We stop bleeding.

Cordless. Effortless. Precise. Perfectly balanced.

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F1 instrument housing

Focus

Where care is needed most.

Unlike systems that depend on large, costly generators, we deliver advanced performance in a portable, lower-cost format.

This enables adoption in underserved hospitals, ASCs and a broad range of environments where resources are much more limited.

Harvey Cushing, circa 1920.

Opportunity

Unlike other medical technologies, electrocautery has been slow to evolve to keep pace with clinical need.

Cords everywhere, equipment carts taking critical space. Surgeons work around their tools instead of through them. And the per-case cost continues to climb with specialized single-use devices — with no cordless, multi-use, offerings in sight.

$8B
Global addressable market
for electrocautery
250M
Global surgeries each year that
use electrosurgical devices
Electrosurgical units (ESUs) ~250M
Electrocautery (bipolar/monopolar) ~125M
Powered hand tools (drills/saws/reamers) ~50M
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Electrosurgical units (ESUs)
Electrocautery (bipolar/monopolar)
Powered hand tools (drills/saws)
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Cordless RF bipolar competitors
currently at market

The Instrument

Built to disappear
in the hand.

Multiple patents. 25+ years of surgical device craft. Complete predicate electrosurgical performance in a handheld, battery-powered platform. No cord. No cart. No compromise.

The Fulmer Bipolar Electrosurgical Unit (ESU) is a handheld, cordless high frequency electrosurgical generator intended for general electrosurgical tissue coagulation and is not intended for vessel sealing or other procedures requiring vessel sealing capability.

The Fulmer Bipolar ESU is intended for use with commercially marketed bipolar forceps for coagulating tissue.

The Fulmer F1 is not approved for sale in the US or other geographical region.

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Cordless RF Bipolar

Full electrosurgical performance (tissue coagulation) with no external generator and no power cord. Complete freedom of movement.

02

Handheld Intelligence

Multiple patents. Meticulous engineering refined with decades of medical device experience.

03

Better Platform Economics

Fully reusable device with modular, plug and play battery.

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FDA Class II (510(k) Pathway)

Regulatory submission targeting Q4 2026.

Vision

F1 doesn't just
perform surgery.
It learns from it.

Every procedure.
Every tissue response.
Every energy curve.
F1 is a revolution: a data-generating
substrate for the next generation of surgical AI.

The Portfolio

A platform company,
not a single-product bet.

Suction
F2
Forward-deployed trauma suction device. Peristaltic pump architecture. Built for the point of injury.
Monopolar
F3
Radically new energy efficient architecture.

The Team

Surgeon-led team passionate
about improving quality of care.

Benjamin Fulmer
Benjamin B. Fulmer, MD
Founder & CEO · Neurosurgeon
Native of Mobile, Alabama. Duke University undergraduate, UAB Medical School. Board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery with extensive training in complex spinal surgery, stereotactic brain surgery, and Gamma Knife. Member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Lloyd Cooper
Lloyd Cooper, IDSA
Founder & Chief Design Officer
Managing principal at PUSH Product Design with 25+ years of industrial design and mechanical engineering. Projects spanning advanced jet-skis for Yamaha to pioneering medical devices for Medtronic and Smith+Nephew. His methodology — bending constraints — transforms limitations into core creative catalysts. Multiple patents.
Gene Eighmy
Gene Eighmy
Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Career spanning consumer electronics, medical devices, finance, automotive, video games, and cybersecurity. Deep expertise in mobile applications, embedded software, application security, binary code hardening, anti-tampering, and white-box cryptography — helping Fortune 500 companies safeguard critical products and platforms.
Extended Team & Advisors
Scott Cochran
Board Member · Medical Marketing & Sales
Andrew Levin
Board Member · Financial Analyst
Braden Garrison, MEng
Senior Project Engineer
Steve Mays, MS
Staff Hardware Engineer
Tommy Townsend
Quality Engineer
Chris Danek, PhD, MBA
Strategic Advisor
Colonel Colborne
Strategic Advisor · Quality & Regulatory
Shauna Barker, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin F. MacDonald
Strategic Advisor · Regulatory, Clinical & Quality
PatentsGranted & Pending
25+Years Medical Device Design
MTECOTA Funding Pathway
Q4 2026510(k) Submission Target
Innovate AlabamaSponsored

News

Fulmer speaks as panelist at Fast Company Innovation Festival.

At the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York, Dr. Benjamin Fulmer took the stage to share a vision that bridges medicine, technology, and Southern ingenuity. As founder of Fulmer Instruments, he spoke about how his team is rethinking surgical tools with the same design precision seen in consumer electronics—cordless, flawless, and limitless.

Dr. Fulmer highlighted not only the company's innovations but also its roots in Alabama, where a growing ecosystem of engineers, researchers, and advanced manufacturers is shaping the future of medical technology. "People don't always think of Alabama when they think of medical innovation," he said. "But that's changing. We're proving that transformative ideas can come from anywhere—and we're proud to build them here."

His remarks drew attention to the intersection of American manufacturing, cutting-edge design, and healthcare impact, underscoring Fulmer Instruments' mission to deliver tools that empower surgeons worldwide.

Strategic Partners & Investors

The next generation
of surgery starts here.

Fulmer Instruments is currently engaging strategic partners and investors ahead of 510(k) clearance. If you are building the future of surgical care, we would like to talk.

Direct inquiries: partners@fulmerinstruments.com