Bunnell Incorporated

Bunnell Incorporated
Company typePrivate
IndustryElectromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
Founded1980
FounderBert Bunnell
Headquarters
Salt Lake City
,
United States
Area served
United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Malaysia, Uruguay, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1]
Key people
J. Bert Bunnell, Thomas Kessler, Ila Jean Larson
ProductsMedical Ventilators
OwnerBert Bunnell
Number of employees
20 to 50
Websitewww.bunl.com

Bunnell Incorporated is a medical equipment company founded in 1980. The first and most famous product by Bunnell is the Life Pulse Ventilator, the first high-frequency ventilator approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical use in 1988.

History

Bunnell Incorporated was established in 1980 with the help of the University of Utah's Innovation Center, which is a project funded by the National Science Foundation.[2] In 1982, the company began clinical trials for the Life Pulse Ventilator at five key medical centers in Utah, Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Florida.[2]

In 1985, the company treated almost 100 infants, then submitted "12 copies of nearly thousand-page application to the FDA for approval."[2] The application was rejected and continued to be rejected for three years, the company was under a $2 million debt. On June 30, 1988, the FDA approval was granted.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bunnell Incorporated website, "About Us". Archived from the original on 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-03-26. Retrieved: 3/25/2012
  2. ^ a b c d Pennsylvania State University (June 13, 1989). "To Assess the Impact of Proposed FDA User Fees on Small Business: Hearing Before the Committee on Small Business, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session". Bunnel Incorporated. 4. U.S. Government Printing Office: Page 6.


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