Human Care USA

What Human Care USA does

Human Care USA Inc. is the US operating subsidiary of Human Care Group AB, a Sweden-headquartered medical device company founded in 1993. The company designs and supplies safe patient handling products and walking aids, organized across multiple product categories: convertible chairs (including the I-400X), ceiling-mounted and portable lifting solutions (Cosmos, Roomer S), freestanding gantries (FlexiRail), healthcare beds, manual transfer aids, walking aids (rollators under the Leia, Fellow Supreme, and Carla brands), and hygiene products. The Petermann sub-brand extends the portfolio into medical equipment and furniture. Underlying technology centers on mechanical and ergonomic engineering for caregiver injury prevention and patient dignity during transfers, exemplified by the Patient Transfer System (PTS), which integrates with convertible chairs and most beds to enable single-caregiver supine transfers, and by the Cosmos ceiling lift, which won a Reddot Design Award in 2024 for combining portable and stationary functionality in one device.

The company generates revenue through hardware sales distributed exclusively via an authorized dealer and reseller network, with quote-based pricing rather than public list pricing. The go-to-market relies on a Partner Portal (Human Care World) for distributor enablement, a customer-facing Find a Dealer locator, participation in trade shows such as FIME in Miami Beach, and audience-segmented knowledge and training content for caregivers, architects, and installation/service technicians. End customers span healthcare facilities, hospitals, home care settings, and architects specifying facility layouts.

Human Care USA is privately held, owned by Applied Value Group, and operates alongside sibling entities in Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands under the Human Care Group conglomerate structure. The company holds ISO 13485:2016 quality management certification, 21 CFR Part 820 FDA compliance, and ISO 14001:2015 environmental certification, with supplier-level RoHS and REACH compliance. No revenue, headcount, or funding data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Human Care USA

Legal name

Human Care HC AB

Website

https://humancaregroup.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Human Care USA supplies safe patient handling products — ceiling lifts, convertible chairs, beds, walking aids, and hygiene products — to healthcare facilities, hospitals, and home care providers via an authorized dealer network across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Equipment

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (33911), Home Health Equipment Rental (532283), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Lifts, Transfer & Safe Handling Equipment (Hoists, Slings, Transfer Boards) (HLAHAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital Bed, Lift & Transfer Equipment (Beds, Hoyer Lifts, Slings) (HSABAKAF), Mobility Device Sales, Rental & Service (Wheelchairs, Scooters, Walkers) (HSABAKAC), Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Sales & Rentals (HSABAKAA)

Keywords

• Patient lifting equipment
• Walking aids
• Healthcare beds
• Safe patient handling
• Medical mobility aids

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Hardware Sales: Human Care generates revenue through the sale of medical devices including ceiling lifts, convertible chairs, healthcare beds, walking aids, manual transfer aids, hygiene products, and freestanding gantries. Products are sold through a distributor and dealer network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Human Care USA designs, manufactures, and supplies safe patient handling and mobility equipment under the Human Care and Petermann brands, including ceiling and portable patient lift systems, convertible transfer chairs, healthcare beds, manual transfer aids, walking aids (rollators), and hygiene products. Products are sold to healthcare facilities, long-term care providers, and home-care users, primarily through a network of authorized dealers in the United States.

Product overview

Human Care USA offers a comprehensive portfolio of safe patient handling products and walking aids, organized across multiple product categories: Convertible Chairs (multifunctional devices like I-400X for safe patient handling, compatible with the Patient Transfer System), Lifting Solutions (including ceiling lifts Cosmos and Roomer S with room-to-room transfer capability, plus FlexiRail freestanding gantries), Healthcare Beds, Manual Transfer Aids, Walking Aids (rollators including Leia, Fellow Supreme, and Carla brands), and Hygiene products. The Patient Transfer System connects with Convertible Chairs and beds to enable single-caregiver patient transfers. The company also offers products through its Petermann sub-brand. The portfolio is designed as an integrated ecosystem where products like the PTS enhance the functionality of convertible chairs, and lifting solutions provide flexibility through both ceiling-mounted and portable options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Petermann: Medical equipment brand within Human Care Group portfolio offering hospital furniture and medical equipment
• Roomer S
• FlexiRail
• PTS (Patient Transfer System)
• Cosmos
• Leia
• Fellow Supreme
• Carla

Products and services

• Cosmos Ceiling Lift System Ceiling-mounted overhead patient lift system designed to transfer and reposition patients safely in institutional and home-care settings; sold to healthcare facilities and dealers through the Human Care USA product line.
• Roomer S Portable Overhead Lift Portable overhead patient lift used where a fixed ceiling rail system is not available; targeted at caregivers and healthcare facilities needing flexible patient transfer capability.
• Patient Transfer System (PTS) Lateral patient transfer system that enables caregivers to move patients between beds, stretchers, and chairs with reduced physical strain.
• FlexiRail Freestanding Gantry Freestanding gantry system that enables overhead patient lifting in rooms where ceiling-mounted rails are not feasible; used in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home-care settings.
• Convertible Chairs (including I-400X) Convertible chair product line — including the I-400X model — that functions as both a chair and a transfer device, supporting safe patient handling between seated and lying positions in care environments.
• Healthcare Beds Medical/healthcare beds designed for long-term care facilities, hospitals, and home-care settings, supporting patient positioning, safety, and caregiver access.
• Manual Transfer Aids Manual transfer aids — such as slide sheets, transfer boards, and belts — used by caregivers to reposition and move patients without mechanical lifting; includes the Petermann sub-brand of manual transfer products.
• Walking Aids (Rollators) Walking aids — including rollator models such as Leia, Fellow Supreme, and Carla — designed to provide mobility support for patients and elderly users in home-care and care-facility settings.
• Hygiene Products Hygiene products used in patient and resident care routines in long-term care, hospital, and home-care environments.
• Petermann Manual Transfer Products Petermann sub-brand of manual patient transfer aids distributed by Human Care USA, complementing the Human Care lifting and mobility product range.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Human BridgeminorOthers · 29 April 2022Charity partnership for donating medical equipment. Human Care donates rollators to Human Bridge which arranges logistics and transport to hospitals and care facilities in vulnerable areas and developing countries including Ukraine, Moldova, Kosovo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Africa.
• KenmakminorOthersCo-exhibited at FIME trade show in Miami Beach 2022. Kenmak and Petermann joined Human Care USA to showcase the product portfolio including lifting solutions, convertible chairs, manual transfer aids, healthcare beds, hospital furniture and medical equipment.
• PetermanncoreOthersPetermann is part of the Human Care Group alongside the Human Care companies. They offer products in areas including Walking Aids, Lifting Solutions, Manual Transfers, Convertible Chairs, Hygiene, Healthcare Beds, Medical Equipment, and Furniture. Jointly exhibited at FIME trade show.
• Agape FoundationminorOthersCharity organization that helped arrange transport of donated rollators to people in need in vulnerable countries.
• Resources Without BordersminorOthersSwedish charity organization that delivers donated medical aids to countries with greater needs. Human Care Group supports them with products, funding for shipment, and knowledge sharing. Latest donation of rollators went to healthcare institutions in Mozambique.
• Hand in HandminorOthersCharity organization focused on sustainable poverty reduction for women and youth. Active in Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Human Care Group provides fundraising and program support.
• Suicide ZerominorOthersNon-profit organization working since 2013 to radically reduce suicides. Human Care Group supports their mission to increase knowledge about suicide prevention among politicians, journalists, health staff, and the general public.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Joerns Healthcare: Joerns Healthcare focuses on safe patient handling and wound care, offering ceiling lifts, mobile lifts, and transfer aids — directly comparable to Human Care's core lifting and transfer portfolio.
• Etac: Etac is a Scandinavian developer of mobility equipment (manual wheelchairs, rollators, transfer aids) and home-care solutions — comparable to Human Care's walking-aid and home-care portfolio.
• Arjo: Arjo is a global medical-device company specializing in patient handling, hygiene, and mobility solutions — directly overlapping Human Care's ceiling lifts, transfer aids, and healthcare beds across hospitals and home care.
• Guldmann: Guldmann is a Danish specialist in ceiling hoist systems and patient transfer solutions, competing head-to-head with Human Care's Cosmos, Roomer S, and freestanding gantry products in European and North American markets.
• Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare: Drive DeVilbiss is a major durable medical equipment (DME) manufacturer and distributor covering mobility aids, beds, and patient-lift categories that intersect directly with Human Care's catalog.
• Prism Medical: Prism Medical designs and distributes ceiling lifts, mobile hoists, and transfer aids for safe patient handling — a closely comparable product portfolio to Human Care's lifting solutions.
• Invacare: Invacare manufactures and distributes mobility and home-care medical equipment, including rollators, wheelchairs, and patient lifts — closely overlapping Human Care's walking aids and home mobility products.

Broad incumbents

• Stryker: Stryker is a diversified medical-device leader whose MedSurg and Patient Handling lines (stretchers, beds, transfer surfaces) compete with Human Care's institutional offerings in hospitals and surgical settings.
• Baxter (Hillrom): Baxter acquired Hillrom and is a dominant US hospital-bed and patient-handling incumbent with much greater scale; overlaps with Human Care in healthcare beds, lifts, and safe-patient-handling infrastructure.
• Sunrise Medical: Sunrise Medical is a global mobility-products manufacturer (manual and power wheelchairs, rollators, seating) that competes with Human Care's walking-aid and home-mobility categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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