American Diagnostic Corporation (ADC)
American Diagnostic Corporation (ADC) is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of diagnostic medical products, personal instruments, and accessories for the healthcare industry. For 35 years, we’ve been dedicated to designing, manufacturing, and supplying stethoscopes, blood pressure instruments, and other core diagnostic products that provide an unmatched value proposition with a purchase experience that is second to none.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About us
Mission Statement
To produce feature-rich, ruggedly built, value-priced professional diagnostic medical instruments for the healthcare marketplace while maintaining a stable, dependable employment environment for our associates and trading partners.
History
Bringing together their knowledge of the medical device industry and its needs, Marc Blitstein and Neal Weingart co-founded ADC in 1984. They shared a vision of a company built on long-lasting partnerships with the best component manufacturers in the world, while committing to significant production and quality processes in the United States. The result is a company that's flexible, enterprising, and more able to work with vendors and customers.
Brands
Our products are marketed under many brands, including ADC®, Medicut™, Adscope®, Proscope™, Diagnostix™, Prosphyg™, Adtemp™, Multikuf™, Adlite™, Pocket Pal™, Responder™, Adcuff™, System 5™, Adflow™, Adview®, E-Sphyg™, and Adimals®. We also manufacture products under original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and private label contracts for more than a dozen of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors in the acute care, alternate site, nursing, extended care, student, and EMS markets. In fact, ADC is the largest privately held branded and private-label supplier of stethoscopes and blood pressure instruments in the United States. Our products are sold on six continents, in over sixty countries, and are in use by thousands of healthcare institutions and millions of healthcare professionals worldwide.
Locations
Today, our 44,000-square-foot facility in Hauppauge, New York, houses our corporate offices, customer service, quality control, manufacturing, and distribution departments. Sales offices in London, England, and Tokyo, Japan, service our European and Pacific Rim distribution. Additional quality control and sourcing offices in Taipei, Taiwan, and Ningbo, China, oversee ADC's Asian manufacturing facilities.
Key Milestones
Year
Milestone
- 1984 ADC founded in January 1984 as a direct marketer of emergency medical supplies, operating out of a 700-square-foot storefront in Copiague, New York
- 1985 Hired our first full-time employee
- 1987 Relocated to a 4,000-square-foot facility in West Babylon, New York; hired our first developmentally disabled employee
- 1989 Opened sourcing office in Tokyo, Japan
- 1990 Produced the first sphygmomanometer aneroid gauges with luminescent dials
- 1992 Voted one of the Top 25 Fastest Growing Firms on Long Island by accounting firm KPMG
- 1993 Opened quality/sourcing office in Taipei, Taiwan; shifted much of the Japanese stethoscope component production to Taiwan
- 1993 Began sourcing sphygmomanometer components from Indonesia
- 1994 Launched the Adscope line of premium stethoscopes
- 1996 Relocated to our present-day headquarters in Hauppauge, New York, then with 35,000 square feet of space
- 1997 Shifted gauge production from Japan and Taiwan to China in exclusive agreement with Nissei
- 1999 Registered the ADC trademark in the U.S.
- 1999 Began sourcing digital blood pressure instruments and thermometers from China
- 2002 Started second-shift production at Hauppauge facility
- 2003 Marc Blitstein named by Newsday, Long Island's daily newspaper, as one of their inaugural Everyday Heroes for his employment of the developmentally disabled
- 2004 Hired our 100th employee
- 2005 Launched the E-Sphyg, the first and only virtually indestructible digital aneroid sphygmomanometer
- 2006 Blitstein named to Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame for his work with the developmentally disabled
- 2006 Frost and Sullivan named our digital stick thermometer line the best in the industry
- 2007 Awarded Acute Care Supplier of the Year (Small Company Category) by the Health Industry Distributor's Association
- 2007 Awarded ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003 quality certification. One of only two companies in our class to hold these quality marks
- 2008 Expanded Hauppauge facility to 44,000 square feet
- 2008 Introduced the Adimals line of pediatric scopes
- 2009 Entered the fingertip pulse oximetry market with our Diagnostix 2100
- 2010 Opened ADC Ningbo, a three-person quality/sourcing office in Ningbo, China
- 2010 Launched the ADView, the first modular diagnostic station (blood pressure, temperature, SpO2) in a joint venture with SunTech Medical
- 2011 Re-engineered our entire blood pressure line to be completely latex-free
- 2011 Incorporated Microthread technology into our Adflow valves for improved deflation control
- 2012 Launched our re-imagined retail program to support our brick-and-mortar retailers
- 2012 Introduced the Adscope 606, the world's first ultra-lightweight cardiology stethoscope
- 2013 Launched our completely redesigned website and published a dozen product videos
- 2014 Celebrated our 30th anniversary in business
- 2014 Launched our Designer Series print cuffs, Cuffs for a Cause, our fifth generation of Advantage Home BP monitors, and a bariatric cuff -- an industry first
- 2014 Launched our expanded line of Diagnostix™ and Adstation 3.5v EENT instruments
- 2014 Upgraded the Adscope line with new packaging, laser engraving, and Adsoft Plus snap-on silicone eartips
- 2014 ADC Ningbo becomes an FDA registered facility
- 2015 Moved final production of 700 items to the U.S.
- 2016 Launched the ADView 2 modular diagnostic station and our re-engineered line of Adcuff SPU blood pressure cuffs
- 2016 Redesigned our product labels to be UDI compliant, as much as two years ahead of schedule
- 2016 Launched a line of Pro's Combo Plus super-premium professional scope/sphyg sets
- 2017 Launched our PMV 3.5v Otoscope and doubled the EENT offering to over 1200 SKUs
- 2017 Opened a new office In the UK to support our European expansion
- 2017 Entered into a joint venture to open a manufacturing facility in Suzhou China
- 2018 Launched the Adscope LE limited edition line of decorated stethoscopes in 21 models
- 2018 Worldwide employment tops 160
- 2018 Finalist in the HIA-LI Large Employer of the Year
- 2019 Celebrated our 35th Anniversary
- 2019 Launched the e-sphyg 3 NIBP monitor
- 2020 Winner of the HIA-LI Large Employer of the Year
The ADC ADvantage
Proprietary Design
ADC products are manufactured from the world's finest components using state-of-the-art technologies. We offer a wide range of products with proprietary features not found anywhere else, like gasket-sealed chestpieces, Adsoft™ Plus silicone eartips, the Adcuff™ with Size Guide™ marking system, and our remarkable gauge movements that withstand the toughest use. Our products are designed to meet the demanding needs of today’s changing healthcare market, and we set the standard for innovation.
Global Manufacturing
We partner with the world’s leading ISO 9000 component manufacturers to ensure that every part meets the highest standards of quality. Many of our manufacturers produce our proprietary components on an exclusive basis. These single-sourced, long-term relationships ensure component consistency, lot after lot, year after year. That way, you know your product isn't just a purchase, but an investment. In addition, our blend of global sourcing and domestic production allows ADC products to be priced considerably lower than domestic brands while maintaining the highest quality.
Domestic Content
The medical device market is rich with manufacturers on both ends of the spectrum. Some boast cheap imports that are often of questionable quality. Others sell high-quality products at higher prices. We offer the best of both worlds. We strive to bring you the highest quality instruments by combining fine craftsmanship from the world’s leading subcontractors, with domestic inspection, assembly, and packaging in our New York facility. Most of the core diagnostic products we offer are fully assembled in the U.S. from globally sourced components to guarantee that your experience with our products will be nothing short of excellent.
Superior Quality Control
ADC inspects both at the source and in our New York facility. We subject virtually every component to rigorous quality control checks using custom-built testing equipment like gauge endurance machines, valve-and-bladder leak test machines, acoustic fixtures, and thermometer water baths. These ensure the parts used in our products meet or beat the toughest national and international standards on the market today. It’s a commitment we make throughout the entire organization, which is why ADC has earned both ISO 13485:2012 certification, specifically written for medical device manufacturers, as well as the broader ISO 9001:2008 certification, which is sought by any firm committed to quality.
Social Responsibility
Here at ADC, we believe we have a responsibility to help others, whether they are local, national, or international. As a company, we dedicate our time and resources towards the goal of bettering the world we live in. From our partnership with the AHRC in providing employment for adults with disabilities, to direct financial support to the American Cancer Society and Els for Autism (through the sale of our cause-branded products), to medical supply donations to organizations like Americares, Project Hope, and World Scopes, our social responsibility programs reach all corners of the globe.
Value Pricing
We’ve designed our products to provide an unmatched value proposition. With pricing as much as 40% lower than some of the more “famous” brands but only slightly higher than imports of questionable quality, ADC delivers a purchase experience second to none.
Our Promise to You
- Here at ADC, we promise to work for you, every day.
- We promise to design and sell the best, most feature-rich professional diagnostic products at truly competitive prices, every day.
- We promise to value every consumer, whether you’re a physician, a healthcare institution, an EMT, a nurse, or a medical student, every day.
- We promise to provide an unrivaled relationship with our vendor partners, sales representatives, dealers, and their associates, every day.
- We promise to continue to uphold our high standards of quality and service throughout the life of your purchase.
ADC Manufacturing
It Starts with a True Commitment to Quality
While many companies simply import pre-built medical products, we take a different approach. Our manufacturing process is designed from the ground up to focus on the quality of the components that we are using in our finished devices. Every component, large and small, must pass through our rigorous incoming quality (IQC) inspection process. Using statistically valid sampling plans and proprietary test equipment designed specifically for the medical devices we manufacture, we ensure that each and every component included in our finished products is of the highest quality.
Building Global Partnerships
We foster long-term contracts with some of the best ISO 9000 manufacturers around the world to ensure the best quality components. Most of our vendor partners are exclusive to us and have been for years, meaning our products are truly unique. We work closely with our vendor partners to guarantee that each and every component that comes to the U.S. for assembly meets the highest standards.
Assembled Here Using the Best Parts in the World
Any organization can import off-the-shelf products for sale in the U.S. At ADC, we reject the idea that such imports are good enough! Only by designing, inspecting assembling, and packaging in our New York facility can we ensure a core medical device will live up to the expectations of our customers. That’s why every single product that displays the ADC logo goes through, at the very least, extensive in-process quality inspections to ensure that they meet our demanding standards. Most of the core diagnostic products we offer are fully assembled in the U.S. from globally sourced components to guarantee that your experience with our products will be nothing short of excellent.
In addition, all of our component subcontractors are carefully selected and regularly audited to ensure they're consistently producing reliable, high-quality parts. ADC’s quality offices in Asia regularly perform on-site inspections to ensure that our supply chain contains only the best components for use in our finished devices.
Experience the Difference
Don’t just take our word for it, see for yourself how our manufacturing processes make every device we produce into a model of true craftsmanship. In the end, we're sure your experience will be nothing short of excellent.
ADC Quality Control
Our vision for quality is a single sentence that becomes a powerful tool in the hands of our employees:
Our quality control formula is at work in every step of the manufacturing process, including:
International Standards
ADC maintains a quality management system based on national and international standards and regulations. We employ superior in-house IQC based on ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 series standards.
Inspections
While every component is inspected in our New York facility, critical components are subject to more rigorous incoming quality control (IQC) and testing. We empower all of our employees to reject non-conforming materials during the assembly and packaging processes, ensuring that our entire workforce is dedicated to producing the highest-quality devices. Our finished QC and bench-testing ensures conformance to design criteria and our own demanding standards of workmanship. We use our own proprietary QC equipment, all located in our New York facility, to test every shipment to our internal standards.
Traceability
Every product that undergoes some 'value-added' work (e.g., inspection, assembly, packaging) receives a lot number that's incorporated into the item's end label. (And virtually every ADC product undergoes some 'value-added' work.) The first five digits of the lot number indicate: year, month, and day of production. The final three digits represent the ID number of the employee responsible for assembly. Lot number tracking enables ADC to quickly isolate and correct any problems that may occur and provides you with the extra assurances you expect from your diagnostic product.
Domestic Content
We maintain both foreign and domestic quality control facilities – something few in the industry offer. Every critical inspection, assembly, and packaging function is performed in our New York facility to ensure complete control and unsurpassed performance. We hire locally, keeping jobs in the U.S. and promoting loyalty and teamwork amongst our staff. This helps ensure that we provide the best products and support services to our customers.
Proprietary Test Equipment
ADC utilizes a wide array of proprietary machines that test everything from gauge endurance and accuracy to stethoscope acoustics to cuff durability and bladder leakage. For example, our gauge and Adcuff™ endurance machines test these components to a destructive 30,000 cycles – three times the industry standard. We test our thermometers using NIST certified water baths and black body simulators at multiple temperatures in accordance with the ANSI standards. And our Clinical Dynamics AccuPulse™ NIBP Simulator tests the accuracy of our line of professional- and consumer-grade blood pressure monitors.
Product Warranties
We're committed to maintaining our quality standards even after purchase. ADC has some of the most comprehensive warranties in the industry. Several of our stethoscopes and manometers come with lifetime warranties. But coverage doesn’t expire with the warranty. Should your product ever need service, even out of warranty, it will be repaired for a nominal charge.
ISO Certification
- Services designed to meet your needs and ensure your satisfaction,
- Products manufactured with quality planned and documented in every step of the process,
- A team of skilled employees consistently and continuously working to make your experience better, and
- The peace of mind knowing that we work to fulfill our promise to you.
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