Respironics, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets medical productswhich address a wide range of respiratory and pulmonary problems by assisting patient breathing. These products are used in the home, in hospitals and in emergency medical situations. The company is a Delaware corporation originally incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1976 as the successor company for certain products of Lanz Medical Products Corporation and has two principal operating subsidiaries, Respironics (HK) Limited and Respironics Medical Products (Shenzhen) Ltd.