Where to Buy a Vacuum Bell: 8 Sellers and Prices Compared

When I searched for vacuum bell prices, I mostly got marketplace listings and comparison pages written by companies that sell bells. The original, Eckart Klobe’s bell, doesn’t come up with a price at all, because you can’t buy it through an online checkout.

So on 25 October 2026 I went to each seller’s own website and wrote down the same things for every one of them: list price, what’s in the box, sizing, prescription, shipping, returns, warranty and whether you could order that day. Eight made the cut. Six publish a price: five in US dollars, from $360 to $635, and one in euros, €176 including tax. The Klobe bell needs a doctor’s prescription and goes through a distributor or a clinic, and I’ll walk you through that route below.

Before you read on, you should know where I stand. I had pectus excavatum and spent about three years improving it without surgery. I now sell my own custom vacuum bell through mrpectus. It’s on this page, judged on the same checklist as everyone else, and no link here pays me a commission. I also own a Pectus Healing bell that I bought a few years ago. I’ve never used a Klobe bell.

Vacuum bell prices and terms at a glance (checked 25 October 2026)

Prices are the list prices each seller’s page showed on 25 October 2026, in US dollars except Pectus Academy’s, which is in euros with tax included. A list price is the price on the seller’s page before tax, import duty or anything added at checkout. I looked from a European connection, so your currency or tax may differ. “Not stated” means not stated on the pages I checked, so ask.

The order isn’t a ranking. In the tables my own bell comes first, then Klobe because it’s the original, then the sellers you can order from online today in alphabetical order, then the ones you have to contact or wait for.

Prescription. Only the Klobe bell needs one. None of the six online stores asked for one at checkout, and Pectus Lab’s page doesn’t say.

Availability on 25 October 2026. FormaChest, mrpectus, Pectus Academy (in all three of its sizes) and Pectus Solutions were orderable. Pectus Healing was orderable in every size except the 12.5 cm and the 25 cm MAX. Pectus International was out of stock. Klobe went through distributors and clinics, Pectus Lab through contacting them.

Price and fit

Seller	List price, 25 Oct 2026	What’s in the box	Sizing
mrpectus (mine)	$399	Bell, pump, spare pump, ice pack, 90-day plan, guide, support	Custom, 3D-printed to your measurements
Eckart Klobe (original)	No public price; €615.15 in Aug 2024	Not stated	16, 19 or 26 cm, plus a 19 cm bodybuilder and a women’s model
FormaChest	$360 men’s, $390 women’s	Bell, hand pump, seal pad, free eBook, fit assessment, support (their description)	Fixed: men’s XXS to XL, women’s S to L
Pectus Academy	€176 incl. tax	Not stated	Fixed: S, M, L
Pectus Healing	$465 to $635 by size	Bell; unclear whether a pump is included	Fixed: 11 cm to 26 × 21 cm, plus a women’s 16 × 21 cm
Pectus Solutions	$429	Bell with pump, consultation, protocol, exercise program	Chosen for you, 16 to 23 cm; not offered to women
Pectus International	$495 (out of stock)	Bell; pump not stated	One size, 19 × 16.7 cm
Pectus Lab	No public price found; €540 in Aug 2024	Bell and pump	80 to 190 mm

Custom means the bell is made to your measurements. Fixed means you pick from the seller’s size range, sometimes with their help.

Shipping, returns and warranty

Seller	Shipping, as stated	Returns	Warranty
mrpectus (mine)	Free worldwide tracked shipping; ships 2 to 3 days after your measurements are confirmed	30 days from arrival, used OK, you pay return postage	12 months, manufacturing defects
Eckart Klobe (original)	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
FormaChest	Free; dispatched within 3 business days, delivery usually 2 to 3 weeks	90 days, used OK, you pay postage	No term stated; cites the EU 2-year legal guarantee
Pectus Academy	Cost at checkout; 1 to 3 business days processing, then 10 to 15 business days	30 days, unused only; EU 14-day withdrawal	Not stated
Pectus Healing	Made in 2 to 5 business days, then up to 7 days by express courier; cost wording unclear	Used bells not returnable; one exchange in limited cases	10 years on the bell, 1 year on pumps (seller’s terms)
Pectus Solutions	Free express; usually out the same or next business day, most arrive within 7 days	No change-of-mind refund after delivery; free size exchanges within 30 days	10 years, all parts
Pectus International	Free; packed in 1 to 3 days; its pages give 5 to 7 or 5 to 8 business days	30 days, unused only; restocking fee possible; no returns on sale items	10 years
Pectus Lab	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated

How I picked and checked these sellers

A seller made this list if it sells a bell made for pectus excavatum, sells to individuals rather than only to clinics or in bulk, and had a current page I could check on 25 October 2026 or a documented way to buy (the Klobe distributors and clinics, and Pectus Lab’s contact details). Marketplace, unbranded, wholesale and homemade bells didn’t qualify. They’re in the warnings section further down.

Dr. Curver also comes up in seller comparisons. On 25 October 2026 I found no bell for sale on drcurver.com, a rib and waist surgery clinic’s site. Its sister site, drpectus.com, describes doctor-supervised vacuum bell treatment, with no price or online order. VacuumBell.net, another name in those comparisons, returned an error instead of a shop when I checked the same day.

I used each seller’s own product, shipping and refund pages. I didn’t go through checkout, so I can’t tell you the final delivered cost in your country, and I didn’t test bells for this comparison. Beyond my own, the only bell here I’ve bought is a Pectus Healing one.

One oddity: FormaChest, Pectus Academy, Pectus Healing and Pectus Solutions showed “Sold out” labels while their store data listed the bell as available (on Pectus Solutions the words are part of the product description itself). I went with the store data. If you see the label, ask before you pay. Prices and terms change, so check the seller’s page on the day you buy.

The original Eckart Klobe vacuum bell

Eckart Klobe is an engineer who had pectus excavatum himself. He developed his vacuum bell in 1992, according to a 2016 review by Haecker and Sesia, which also describes his bells as CE certified and approved by the FDA in May 2012. A 2012 Virginian-Pilot report says it was registered with the FDA as a Class I device. That’s a statement about Klobe’s bell only.

It’s the bell behind most of the published research I’ve read, and some hospital programs use it. NHS Scotland’s Chest Wall Service fits Klobe bells, and URMC in Rochester, New York, says its bell is ordered from Germany. I found no published studies using any other seller’s bell, mine included.

Eckart Klobe vacuum bell price

There was no public price on 25 October 2026. The Austrian distributor lists it as “price on request”, and the Spanish distributor uses a request form. The record I’ve kept on this page:

• May 2022: €670, shipping included.
• August 2024: €615.15, which included a 2% discount for paying quickly.

Those are old figures, not today’s price. Ask a distributor for a quote before you budget around them.

How to get one in 2026

You need a doctor’s prescription, and you go through a distributor or a clinic:

• Ventura Medical Technologies in Granollers, near Barcelona, supplies the original and says it requires a medical prescription. You fill in a request form, and they send guidance based on your case and your prescription.
• Sanag in Austria lists it as “Saugglocke nach Eckard Klobe” (their spelling, which helps if you search) and says it can’t be bought online. It also says Austrian public or private health insurance usually pays with a doctor’s prescription, though you may pay part of the cost.
• A chest wall clinic. If you or your child are already seen at one, ask whether they supply the bell. NHS Scotland’s Chest Wall Service fits Klobe bells for children and asks families to return the bell when treatment ends.

Klobe’s own website, trichterbrust.de, showed only a “no content” message on 25 October 2026, so the old email route (webmaster@trichterbrust.de) may not get an answer anymore.

How ordering worked when I last checked

Between 2022 and 2024, a doctor had to confirm on a form, called a “declaration of acquisition”, that the bell suited you, and you sent it to Klobe. If your doctor wasn’t willing, Klobe could suggest doctors who knew the therapy. You could email in English and get replies in English. Parcels from Germany were often held at customs, so it paid to check your country’s fees first. I haven’t been able to confirm it still works this way.

Best fit if you want the bell behind the published research, a doctor is already involved, or you live where insurance may pay for it. Watch out for no public price, the paperwork, customs, and a website that no longer shows anything.

Vacuum bells you can order online today

mrpectus custom vacuum bell (my own)

This is my bell, so read this entry knowing that. Same checklist, same questions.

Every bell is built to your chest from one measurement: the distance from nipple to nipple, inner edge to inner edge. I check it before I print. If something looks off, I contact you before anything is built. The full details are on my vacuum bell page.

Best fit if you want a bell built to your measurements, a plan to follow and a direct line to the person who made it. Watch out for a 12-month warranty, much shorter than the 10 years Pectus Solutions and Pectus International state, and the 10 years Pectus Healing gives its bells. My 30-day refund window is shorter than FormaChest’s 90 days. No published study has used my bell. And nothing gets printed until you send your measurements, so the clock starts with you.

FormaChest

FormaChest is run by AUGUMENTUM SRL in Craiova, Romania. Its 90-day refund, used bells included, is the longest window of any seller here that states one. Its shipping policy also says it pays import charges for deliveries to the EU, the UK, the US, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, so nothing is due on delivery there.

Best fit if a long refund window matters most, especially if you live in one of those regions. Watch out for 2 to 3 weeks for delivery, return postage to Romania, and no warranty term beyond the legal guarantee.

Pectus Academy

Pectus Academy’s store lists its region as Spain and prices in euros. On 25 October 2026 it listed the bell at €176 including tax, in sizes S, M and L, with shipping calculated at checkout. Its shipping policy gives 1 to 3 business days to process an order, then 10 to 15 for delivery.

The page doesn’t say what’s in the box, and I couldn’t find a warranty term. Unused bells in their original packaging can go back within 30 days of receipt, on top of the EU’s 14-day right of withdrawal. The page calls the bell “a product for aesthetic use and postural support” and tells you to consult a doctor before using suction devices.

Best fit if you want to pay in euros, tax included, and pick from three fixed sizes. Watch out for shipping cost shown only at checkout, unused-only refunds, and no list of what’s in the box.

Pectus Healing

Pectus Healing makes its bells to order and lists an address in Panama City, with logistics hubs in Panama, Brazil and Peru.

I bought their 19 × 18 cm bell a few years ago. It fit my chest. It came from South America to me in North Macedonia in about a week, and they answered my emails quickly. That’s one order from a few years back, not a test of the bells they sell today. The same size is $485 now.

Three things on their pages don’t line up, so ask before you pay:

• The pump. The product page mentions a “stronger hand pump”, but the shop also sells pumps separately for $60 to $95.
• Shipping cost. The product page says free shipping worldwide, and also “shipping calculated at checkout”.
• The consultation. The refund policy calls their size consultation free, while the shop lists it at $25. That matters, because their only exchange is a one-time swap if you bought after a consultation, the recommended size turns out wrong, and you ask within 14 days of delivery.

Their warranty page gives the bell 10 years against manufacturing defects and faults in material or workmanship, and the pumps 1 year. If they ask you to send it back, shipping costs aren’t included. The warranty covers only the original buyer, and they say processing a claim can take up to 2 to 3 months.

If you change your mind, their refund policy gives a full refund only if you cancel within 24 hours and before it ships. After 24 hours, they keep 10%.

Best fit if you want lots of fixed sizes to choose from, a women’s model and a 10-year warranty on the bell itself. Watch out for no refund once you’ve used it, and the unclear pump and shipping wording. Contact: info@pectushealing.com or WhatsApp +507 6509-0125.

Pectus Solutions

Pectus Solutions sells its bell as a package: a free online assessment, then their orthotist (a specialist in fitting supports and braces) picks the size. Its product page, checked on 25 October 2026, says it doesn’t offer the bell to women and recommends other treatments for them.

If the size is wrong, you send the first bell back at your cost (they put it at around $30) and they ship the new size free. What you can’t do is change your mind once it’s delivered or used.

Best fit if you want someone to choose the size with you as part of the price, and a 10-year parts warranty. Watch out for no money back after delivery, and no bell for women.

Sellers you have to contact, or that are out of stock

Pectus International

Pectus International sells one bell in one size. It was out of stock when I checked, and the page says a restock can take up to 3 weeks.

Read its terms closely. Its refund policy, checked on 25 October 2026, says sale and clearance items can’t be returned, and the bell is shown at a sale price. They also allow a restocking fee of up to 25%: a cut of your refund the seller keeps when an item comes back worn, damaged or incomplete. And the product page and the shipping policy name different couriers and delivery times (5 to 7 days against 5 to 8 business days).

Best fit if the one size suits your chest and you want a 10-year warranty. Watch out for a single size, unused-only returns, and the sale-item rule. Ask which return rule applies to your order before you buy.

Pectus Lab

Pectus Lab is based in Istanbul and makes the Gvacuum bell.

A disclosure first: Pectus Lab says it carries out research with Pektus Klinik. Prof. Mustafa Yüksel, who reviews medical content on this site, founded Pektus Klinik, and a February 2026 paper he co-authored declares him an honorary advisor of Pectus Lab, a non-financial interest.

I couldn’t find a published price on their vacuum bell page. The €540 in the table is what this page listed in August 2024, a record rather than a quote. To buy, email info@pectuslab.com or call +90 541 427 52 52 or +90 541 171 52 52. Their “Buy now” button goes to a listing on MedicalExpo, a third-party site.

Best fit if you want a size range from 80 to 190 mm and you’re happy to arrange the purchase by email or phone. Watch out for no price, returns or warranty terms that I could find. Get all three in writing before you pay.

What a vacuum bell really costs

The published US-dollar list prices ran from $360 to $635 (not counting an $800 Pectus Healing model that wasn’t available), and Pectus Academy lists €176 including tax. That range doesn’t tell you who is cheaper, because the prices don’t buy the same things: one includes a consultation and an exercise program, one a spare pump and a plan, for one it isn’t clear whether a pump is in the box, and one doesn’t say what’s in the box at all. That’s why I haven’t named a price winner.

Costs outside the sticker:

• Import duty and VAT. Pectus Academy’s price includes tax, and none of the list prices include import duty. FormaChest says it pays import charges for the regions in its entry. Pectus International’s shipping policy says most international orders will incur customs duty and taxes, and that it isn’t responsible for them. For every other seller, ask before you order.
• A doctor’s visit. The Klobe route needs a prescription, and that appointment may cost you. A doctor should confirm you’re a candidate for any bell anyway.
• A spare pump. Pumps wear out. If there isn’t a spare in the box, find out what a replacement costs. Pectus Healing lists its pumps at $60 to $95.
• Return postage. Every seller here that refunds a returned bell and says who pays has you pay the postage back, and Pectus Solutions charges you for the return leg of a size exchange too. Pectus Academy sends a return label but doesn’t say who pays for it.

Insurance. Coverage depends on where you live:

• Austria: Sanag says public or private insurance usually pays with a prescription, though you may pay part of the cost.
• Switzerland: a 2025 review by Sesia and colleagues notes that only surgery is covered by health insurance there.
• Most of Europe: in 2016, Haecker and Sesia wrote that patients or parents pay for the bell themselves in most European countries.
• South America: the same 2016 review says some countries’ national health systems or local insurers cover it.
• United States: I couldn’t find a current source. Ask your insurer before you buy.

Wear time is part of the price. NHS Scotland builds children up to 2 hours a day and says treatment may take at least 12 months. Ventura gives 1 to 3 hours a day for teenagers and adults. If that won’t fit your life, no bell on this page is a good buy.

Results vary. In Obermeyer’s 2018 study of 115 patients treated between 2012 and 2016 at one children’s hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, 20% reached an excellent correction, meaning their chest wall depth matched the average of 30 boys without pectus. Patients aged 11 or younger, with shallower and more flexible chests, did better, and so did those who used the bell for more than 12 months in a row. I explain how the bell works and what the research shows in my guide to vacuum bell therapy.

If you’re weighing a bell against an operation, I’ve compared the vacuum bell and surgery and broken down what the Nuss procedure costs separately.

Used, cheap and unbranded bells: what to watch for

Search “vacuum bell Amazon” or “vacuum bell for sale” and you’ll find bells with no clear maker behind them. Some may be fine. The problem is you can’t check.

In the years before I first wrote this page, I saw a lot of people buy bells from websites that later vanished. The bells lost vacuum during sessions, emails went unanswered and refunds never came. Some of those sites promised a permanent fix in 1 to 2 months. One eBay seller sold a homemade bell, put together from kitchen and hardware parts, without saying it was homemade. I’ve explained why I don’t recommend a homemade vacuum bell separately.

Red flags on any listing:

• No named company or physical address.
• No return policy, or one you can’t find before paying.
• Promises of a fix in weeks, or a “guaranteed” result.
• No size information, or one size sold as fitting everyone.

A used bell has its own problems. It has been on someone else’s skin, and you can’t easily check how clean it is. The silicone rim softens with months of use, which can weaken the seal. It was sized for another chest. And any warranty may not pass to you, so ask.

Wholesale listings sell in bulk with a minimum order, so they’re not a way for one person to buy one bell.

Before you pay: a quick checklist

1. See a doctor before you start any device, brace or exercise program if any of these apply to you:

   • chest pain
   • fainting or nearly fainting
   • breathlessness at rest or with light effort
   • palpitations or an irregular heartbeat
   • a diagnosed heart or lung condition
   • Marfan syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or a doctor has raised either
   • previous chest surgery
   • a Haller index above 3.25 together with symptoms
   • symptoms that nobody has checked yet

   None of these means you’ll need surgery. They mean someone should look at your heart and lungs before you go further. An index above 3.25 is a common referral threshold, not an emergency.

   For a bell in particular, also see a doctor first if you have a bleeding or clotting disorder, an aortic or other blood vessel problem, or a bone condition such as osteoporosis. Haecker and Sesia’s 2016 review lists these kinds of conditions, and heart conditions, as reasons not to use one. I couldn’t find a study of the bell in pregnancy, so if you’re pregnant, ask your doctor first.

   Klobe’s Spanish distributor, Ventura, also says the bell shouldn’t be used with severe heart or lung disease, an active skin infection or open wounds on the chest, a very rigid, severe chest that needs surgery, or where suction is contraindicated.

   Stop and check with a clinician if you get chest pain, breathlessness, deep bruising or numbness. This applies to every bell on this page, mine included.

2. Measure your chest before you choose a size. My guides on measuring pectus excavatum at home and vacuum bell sizing walk you through it.

3. Ask what’s in the box. Is a pump included? A spare? Instructions or a plan?

4. Read the return rules for a used bell. Some sellers refund used bells, some only exchange sizes, some refuse.

5. Check the warranty, how long it lasts and what it covers.

6. Ask about duty and VAT for your country, and the delivery time, before you order.

7. Ask for documentation if certification matters to you. The only regulatory status I could confirm from an independent source is Klobe’s.

8. For a child, start with a clinic. Some children’s hospitals, such as Cincinnati Children’s, fit the bell in clinic, send it home at the first visit and review it every 3 months. More in my guide to vacuum bell therapy for kids.

Vacuum bell buying questions

Which vacuum bell costs the least?

FormaChest’s men’s bell, at $360, was the lowest US-dollar list price on 25 October 2026. Pectus Academy’s €176 includes tax but not shipping, and its page doesn’t say what’s in the box. Each price buys something different, so I haven’t named a cheapest bell.

Which sellers refund a used bell?

FormaChest (90 days from delivery) and mrpectus (30 days from arrival) do, and with both you pay return postage. Pectus Healing and Pectus Solutions don’t, though both offer size exchanges on their own conditions. Pectus International and Pectus Academy take back unused bells only. I couldn’t find terms for Klobe or Pectus Lab.

Do vacuum bells come with a pump?

mrpectus (plus a spare), FormaChest, Pectus Solutions and Pectus Lab list a pump with the bell. Pectus Healing’s pages are unclear, and Pectus International’s and Pectus Academy’s don’t say. I couldn’t find it stated for the Klobe bell.

Can I buy the original Klobe bell online?

Not through a checkout. You need a doctor’s prescription, then a distributor, such as Ventura in Spain or Sanag in Austria, or a chest wall clinic.

Which route fits you

• You want the original, a doctor is involved, or you live where insurance may pay: the Klobe bell, through Ventura, Sanag or your clinic.
• The refund window matters most: FormaChest, with 90 days, used bells accepted.
• You want a 10-year warranty: Pectus Solutions (all parts) or Pectus Healing (the bell; pumps 1 year). Pectus Healing also has many fixed sizes and a women’s model. Pectus International states the same warranty but was out of stock.
• You want someone to choose the size with you as part of the price: Pectus Solutions.
• You want a bell built to your measurements, with a plan and direct support: mrpectus, my own bell.

If you’re not sure a bell suits your chest at all, start with my free 1-minute pectus quiz.

Whatever you buy, the bell only works for the hours it’s on your chest. Structural change is measured in months and years, not weeks.

Sources

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