Puritan Bennett has been a provider of respiratory products since 1913 originally as a medical gas supplier. In addition to critical care ventilation, Puritan Bennett provided medical devices for patients outside of the acute care environment. Its products included portable ventilation, oxygen therapy

Oxygen therapy

Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention, which can be for a variety of purposes in both chronic and acute patient care...

 systems, sleep diagnostic and sleep therapy equipment, spirometry

Spirometry

Spirometry is the most common of the pulmonary function tests , measuring lung function, specifically the measurement of the amount and/or speed of air that can be inhaled and exhaled...

 and other respiratory care products.

History

1913: Puritan Bennett entered the medical gas industry.

1940: Founder Ray Bennett invented a mechanical ventilator as an alternative to the iron lung

Iron lung

A negative pressure ventilator is a form of medical ventilator that enables a person to breathe when normal muscle control has been lost or the work of breathing exceeds the person's ability....

 machine.

1995: Nellcor

Nellcor

Nellcor used to be a company that achieved a large market share in pulse oximetry systems. Covidien still markets the brand Nellcor.- History :1981: Nellcor was started by Dr...

 acquired Puritan Bennett. The newly expanded company is renamed Nellcor Puritan Bennett.

1997: Nellcor Puritan Bennett became a part of Mallinckrodt

Mallinckrodt

Mallinckrodt is a set of pharmaceutical, chemical, imaging, and respiratory equipment suppliers based in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. Founded in 1867 when the Mallinckrodt brothers formed G. Mallinckrodt & Company to manufacture pharmaceutical chemicals, Mallinckrodt was purchased by Tyco...

, a medical products company with product lines in respiratory care, diagnostic imaging and analgesic pharmaceuticals.

1998: Puritan-Bennett Aero Systems (PBASCO) was sold to BE Aerospace

BE Aerospace

B/E Aerospace, Inc. is an S&P 400 and NASDAQ listed manufacturer of aircraft cabin parts, including passenger and crew seats, oxygen delivery systems, kitchens and lavatories for commercial airliners...

 Inc.

2000: Tyco International

Tyco International

Tyco International Ltd. is a highly diversified global manufacturing company incorporated in Switzerland, with United States operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey...

 acquired Mallinckrodt to become a Tyco Healthcare company.

2007: Covidien

Covidien

Covidien , formerly Tyco Healthcare, is a healthcare device and supply company, incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, although its corporate offices are located in Mansfield, Massachusetts. On June 29, 2007, Covidien became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from Tyco...

 spun off from Tyco International

Tyco International

Tyco International Ltd. is a highly diversified global manufacturing company incorporated in Switzerland, with United States operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey...

 and inherited Puritan Bennett along with other Tyco Healthcare Brands.

840 Ventilator System

The 840 Ventilator System is the current acute critical care ventilator sold by Puritan Bennett. It is the flagship product in Puritan Bennett's line of critical care ventilators.

• Software Options
  • PAV+ Software
  • BiLevel Software
  • Volume Ventilation Plus Software
  • Tube Compensation Software
  • NeoMode Software

7200 Series

The 7200 Series is a critical care ventilator model prior to the current 840 Series.