Bunnell Incorporated
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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.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Bert 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 |
| Products | Medical Ventilators |
| Owner | Bert Bunnell |
Number of employees | 20 to 50 |
| Website | www |
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 a 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]
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