FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2004 Contact: Daryl Risinger Vice-President, Marketing, Inogen, Inc. 805.562-0511
Bryan Hansel
President and CEO, evo Medical Solutions 800.759.3038
Evo Will Distribute The Inogen One
Agreement Secures Nationwide Distribution for Promising New Oxygen Device
SANTA BARBARA, CA — Home Medical Equipment industry insiders have speculated
how the Inogen One, a new category of oxygen device designed to serve both stationary
and portable oxygen requirements, would be distributed into the hands of providers. That
speculation recently intensified after the oxygen system received marketing clearance
from the FDA. Today, Santa Barbara-based Inogen, Inc. revealed their plan.
The Inogen One now has its own nation-wide distribution network - evo Medical
Solutions, Inc. The new incarnation of Medical Industries America, evo is based in the
Midwest and has nearly 20 years of experience in providing respiratory products to the
home health marketplace.
Inogen CEO Kathy Odell said, “evo and Inogen are a great fit. We’re impressed with
their approach and willingness to pursue new ideas in an industry that is poised to
undergo dramatic changes. Like us, they see providers as partners, not just customers.
We wanted a like-minded distribution partner and we believe we have found it in evo.”
evo’s philosophy is to position leading health care technologies like the Inogen One to
raise the standard of care for the homecare patient, while helping providers stay
competitive.
Inspired by a desire to bring better oxygen therapy to patients, the Inogen One is designed
to meet the changing demands of the HME provider’s business. The streamlined device
promises several advantages over existing technologies including being lightweight,
quiet, and simple to use. It offers patients greater independence while offering providers
greater operating efficiencies.
Bryan Hansel, CEO of evo said, “We pride ourselves on taking a novel approach to the
typical problems in the provider business model and offering our customers innovative
solutions based on new technologies. Inogen shares our vision. The Inogen One is a
breakthrough product that promises to change the oxygen therapy industry, and we have
the means to get it into the right hands.”
Inogen will be attending Medtrade in October. Companies wishing to set up a meeting to
discuss the Inogen One are encouraged to contact evo at 1-800-759-3038.
Inogen is innovation in oxygen therapy. With a team of known leaders in the provider
industry, deep experience in medical devices, talented engineers and associates each
committed to revolutionizing oxygen therapy, our vision is to develop innovative, cost
effective respiratory home healthcare equipment that improves quality of life for patients and
bottom line profits for providers. And we are proud to introduce our first commitment to that
vision: The Inogen One.
One Solution: The single solution for home and away, for today and tomorrow, for patients and provider.
evo Medical Solutions is a manufacturer and distributor of home care respiratory products.
Its manufacturing plant and headquarters office is located in Adel, Iowa.
From its 112,500 square foot facility, a dedicated 100+ person workforce manufactures and
distributes a complete line of respiratory and sleep therapy products to home care dealers in
the United States and more than thirty international markets. The manufacturing facility is
ISO 13485 registered.
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