Our Company

We provide inspired infant care with our revolutionary Life Pulse Ventilator, the first high-frequency ventilator ever approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical use (1988).

Established in 1980, Bunnell has focused its efforts on the development of advanced ventilation systems for treating premature infants in acute respiratory failure, an often fatal complication of preterm birth. The Company manufactures, markets, and services its products for hospitals in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Malaysia, Uruguay, and Trinidad and Tobago. Since its introduction, the Life Pulse Ventilator has helped health care professionals save approximately 100,000 infants.

Our Mission

We Save babies. Bunnell's continuing mission is to be the preferred, worldwide provider of ventilation products and services used by health care professionals in the treatment of critically ill children.

For over 30 years Bunnell has devoted over 30% of its revenues to the development of new, leading-edge technologies for the treatment of critically ill infants and children. In 1995, following a development program supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Company introduced the LifePort endotracheal tube adapter. This device allows clinicians to implement treatment with the Life Pulse system more quickly without reintubation, a potentially traumatic procedure for these fragile patients. The latest advancement is our new "WhisperJet" patient box, which reduces noise associated with HFV by as much as 75%.

Clinical investigation continues with the use of the Life Pulse Ventilator for the treatment of a variety of infant respiratory diseases. Bunnell has sponsored two major multi-center clinical trials where the Life Pulse has been compared with conventional ventilation for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary interstitial emphysema in premature infants. Respiratory distress syndrome is the leading cause of chronic lung disease, brain injury and death in newborn infants. Bunnell's clinical investigators and trainers are constantly seeking ways to improve the outcome of ventilator therapy.

Our products are manufactured in our Salt Lake City facility and distributed directly to client hospitals. We provide 24-hour, 7-day per week technical and clinical assistance to health care providers including emergency delivery of our life-saving products to hospitals throughout the United States, usually within 2-4 hours of a clinician's request.

Our Commitment

We are committed to providing our life-saving products and services at a standard of quality, performance, and value that exceeds the expectations of our hospital and health care customers.

Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC 27710 Ira Chiefetz, MD @ 919-681-5872 Ron Goldberg, MD @ 919-681-6024 John Heintz, RRT @ 919-681-5551 Wake Forest University Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC 27157 Lisa Washburn, MD @ 336-716-2529 Matt Brinck, RRT @ 336-713-6778 DeVos Children’s – Spectrum Health Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Tom Shaw, MD @ 616-391-1523 Barb McGorty, RRT @ 616-391-1634 Memorial Medical Center Long Beach, CA 90801 Arthur Strauss, MD @ 562-933-8100 Kim Lawhorn, RRT@ 562-933-8100 Riley Children's Hospital Indianapolis, IN 46202 William Engle, MD @ 317-274-4716 Tammy Losh, RRT @ 317-274-1013 Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Hollywood, FL 33021 Bruce Schulman, MD @ 954-985-5830 Mark Congress, RRT @ 954-985-5831 Hope Childen’s Hospital Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Gonzalo Hernandez-Argudin, MD @ 708-684-5722 Tim Gardner, RRT @ 708-684-2584 Maricopa County Medical Center Phoenix, AZ 85008 Ravi Gunawardene, MD @ (602)344-5066 Jo-El Detzel, RRT @ (602)344-5786

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN 27232 Judy Aschner, MD @ 615-322-3476 Chris Lynn, RRT @ 615-322-0695 Medical College of Virginia Richmond, VA 23219 Gary R. Gutcher, MD @ 804-828-9965 Paul Dalby, RRT @ 804-828-9215 Sutter Memorial Hospital Sacramento, CA 95819 Stephen Butler, MD @ 916-733-1060 Dave Blackney, RRT @ 916-733-1804 Cook Children’s Hospital Fort Worth, TX 76104 Benjamin Brann, MD @ 682-882-2892 Linda Jacobs, RRT @ 682-885-7567 Children’s Hospital of Illinois Peoria, IL 61637 James Hocker, MD @ 309-655-2485 Nancy Shay, RRT @ 309-655-3816 Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX 75246 Craig Shoemaker, MD @ 214-820-4012 Daryel Weisner, RRT @ 214-820-3744 St. John’s Mercy Medical Center St. Louis, MO 63141 Gary Dreyer, MD @ 314-251-5860 Brad Morse, RRT @ 314-251-6223 Alta Bates Medical Center Berkeley, CA 94705 Amarjit S. Sandhu, M.D. @ (510) 204-1627 Jennifer Frick, RRT @ 510-204-3718

2010 Conference Schedule

Click on a conference title to visit the associated website. If there is a conference or meeting in your area that you think we should attend, or if you would like additional information on one of the conferences listed above, please contact David Platt at 800.800.4358 ext. 15.

What	When	Where
4th Annual Advanced Resp. Conf	January 29	Salt Lake City, UT
NEO Conference	February 11-14	Orlando, FL
7th National Adv. Pract. Neo Nurses Conf.	March 18-20	San Francisco, CA
Snowbird HFV Conference	March 23-27	Snowbird, UT
37th Ann. Pacific NW Reg. and Scientific Conf.	Apr 11-13	Seattle, WA
First Coast Neonatal Symposium	Apr 14-16	St. Augustine, FL
WakeMed Pediatric Conference	Apr 15-16	Raleigh, NC
PAS Meeting	May 1-4	Vancouver, BC
CSRT Annual Meeting	May 13-15	St. John’s, NF
MSRC Annual Meeting	May 18-19	Boothbay Harbor, ME
TSRC Meeting	July 21-23	San Antonio, TX
National Neonatal Nurses Conf	Sept 12-15	Savannah, GA
State of the Art in Newborn Resuscitation & Ventilation	September 24-25	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contemporary Mtg. of Neo. Pulm. Disorders	October	Tempe, AZ
9th Mechanical Ventilation for Infants and Children	October 19-21	Durham, NC
High Frequency Ventilation Workshop	October 29-30	Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia
55th International Resp. Congress	December 6-9	Las Vegas, NV

 

Bert Bunnell, ScD, began searching for a better way of breathing for premature babies in 1972. His hard work and dedication led to the development of the Life Pulse High Frequency Ventilator. To learn more about this incredible journey, read Bert's Bio and a student essay about Bert and the Life Pulse.