please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message ambu a s type public nasdaq copenhagen ambu b industry healthcare founded 1937 headquarters copenhagen denmark key people jens bager chairman lars marcher president & ceo michael h jgaard cfo products ambu bag aura laryngeal masks ascope single use videoscope bluesensor electrodes neuroline electrodes revenue 1 889 million dkk 2014 2015 1 number of employees 2 270 2015 website www.ambu.com ambu a s is a danish company that develops produces and markets diagnostic and life supporting equipment and solutions to hospitals and rescue services . founded in denmark in 1937 as testa laboratorium by german engineer holger hesse ph.d. who had the ambition of building a business dedicated to product developments which would contribute to the saving of human lives . the largest business areas are anesthesia cardiology and neurology in which the most important products are ventilation products for artificial respiration and single use electrodes for ecg tests and neurophysiological mappings . the ambu bag edit the first of these a self inflating resuscitator designed in collaboration with danish anesthetist henning ruben and marketed under the name ambu was launched in 1956 . the name ambu was subsequently in 1986 chosen as the new company name . today ambu resuscitators are in use all over the world in every emergency medical environment . the ambu name has become an example of a genericized trademark as all manual bag resuscitators in medical settings are now often referred to generically as ambu bags even though ambu brand resuscitator bags are still produced and other companies are not allowed to use the ambu trademark . the ambu ascope edit ambu ascope is a single use videoscope which is used by anaesthetists to visualise the airways of patients being anaesthetised . when under general anaesthetic patients typically can not breathe unaided . the anaesthetists ensure that the airways are not obstructed and help the patient to breathe . breathing is typically ensured by means of a laryngeal mask or through endotracheal intubation using an et tube . with some patients it is difficult to maintain breathing due to obesity narrowings etc. of the neck and throat . in such cases the anaesthetists can use an ambu ascope as an alternative to a reusable scope . external links edit ambu website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ambu company & oldid 695759995 categories health care companies of denmarklife science companies based in copenhagencompanies based in ballerup municipalitycompanies established in 1937hidden categories articles lacking sources from june 2013all articles lacking sourcesarticles with a promotional tone from june 2013all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 18 december 2015 at 11 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view