Updated 25 October 2026
Anesthesia and respiratory distributors in Austria: 4 independent, 12 licensed firms
EUDAMED does not list distributors, so the Index only sees the 4 independent distributors tagged anaesthesia and respiratory that appear as importers or in other registries. The real number is higher.
This page covers ventilator, respiratory equipment and anaesthesia machine distributors in Austria: the Index groups ventilators, anaesthesia machines, airway consumables, oxygen therapy and sleep devices in one segment.
Listed
Independent distributors in the Index here, ranked by the lines each distributor carries, then registrations, then size.
- 10 lines0 registrationsSize score 10 of 100
- 222 lines0 registrationsSize score 24 of 100
- 311 lines0 registrationsSize score 19 of 100
- 45 lines0 registrationsSize score 16 of 100
Include manufacturers, their own sales entities and regulatory representatives (8)
Manufacturers, companies that are a manufacturer's own import or sales arm, and regulatory representatives (authorised representatives, sponsors or registration holders with no import or distribution role). They are registered here but are not independent distributors.
- 10 lines1 registrationSize score 43 of 100
- 20 lines0 registrationsSize score 28 of 100
- 3Connect Medizintechnik GmbHMistelbach0 lines0 registrationsSize score 20 of 100
- 4Messer Medical Austria GmbHGumpoldskirchen0 lines0 registrationsSize score 10 of 100
- 5A. Schreiber KGWien0 lines1 registrationSize score 22 of 100
- 6AHA Hyperbarics GmbHVienna0 lines1 registrationSize score 20 of 100
- 70 lines0 registrationsSize score 38 of 100
- 8Leonhard Lang GmbHInnsbruck0 lines11 registrationsSize score 60 of 100
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Anaesthesia and respiratory covers ventilators, anaesthesia machines, airway consumables, oxygen therapy and sleep devices. Capital equipment and consumables often travel through the same distributor, which makes service capability a buying factor. Home respiratory care adds a non-hospital channel in several markets.
The Bastion Hale Distributor Index lists 12 establishments in Austria whose registry records include anaesthesia and respiratory: 4 independent distributors (a channel role such as importer, distributor, wholesaler or authorised representative, and no manufacturing of their own), 5 manufacturers' own import or sales entities, 0 regulatory representatives, and 3 manufacturers or exporters, out of 521 medical device establishments in Austria overall. The records come from EUDAMED, US FDA (openFDA), Health Canada and MHRA UK, last seen on 23 October 2026.
Entry decision: anaesthesia and respiratory in Austria
CE marked: go now, rank 12 of 124. FDA cleared: build the case, rank 22 of 124. Show the full entry analysis
For a typical maker, from public data and the free Market Finder. Your own clearance, device class and current markets change the answer. The verdicts, best first: go now (route, channel and market size all work), go next (open, with one thing to solve first), build the case (two things to solve, or a full local registration in a large market), not now (blocked for this maker today).
CE marked, shipping from the EU
Go now the registration route, the sales channel and the market size all work
Rank 12 of 124 markets for this maker.
Your CE marking is the market authorisation; foreign makers sell through distributors here; health spending of USD 61.9bn (2024, World Bank); distributor numbers not countable here because EUDAMED does not list distributors (4 seen in anaesthesia and respiratory so far).
Medium confidence: EUDAMED does not list distributors, so the count seen in anaesthesia and respiratory (4) is a minimum.
FDA cleared, shipping from the US
Build the case two things to solve first, or a full local registration in a large market
Rank 22 of 124 markets for this maker.
Held back: CE marking needed first; FDA clearance alone is not accepted here.
Medium confidence: EUDAMED does not list distributors, so the count seen in anaesthesia and respiratory (4) is a minimum.
Registration route
With CE marking: Your CE marking is the market authorisation. High confidence.
With FDA clearance: CE marking needed first; FDA clearance alone is not accepted here. High confidence.
No local holder is needed for a maker based inside this regulatory area. Who holds the registration
CE marking under the MDR is the market authorisation; no national approval. A non-EU maker needs an EU authorised representative.
Timeline and fees are not shown: no official source we cite gives them for this market yet. Confirm with a regulatory specialist before you plan a launch date. Sources: Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR), EUR-Lex.
Sales channel
Distributor-led: Foreign makers sell through distributors here. Small EU market; foreign SMEs usually appoint an Austrian distributor or are covered by a German partner; large firms run subsidiaries.
US Commercial Service country guide, published 29 May 2026.
Independent distributors in the Index: 4 for anaesthesia and respiratory, 110 in Austria overall.
Makers registered here: 5 makers' own import or sales entities and 3 manufacturers.
Landed cost
Landed cost from the EU: no duty or import tax collected at the border (same customs area).
Landed cost from the US: about 20% collected at the border, under 1% real after credits (high confidence, from published tariff and tax rates). No duty, import VAT or GST about 20%.
Tariff basket: anaesthesia and respiratory. Cash is collected at clearance. Real cost is what stays after a registered distributor recovers VAT and charges. Sources: World Bank WITS TRAINS tariff API, reporter 918, MFN applied, HS6, Your Europe: VAT rates applied in EU member countries (last checked 13/07/2026).
Market size
Health spending: USD 61.9bn in 2024, USD 6,739 per person (World Bank).
Whole market (TAM) for anaesthesia and respiratory: about USD 94m to 220m a year (estimate, low confidence). TAM is all yearly spending on these devices in the market.
For one product line sold through distributors: SAM, the part of that spending distributors can reach, is about USD 7.4m to 28m a year. SOM, what a new maker with one good distributor could win a year after about three years, is about USD 110k to 750k (estimates). The free Market Finder sizes your own product range.
Broad scope, as in MedTech Europe figures: devices, diagnostics and consumables at manufacturer prices. Narrower published figures are lower.
How we estimate. At manufacturer prices.
Next step
The finder ranks every market for your own device, clearance and current markets. The CSV lists 511 establishments, the 108 independent distributors first. Company records only. 10 rows are not in the CSV and stay on their profile pages, for example names of a person or records whose only source is the Health Canada licence list.
By role
| Role | Establishments | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Importer | 9 | 75% | Named as importer: EUDAMED importer; US FDA initial importer; Health Canada establishment licence (MDEL) to import. |
| Distributor | 1 | 8% | Holds a distribution licence or is listed as distributor (Health Canada MDEL, SFDA, ANVISA, SAHPRA and other licence lists). |
| Registration holder | 1 | 8% | Holds device licences or registrations in its own name: Health Canada MDALL licence holder. |
| Manufacturer | 7 | 58% | Registered as a manufacturer with an address in this market: EUDAMED manufacturer; US FDA registered manufacturer; Health Canada licence as manufacturer; MHRA registered manufacturer. |
| Exporter | 1 | 8% | Registered as an exporter of devices: US FDA registration as an exporter of devices made for export. |
An establishment can hold several roles, so the shares add to more than 100%.
Who holds the registration in Austria
In the EU and EEA the manufacturer, or its EU authorised representative for manufacturers based outside the EU, registers in EUDAMED and holds the CE marking file. Importers register separately in EUDAMED. Distributors do not register there, which is why the Index lists few EU distributors. Neither owns the CE file, so EU channel changes are easier than elsewhere.
Who holds medical device registrations in Austria: the list
This is the general rule, not legal advice. The registration clause in the first distributor contract decides who controls the market later. The Next 10 Markets report covers who holds the registration in each of your ten markets.
Next steps
Questions about anesthesia and respiratory distributors in Austria
How many anesthesia and respiratory distributors are licensed in Austria?
The Index counts 12 establishments in Austria with anaesthesia and respiratory in their registry record, of which 4 are independent distributors (a channel role and no manufacturing of their own). EUDAMED does not list distributors, so the Index only sees the 4 independent distributors tagged anaesthesia and respiratory that appear as importers or in other registries. The real number is higher. The number comes from EUDAMED, US FDA (openFDA), Health Canada and MHRA UK and was last refreshed on 25 October 2026.
Who distributes ventilators in Austria?
The Index counts ventilators with the other anaesthesia or respiratory devices, so it does not list them separately. The highest ranked independent anesthesia and respiratory distributors in Austria on this page are SESCO Marketing & Sales GmbH, Crosstec GmbH and Haemo Pharma GmbH. Open a profile to see the makers each one represents.
Who can hold an anaesthesia and respiratory device registration in Austria?
In the EU and EEA the manufacturer, or its EU authorised representative for manufacturers based outside the EU, registers in EUDAMED and holds the CE marking file. Importers register separately in EUDAMED. Distributors do not register there, which is why the Index lists few EU distributors. Neither owns the CE file, so EU channel changes are easier than elsewhere.
How do I find an anesthesia and respiratory distributor in Austria?
Open the top establishments on this page and check their roles, principals and registration counts. Then search the Index for your device and Austria to see the names, free, no sign-up. For a ranked shortlist for your device, see the Next 10 Markets report.
What does the Distributor Index count as an anesthesia and respiratory distributor in Austria?
A company that appears in a public regulatory registry with an address in Austria and whose linked device listings fall in the anaesthesia and respiratory segment, in any of the roles importer, distributor, wholesaler, authorised representative, registration holder, manufacturer or exporter. Each company is counted once.
How are CE-marked and FDA-cleared anaesthesia and respiratory devices registered in Austria?
With CE marking: your CE marking is the market authorisation. With FDA clearance: CE marking needed first; FDA clearance alone is not accepted here. No local holder is needed for a maker based inside this regulatory area. CE marking under the MDR is the market authorisation; no national approval. A non-EU maker needs an EU authorised representative. Confirm with a regulatory specialist before you plan a launch date.
How big is the anaesthesia and respiratory market in Austria?
Health spending in Austria was USD 61.9bn in 2024 (World Bank). Bastion Hale estimates the anaesthesia and respiratory market at about USD 94m to 220m a year at manufacturer prices. This is a model estimate with low confidence: health spending times the device share of health spending times the segment's share of world medical technology spending. The methodology page shows every input and source.
Other segments in Austria
Anaesthesia and respiratory in other EU and EEA markets
Sources
- EUDAMED economic operator registration, European Commission public API: 12 establishments, last seen 23 October 2026. CC BY 4.0. Data filtered and reformatted by Bastion Hale.
- US FDA Establishment Registration and Device Listing, openFDA bulk download: 4 establishments, last seen 23 October 2026. US government work, public domain.
- Health Canada MDALL active licence listing and MDEL establishment licence listing: 1 establishment, last seen 23 October 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence, Canada.
- UK MHRA Public Access Registration Database (PARD): 1 establishment, last seen 23 October 2026. Public register.
- Company website (the establishment's own public site): 5 establishments, last seen 23 October 2026. Enrichment, not a registry: segments and principals read from the company's own website.
Index build 25 October 2026. Each establishment is counted once per country after resolving names across sources. Company records only, as the registries publish them.
Registry data. Bastion Hale does not vouch for any establishment.