Springfield / Missouri / United States
Airgas and Puritan Medical, two of the strongest names in the medical gas industry, joined in 2004 to become Airgas Puritan Medical, which offers the industrys widest range of products and services and the largest distribution network. It offers a wide variety of medical gases, including carbon dioxide, helium, medical air, nitrogen, nitrous oxide and oxygen, all of which meet or exceed the Food and Drug Administration s requirements. The company also distributes equipment, such as regulators, control valves, gas detectors, purifiers, manifolds, respiratory equipment, pathogen kits, cryogenic refrigerators and freezers. With more than a century of experience in the industry between the two companies, Airgas Puritan Medical operates approximately 150 medical gas fill plants, 600 branch locations and 2,500 delivery vehicles.