Continuous ventilation.
Confident intubation.
50 million intubations are performed world-wide each year. Current intubation techniques and devices result in loss of airway control and temporary oxygen deprivation for the patient.
Ventubation Systems by Gardner Medical Instruments is changing the paradigm in airway management through a new life-saving procedure that simplifies intubation and reduces the risk of hypoxia.
Ventubate
verb /vent-too-beyt/
- To continuously ventilate a patient’s lungs while simultaneously passing an endotracheal tube into the trachea (windpipe) to avoid hypoxia
- To insert a tube into the trachea (windpipe) while continually ventilating the lungs without pause or interruption
Achieving gold-standard endotracheal intubation is challenging and has inherent risks.
failure rate on first attempt pre-hospital intubations.1
of respondents noted dissatisfaction with current airway management devices, according to independent market research (EMS Survey)
of the time, hypoxia occurs during pre-hospital intubation, according to a leading study. 2
patients undergoing emergency intubation experiences a major adverse event, associated with higher mortality3
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The Ventubation System
Maintain oxygenation and ventilation while intubating
Integrated, tactile check for tube placement
Single operator intubation—from EMS to the OR
No need for direct visualization
Easy to train and learn
Designed to minimize airway trauma
The primary goal of airway management is the maintenance of oxygenation. Each unsuccessful attempt to maintain oxygenation is time lost and may incrementally increase the risk of hypoxia, trauma, and airway obstruction, necessitating a surgical airway.4
–Richard Cooper, MD
Our Mission
At Gardner Medical Instruments, our mission is to support clinicians with intuitive, reliable systems that simplify airway management, provide continuous ventilation, and reduce the risks of hypoxia and airway injury. We are committed to designing procedures and tools that improve patient safety and enhance clinical confidence – because every second counts.
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About Us
Dr. Glenn Gardner graduated from Northwestern University Medical School at just 22 years of age, launching a career defined by relentless innovation in patient care. For over 37 years he practiced anesthesiology, personally performing over 30 thousand endotracheal intubations all while leading his private anesthesiology group at one of the top Level I Trauma Centers in metropolitan Chicago. He grew frustrated with the outdated intubation tools still in use since 1941 and felt that the procedure remained unnecessarily traumatic, and often dangerously inefficient. Dr. Gardner was convinced there had to be a better way. “If we can put man on the moon,” he reasoned, “we can certainly simultaneously place a tube into the trachea and deliver oxygen the distance of a finger length from the lips.”
That belief led to years of effort to make intubation simpler, safer, and less traumatic. The result? The Ventubation System: the complete airway management platform that provides continuous airway control, ventilation and endotracheal intubation to reduce hypoxia and improve patient outcomes.
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Our Team
The Gardner Medical Instruments leadership team brings together deep expertise in medical innovation, business strategy, and commercialization. United by a mission to transform airway management, they combine decades of experience in clinical practice, device development, and operational execution to bring lifesaving technologies to market.
Clyde Burks
Chief Executive Officer
Glenn P. Gardner, MD
Founder and President
Elizabeth Groover
VP of Market Development
Mike Black
VP of Commercialization
Brandon Gardner, MD, Ph.D
VP of Research and Development
Scott T. Whitaker
VP of Strategy
Nishma Sachedina, MD
VP of Clinical Research and Education
Kyle Gardner
VP of Operations
Tom Cox
Legal Counsel
Adam Robins
VP of Investor Relations