Hand-held Tube Thoracostomy Device
Hand-held Tube Thoracostomy Device
- Clinical Condition
- Blunt thoracic injuries (blunt chest trauma, congestive heart failure, parapneumonic effusion, malignant pleural effusion, pulmonary embolism, and viral disease) can result in hemothorax and pneumothorax.
- Current Practice
- Tube Thoracostomy: a plastic tube inserted into the pleural cavity to drain the accumulated air, blood and other liquids.
- Major complications are tube malpositioning, high discomfort and pain which cause co-morbidities and delayed patient recovery.
- Solution
- A smaller incision, feedback of successful entry, and guided insertion of the chest tube.
Reduced malpositioning and increased safety. - Overall a better patient experience.
- Market is the pre-hospital placement by medically EMT trained personnel both civilian and military.
