W. Murphy Enterprises Inc.

W. Murphy Enterprises Inc. was incorporated in November 1988. This small Canadian company began with the design and manufacture of innovative evacuation stretcher systems for use by hospitals, nursing homes, public buildings, Fire, EMS, Police, military etc... WEEVAC is the trademark of an innovative line of emergency evacuation stretcher systems, which has been patented in Canada, the U.S.A., and with worldwide patents pending. The company has received United States F.D.A. market approval for these stretchers. WEEVAC stretchers are designed and manufactured in CANADA. WEEVAC stretchers have been adopted by institutions across North America to enhance their evacuation plans - from Hawaii to Bermuda and as far away as Sarajevo Children's Hospital with the UNHCR. Other WEEVAC products include rescue stretchers for EMS and Search & Rescue, a marine storage system designed for the Canadian Coast Guard and a transport incubator cover designed to maximize heat and energy efficiency. The inventor and company president, Wendy Murphy has won 3 National Awards: The prestigious Manning Award - "For Her Great Talent in Designing the WEEVAC Evacuation Stretcher" National Research Council of Canada 75th Anniversary Award - Recognizing Outstanding Innovativeness in Medical Device Technology The Sir Joseph Flavelle Award - For Technical Innovation Wendy Murphy and her inventions have been featured on the CBC show VENTURE, and the Discovery Channel's ``Inventions`Series, and Canada's Top 50 Inventions. The WEEVAC inventions have been featured in several school textbooks and children's informational texts.