ProBed Medical Technologies makes the Freedom Bed, a computer-controlled medical bed that mechanically turns immobilized users into programmed sleeping positions without routine caregiver lifting. For more than 25 years, the Abbotsford-based company has focused on helping people with conditions such as spinal cord injury, ALS and muscular dystrophy manage the complications of long-term immobility. Its lateral-rotation system is designed to operate smoothly and quietly, while air-powered controls can raise the torso and legs.
Frontier Therapeutics IncFrontier Therapeutics Inc. develops pressure-injury prevention and patient-repositioning solutions for hospitals, home care, and the people who support patients at home. The U.S. company, established in 2018 as part of Frontier Medical Group, builds on a group heritage that began in 1966 as a small plastics moulding factory in South Wales. Its Repose reactive-air support surfaces and Toto automatic lateral turning system are designed to redistribute pressure while reducing the physical burden of manual patient turning.BUFFALO, NY
Skil-Care CorporationFounded in 1978 by Steve Warhaftig, Skil-Care Corporation designs and develops healthcare products that help patients stay safe and comfortable in bed, wheelchairs and during mobility. Its products serve nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation providers and homecare settings, with solutions shaped around patient needs from children with special needs through long-term care. The company remains distinctly human-first and family-first, pairing clinical products with caregiver-focused service and product guarantees.NEW ROCHELLE, NY
HoverTech InternationalFounded in 1997 in an Allentown home, HoverTech International makes safe patient-handling and mobility equipment for healthcare, best known for creating the HoverMatt air transfer mattress. Now an Etac company, it develops solutions that help prevent pressure injuries and caregiver injuries while supporting patient dignity and early mobility across hospital, outpatient, and home-care settings. Founder David T. Davis has also helped advance the field through safe-patient-handling advocacy and holds 18 patents for related devices.339113ALLENTOWN, PA
Rifton EquipmentRifton Equipment designs and builds adaptive medical equipment that helps people with disabilities move, stand, sit and participate more independently. Begun in 1977 after designers were asked to custom-build a chair for a child with disabilities, the company now makes its equipment in-house at factories in New York and Pennsylvania, with designs shaped by therapist feedback and each order custom-configured and hand-assembled. Rifton also supports equipment in the field with product experts and replacement-parts service.RIFTON, NY