Drive Medical (formerly Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare)

Medical Depot, Inc., doing business as Drive Medical, manufactures and distributes durable medical equipment: wheelchairs, rollators and canes, respiratory and sleep products under the DeVilbiss name, beds, support surfaces, bath safety, pediatric rehab (Inspired by Drive), patient room equipment and electrotherapy devices. Its site cites more than 5,000 manufactured products used in more than 100 countries, with offices, plants or distribution in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, China, Romania and Australia. The company does not publish revenue or employee counts.

Ownership

Founded in 2000, Drive bought DeVilbiss Healthcare, a respiratory maker with roots in 1888, in 2015. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced an equity investment alongside management on January 4, 2017. In October 2025 Kingswood Capital Management of Los Angeles signed a definitive agreement to buy the company from CD&R, with CEO Derek Lampert and his team staying on and close expected later in 2025. As of 2026-10-30 the company newsroom carries no closing announcement.

Recent moves

• June 2024: bought the Mobility Designed portfolio, including the M+D Comfort Crutch.
• June 19, 2025: acquired the product line of De Oro Devices, maker of NexStride, a clip-on visual and auditory cueing device for canes, walkers and rollators.
• July 2025: FDA-listed recall of the iGo2 DC car adapter, model DV6X-619, after reports of the cord overheating or melting; two injuries were reported.
• December 2, 2025: announced a return to the Drive Medical name across all markets, with DeVilbiss by Drive, Hurrycane by Drive, M+D by Drive and Inspired by Drive as sub-brands.
• January 29, 2026: signed a definitive agreement to acquire Compass Health Brands (Carex, ProBasics, TheraMed, Roscoe Medical, Richmar). Terms were not disclosed.
• 2026: launched WalkWise by Drive (March 4) and the Unbound IQ by Drive line (July 29).