Halocarbon Products Corporation established a division to produce fluorinated anesthetics in 1959 based on our experience with fluorinated chemicals. Fluorinated anesthetics were developed to solve the problem of fires in the operating room caused by the use of flammable anesthetics such as ether and cyclopropane. With the production of fluroxene in 1960, Halocarbon was the first manufacturer of fluorinated anesthetics in the U.S.

Isoflurane, faster acting than halothane, was the next natural step for Halocarbon. We are a major producer of trifluoroethanol, the main raw material for isoflurane. We started production of isoflurane in 1997. Our isoflurane is distributed around the world.

As the first manufacturer of fluorinated anesthetics in the United States, a pioneer in anesthetic purity and a leader in value, we look forward to new accomplishments in the production and sales of inhalation anesthetics in the future.

 
 
Halocarbon Products was founded in 1950