Evo Snags Inspired

ADEL, Iowa — Evo Medical Solutions announced last week it
has acquired North Huntingdon, Pa.-based Inspired Technologies and
its SmartDose auto-adjusting oxygen conserving device. Terms of the
deal were not disclosed.

“I have been in this industry since 1983, both as a provider and
as a manufacturer, and I would say this is one of the most
significant new technologies introduced into the home care market
in that period of time,” said Dan Bunting, Evo CEO and president,
in a release.

The SmartDose automatically monitors and adjusts dosage to
deliver the correct amount of oxygen based on the user’s activity
level, the only portable on the market incorporating such
technology. The device will become part of Evo’s line of
respiratory products, which includes nebulizers, suction machines,
oxygen and sleep products.

“This is a technology that should be on every ambulatory oxygen
patient, and it is our responsibility to make that happen in a
cost-effective manner for our customers,” said Bunting, who told
HomeCare in an earlier interview that providers “are
searching for new ways to have technology advances fit into the
reimbursement environment.”

Said Bunting, “We intend to make this elite product the standard
for all ambulatory oxygen patients, at a cost comparable to the
other products on the market today.”

Inspired’s CEO Rich Kocinski echoed the sentiment. “In 28 years
of product development and manufacturing, SmartDose is the best
product I’ve ever had,” said Kocinski, who along with Dave Pugh,
Inspired’s vice president of sales, will join Evo. “As products
continue to decline in quality and performance, we intend to offer
best value and clinically superior product at competitive
prices.

“When all is said and done,” Kocinski said, “this is still a
growth industry.”