We are Richard Wolf

Working to advance endoscopic medicine for more than 100 years.
Richard Wolf GmbH is a global leader in minimally invasive surgery with 16 subsidiaries and 130 distributors meeting the needs of surgeons, medical professionals, and patients with high-quality, precision endoscopic instruments.

Since 1906, we have been dedicated to working with leading medical experts around the world to develop innovative products that enhance surgical results and save lives. The spirit of excellence is the guiding principle for everything we do, from the earliest stages of R&D to the moment one of our instruments is shipped to a facility. We are constantly striving to shape the future of minimally invasive surgery and improve patient outcomes.

Innovators in Endoscopy
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation is the first and largest subsidiary of Richard Wolf GmbH. Through our careful collaboration with respected surgeons and industry leaders, we have built a portfolio that is as innovative as it is extensive. Used for a wide range of procedures, our endoscopes, hand instruments, and working elements are designed to meet the needs of surgeons and ensure the health of patients. We are focused on positively impacting outcomes through innovations in endoscopy, and our dedication to excellence is reflected across our entire line of products.

Located just north of Chicago in Vernon Hills, Illinois, our US headquarters is home to our manufacturing, assembly, sales, marketing, repair, customer service, and administrative teams, as well as our state-of-the-art biolab and training center, Academy Prima Vista. Our clinical experts and sales representatives service medical facilities across the country.

Guiding Principles

We are a global business with headquarters in Germany and over a century of tradition and expertise in the field of endoscopy. We develop, manufacture and market specific system solutions for minimally invasive human medicine. Our broad product spectrum is supplemented by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and therapy units.

Customer Satisfaction, Associates and Service
We are committed to the fulfillment of our customers’ and associates’ wishes as well as their satisfaction and confidence in us. With highly motivated staff, distinct service strategies, highest product quality as well as competent consultation and customer care, we aim to exceed our customers’ and associates’ expectations.

Innovation
We concentrate in the area of research and development. By focusing our ideas on the latest state-of-the-art technologies and through continuous dialog with leading specialists and opinion leaders in the field, we develop innovative, market-driven, value-added quality products.

Quality Management
Our staff have a high level of quality awareness through innovation and thorough training. In support of our high product quality we exceed all internationally recognized quality standards.

Organization
We strive to implement fast and flexible decision making, both in-house and in the field. Our wish is to strengthen job satisfaction through individual responsibility and to form optimal decisive action within the various market areas to guarantee our business success.

Ecology
All our staff are conscientious about the environment. Ecological concerns play a big role in our daily tasks. We believe that environmental responsibility complements economic success.

Staff Training
Through the development of highly qualified talent and the provision of first class apprenticeship and training programs, it has been proven that our staff can meet the continually rising demands of today’s corporate environment.

Corporate Culture
We strive to offer our staff a stable and secure work environment in which performance and job satisfaction are well balanced by a system of support and challenge. Our corporate culture is one of fairness, respect, transparency, loyalty and mutual trust, where overall team spirit is positively high.

Our Employees are the Heart of Our Company

As the US subsidiary of a global leader in minimally invasive surgery, Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation is part of an extraordinary workforce that builds, sells, and repairs well-crafted medical products that change lives every day. While we are backed by worldwide resources, we also nurture a close-knit local community.

Over 200 employees work in Administration, Customer Service, Logistics, Marketing & Sales, Production, Quality/Regulatory, and Repairs at our Vernon Hills, Illinois, location just 30 miles northwest of Chicago. Since opening our doors in 1972, we have been delivering solutions that enhance surgical results and pave the way for groundbreaking procedures. From the earliest stages of development to the moment one of our instruments is packed and shipped to a medical facility, we are driven by the spirit of excellence. Our exceptional people are proof of that.