PenBlade, Inc.

PenBlade, Inc. is committed to improving healthcare worker safety and patient quality of life, while lowering the cost of care.

  • Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
  • Location Salt Lake City, UT, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded December 2013
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website penblade.net

Company Summary

PenBlade, Inc. is committed to improving healthcare worker safety and patient quality of life, while lowering the cost of care.

The PenBlade safety scalpel is disrupting the scalpel industry with a click pen-style retractable scalpel, the only one of its kind on the market. Many thought-leading institutions have standardized their emergency departments and outpatient clinics to PenBlade.

Team

  • President and COO

    Ryan began his career with three years at Becton Dickinson as a Manufacturing Engineer before attending Harvard Business school. He also worked at Bain & Company and in Corporate Strategy at Celanese. Ryan later joined Utah start-up Lucid Software where he provided key senior leadership during Lucid’s rapid growth over a four year period. Ryan joined the PenBlade team in March and has been invaluable in helping the company grow.

  • Founder and CEO

    Branden is the CEO, founder and inventor of PenBlade as well as an ICU director, inventor and serial entrepreneur. Branden’s clinical experience, physician network and fundraising ability have been critical to PenBlade’s success. He earned his B.S. in Bioengineering from Arizona State University and his M.D. from the University of Utah. Branden oversees medical sales and product development and guides the overall vision and strategy of PenBlade.

Advisors

  • Larry Kronick, International Business Development
    Unconfirmed
    Curt Roberts, Board Observer- Kickstart Seed Fund
    Unconfirmed
    Andrew Hansen, J.D., Co-Founder and Legal Counsel
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Kickstart Seed Fund
    Unconfirmed
    Shawn Fojtik
    Unconfirmed

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