Spiritus Medical Inc.

Name

Spiritus Medical Inc.

Legal name

Spiritus Medical, Inc.

Website

https://spiritusmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Ventilators

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Ventilators & Mechanical Ventilation Systems (ICU/Transport/Home) (HLAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Medical ventilator manufacturing
• Respiratory care equipment
• Emergency use ventilators
• High pressure ventilators
• FDA approved ventilators

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. VITALITY Ventilator Sales: Primary revenue stream from sale of the VITALITY ventilator, a NASA JPL-designed high-pressure ventilator manufactured in Ohio, USA. The company sells directly through distributors and enterprise sales channels to healthcare facilities globally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spiritus Medical designs, manufactures, and globally distributes the VITALITY ventilator, a high-pressure ventilator originally designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The device uses 1/7th the parts of traditional ventilators, can handle greater than 90% of all ventilator needs, and is FDA Emergency Use Authorization approved. All units are manufactured in Ohio, USA, and sold to healthcare facilities and distributors worldwide.

Product overview

Spiritus Medical Inc. offers a single unified product: the VITALITY Ventilator (originally named VITAL), a NASA JPL-designed and engineered high-pressure ventilator. The company was founded in 2020 specifically to address the COVID-19 ventilator shortage and distributes this FDA Emergency Use Authorization-approved device globally from its Ohio-based manufacturing facility. The VITALITY ventilator is designed to be cost-effective, user-friendly, and low-maintenance, using only parts available in existing supply chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VITALITY: NASA JPL-designed ventilator product line. The VITALITY Ventilator is designed for emergency use, handles greater than 90% of ventilator needs, uses 1/7th the number of parts of traditional ventilators, and is FDA approved for Emergency Use Authorization.

Products and services

• VITALITY Ventilator NASA JPL-designed and engineered high-pressure ventilator approved under FDA Emergency Use Authorization for global use and sales. It uses 1/7th the number of parts of a traditional ventilator, relying only on parts already available in supply chains, and is capable of handling greater than 90% of all ventilator needs while freeing traditional, more expensive ventilators for the most severe cases. Designed to be user-friendly and low-maintenance, it includes numerous control parameters, audible alarms, display parameters, and ventilator settings. All units are manufactured in Ohio, USA, and come with up to a one-year service warranty with expert support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handles >90% of all ventilator needs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Breath of Life AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpiritus Medical has partnered with Breath of Life Africa to address the ventilator shortage in Africa. The partnership aims to deliver life-saving innovations where they're most needed during the COVID pandemic while establishing a foundation for global health resilience. The collaboration brings together Spiritus Medical's NASA JPL-designed ventilators with Breath of Life Africa's on-the-ground healthcare network in Africa.
• STARK Industries LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTARK Industries LLC is the parent company and co-founder entity of Spiritus Medical. Founded in 2016 in Columbus, Ohio, STARK Industries has brought together individuals, companies, organizations, and universities to address growing healthcare needs using cutting edge technologies. Spiritus Medical is the spin-off company created to commercialize the NASA JPL VITAL ventilator. STARK Industries' core products include the NASA JPL VITAL ventilator via Spiritus Medical and the Lifetouch wireless wearable cardiac patch.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Getinge: Getinge (including Maquet) markets Servo-u, Servo-i, and Servo-air ICU ventilators to hospitals. Directly comparable as a long-established mechanical ventilator specialist competing for the same clinical indications as the VITALITY ventilator.
• Mindray: Mindray is a global medical device manufacturer whose Patient Monitoring & Life Support unit includes ICU and transport ventilators (e.g., SV300). Directly comparable to Spiritus Medical as a cost-competitive ventilator maker with strong emerging-market reach.
• Medtronic: Through its Puritan Bennett and Covidien respiratory portfolios, Medtronic is a dominant mechanical ventilator supplier (PB980, PB560). Comparable to Spiritus Medical in core product category and healthcare-facility buyer, with deeper regulatory and commercial breadth.
• Hamilton Medical: Swiss manufacturer of mechanical ventilators (e.g., G5, C1, C6) for ICU, transport, and home use. Directly comparable to Spiritus Medical as a focused maker of high-performance mechanical ventilation hardware sold to hospitals globally.
• Drägerwerk: Dräger designs and sells ICU and transport ventilators (Evita, Oxylog, Babylog) and anesthesia workstations to hospitals worldwide. Directly comparable to Spiritus Medical in mechanical ventilation for acute and emergency care.
• Vyaire Medical: Vyaire Medical specializes in respiratory and ventilation products, including the bellavista and Avea ventilators. Comparable to Spiritus Medical as a dedicated respiratory/ventilation company selling mechanical ventilators into acute-care hospitals.

Broad incumbents

• GE HealthCare: GE HealthCare offers the CARESCAPE R860 ventilator alongside broader patient monitoring and anesthesia portfolios. Comparable to Spiritus Medical in ICU ventilator product category, though operating across a much wider installed-base and capital equipment range.
• Koninklijke Philips (Respironics): Philips offers hospital ventilators (e.g., Trilogy Evo, Respironics) alongside a massive broader medical and consumer health portfolio. Comparable to Spiritus Medical in respiratory ventilation category, though it competes through breadth and installed-base rather than focused low-cost design.
• ResMed: ResMed is a global leader in sleep-disordered breathing and non-invasive ventilation (lumis, Stellar, Astral), with growing presence in critical-care ventilation. Comparable in respiratory care and ventilator end markets, though anchored in non-invasive and home respiratory rather than ICU-only hardware.

Emerging players

• Zoll Medical (Asahi Kasei): Zoll's ventilator line (e.g., Z Vent) targets emergency and transport ventilation and is sold to EMS, military, and hospitals. Comparable to Spiritus Medical's emphasis on simplified, deployable ventilators for emergency and resource-limited settings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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