERM infant radiant warmer. The merger expanded ewimed's team and geographic reach significantly.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AngioDynamics: AngioDynamics manufactures drainage catheters (e.g., the BioFlo family) used in similar venous and body-fluid drainage applications. Comparable to ewimed in catheter-based drainage solutions for chronic and acute fluid management.
• Rocket Medical plc: Rocket Medical manufactures pleural and peritoneal drainage catheters and accessories for the same oncology/pneumology/hepatology patient segments as ewimed. Direct competitor in tunneled and non-tunneled drainage catheters across European hospital markets.
• Cook Medical: Cook Medical manufactures drainage catheters and interventional radiology products used in pleural effusion and ascites management. Direct peer to ewimed in serving interventional radiology and pulmonology with drainage hardware.
• Merit Medical Systems: Merit Medical offers a broad portfolio of drainage catheters, including tunneled and small-bore options for pleural and peritoneal fluid management. Comparable to ewimed in serving interventional radiology and pulmonology with drainage hardware.

Broad incumbents

• Smiths Medical (ICU Medical): Smiths Medical (now part of ICU Medical) distributes a broad range of hospital medical devices across Europe including drainage and perinatal products. Comparable to ewimed in multi-category medtech distribution to hospitals in DACH.
• Teleflex Incorporated: Teleflex is a broad medical device manufacturer with drainage, anesthesia, and interventional products overlapping several ewimed product lines including drainage catheters and airway/access devices. Comparable in scale and diversified medtech distribution footprint in Europe.
• B. Braun Medical: B. Braun is a major European medical device and hospital supply company with extensive distribution networks in DACH similar to ewimed. Comparable in hospital-channel sales motion across infusion, drainage, and consumable categories.
• Becton Dickinson (BD): BD manufactures the PleurX™ catheter system that ewimed distributes and is the dominant global player in pleural effusion drainage. BD overlaps directly with ewimed's flagship therapy area and represents both a key partner and a potential competitive threat if BD chooses to bypass distributors in Europe.

Regional players

• Cardio Medical GmbH: Cardio Medical is a German regional distributor of specialized medical devices for cardiology, surgery, and drainage. Comparable as a regional DACH medtech distributor to ewimed's drainage franchise.

Emerging players

• Atos Medical (Coloplast): Atos Medical (acquired by Coloplast) provides specialized medical devices including laryngectomy and drainage solutions, with growing presence in head/neck oncology fluid management. Partial overlap with ewimed's cancer-patient drainage focus and European specialty distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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